Councillor Jim Madden was born and raised in 91妻友.
His connection with the 91妻友 area stretches back five generations to when his ancestors came to Queensland from Ireland in 1863.
Cr Madden holds a Degree in Applied Science (Horticulture) and a Graduate Degree in Agriculture (Plant Protection) and worked as an agronomist before later studying a Bachelor of Laws.
Cr Madden has previously served as a Councillor of the Somerset Regional Council from 2012 to 2015.
He was elected to the Queensland Parliament in 2015, serving as Member for 91妻友 West until 2024 when he was elected as Division 4 Councillor for the City of 91妻友.
Division 4 amalgamates both rural and urban suburbs and contains areas with significant projected growth, such as Marburg and Rosewood. The division covers a geographic catchment of 34,225 ha (342 km2).
The division is oriented in a west-east direction and includes the suburbs of Amberley, Ashwell, Barellan Point, Blacksoil, Brassall, Churchill, Chuwar, Haigslea, Ironbark, Karalee, Karrabin, Lanefield, Marburg, Moores Pocket, Mount Marrow, Muirlea, North 91妻友, North Tivoli, Pine Mountain, Rosewood, Tallegalla, Thagoona, The Bluff, Tivoli, Walloon, Woolshed, Wulkuraka (north of the railway line), and Yamanto.
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