Clive Palmer

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Clive Palmer (2012)

Clive Frederick Palmer (born March 26, 1954 in Melbourne , Victoria ) is an Australian businessman and billionaire in the mining industry.

Life

Palmer started out as a real estate agent on the Gold Coast . He is the owner of the mining company Mineralogy Pty Ltd. which holds the licenses for the exploitation of the world's largest iron ore deposits in the Pilbara Ranges in Western Australia and also, for example, coal deposits. In his mining activities he works with (state) Chinese companies. He took over Waratah Coal in 2008 and Queensland Nickel in 2009. His fortune is estimated at $ 3 billion to $ 6 billion; According to Forbes Magazine, to around $ 800 million in 2012 (with potential upward as its mining licenses continue to be exploited).

From 2008 to 2012 he was the owner of Gold Coast United football club , which played in the Australian premier league . In 2012 he lost his license for continual violations of the guidelines of the Australian League

In 2012 he founded Blue Star Line Pty Ltd and announced the construction of the Titanic II , which will be built by the Chinese shipyard CSC Jinling Shipyard based on the model of the RMS Titanic . The maiden voyage was originally planned for 2016, but has since been postponed by 2 years (2014). It should lead from China to Dubai.

Palmer was previously politically active in the Liberal National Party. In April 2013, Palmer founded the Palmer United Party, modeled on the historic United Australia Party . This ran nationwide in the parliamentary elections in Australia 2013 and won 5.5% of the vote and one of 150 Australian constituencies.

On August 19, 2014, Palmer hit international headlines after speaking in a heated televised discussion about the Chinese mongrels, who are communists, who would shoot their own people and who aim to take this country (Australia) take over. The Chinese ambassador in Canberra then protested against these "absurd and irresponsible remarks" which testified to "ignorance and prejudice". A little later, Palmer apologized for his comments in a letter to the Chinese embassy in Australia.

Palmer is married with three children.

Web links

  • CV (PDF) at the Brisbane Mining Club

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mineralogy sign $ 5b iron ore deal . The Age 2006, under contract with CITIC Pacific from Hong Kong
  2. ↑ Palmer # 29 on the list of the wealthiest Australians. Forbes Magazine, 2012
  3. ↑ Disaster ship replica: "Titanic" is not due to set sail in 2018. In: Spiegel Online . May 20, 2014, accessed June 10, 2018 .
  4. ↑ belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  5. ↑ Emma Griffiths: Clive Palmer sends letter of apology to Chinese ambassador to Australia for 'mongrels' comment on Q&A. ABC News, accessed August 29, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Daniel Hurst, Helen Davidson: Clive Palmer apologises to Chinese embassy over Q&A 'mongrel' comments. In: The Guardian. August 26, 2014, accessed August 29, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Palmer, Clive
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Palmer, Clive Frederick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian billionaire
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne , Victoria, Australia