Ewen Jones cause of death: What happened to the Former Townsville MP? – Ewen Jones, a well-respected federal Queensland MP and business identity who served six years as the federal member for Herbert, a seat encompassing the far north city of Townsville and Magnetic and Palm Islands died on Thursday (July 13, 2023) after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.
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Mr. Jones’ death was confirmed by Emma, one of his three children who tweeted: “Ewen Jones passed away around 5 am this morning, surrounded by family. He is at peace now. I am so lucky to have had him as my dad.”
Born on 7 March 1960, Mr. Jones served six years as the federal member for Herbert, a seat encompassing the far north city of Townsville and Magnetic and Palm Islands, after being elected in 2010.
He won the division of Herbert in 2010, achieving a 2.05% swing against the Labor candidate, former Mayor of Townsville, Tony Mooney. Jones was a longtime resident of Townsville, Queensland.
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He replaced long-serving Liberal MP Peter Lindsay as the federal member for Herbert in 2010 when Labor under former prime minister Julia Gillard was re-elected but without a majority.
In 2016, he lost his seat by 37 votes to Labor’s Cathy O’Toole, in the election that saw then-Liberal PM Malcolm Turnbull only get narrowly re-elected.
Before entering politics, he worked as an auctioneer from 1990 to 2010 and in finance company sales from 1998 to 2001.
He also worked as a residential real estate consultant for two years until 2010.
He will be best remembered as a staunch advocate for North Queensland and an MP who was respected on both sides of politics.
He is survived by his wife Linda and three children: Abbie, Emma, and Andrew.
Source: abtc.ng
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