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Clive Frederick Palmer (Born 26 March 1954) is an Australian businessman, politician and owner of Mineralogy. He has iron ore, nickel and coal holdings. Palmer's net worth was estimated by ''Forbes'' magazine to be 550 million as of January 2014; while the ''BRW'' magazine estimated his wealth at 1.22 billion as of June 2014.〔 Palmer owns Mineralogy, Waratah Coal, Palmer Industries, Queensland Nickel at Townsville, Palmer Coolum Resort on the Sunshine Coast, Palmer Sea Reef Golf Course at Port Douglas, Palmer Colonial Golf Course at Robina, and the Palmer Gold Coast Golf Course, also at Robina. He owned Gold Coast United FC from 2008 to 2012.〔 In April 2012, he announced that he had signed a memorandum of understanding with CSC Jinling Shipyard to construct a replica of RMS ''Titanic'', the ''Titanic II''. The ship was to be built in China and set sail in late 2016,〔 later postponed to 2018. However, as of May 2015 building has not begun and there is no sign of the project moving forward.〔Fraser, Kelmeny and Walsh, Liam (21 July 2014) (Clive Palmer’s Blue Star Line has quietly readjusted the launch date for Titanic II to 2018 ). ''The Courier-Mail''〕 Palmer also added over 100 animatronic dinosaurs to his resort in Coolum, creating a simulated Jurassic Park. In 2013, he established the Palmer United Party and contested the federal election. Palmer won the Queensland seat of Fairfax in the Australian House of Representatives. ==Early life== Palmer was born in Melbourne on 26 March 1954, and spent his early years in the suburb of Williamstown.〔(Mr. CLIVE FREDERICK PALMER ) – the Brisbane Mining Club. Published 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2013.〕 His family moved to Queensland in 1963〔 and Palmer was largely raised on the Gold Coast, where he attended Aquinas College and Southport State High School, although he also attended Toowoomba Grammar School for a short time.〔 Palmer's father, George, was a successful travel agent, and the family traveled the world extensively.〔(Clive Palmer's near death experience in AWW in 1967 | Australian Women's Weekly ). Aww.com.au (1 September 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-05.〕 George Palmer was also the proprietor of the Akron Tyre Co. and the Akron Broadcasting Co. and, thus, the founder of Melbourne broadcasting station 3AK (now operating as SEN 1116).〔''The Magic Spark. 50 Years of Radio in Australia''. Walker, R.R. Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1973. 〕 Palmer studied law, journalism and politics at the University of Queensland from 1973 to 1975, dropping out before completing his degree. He later completed a Diploma of Law through the Queensland Bar Board, and worked as an instructing solicitor and interviewing officer for the Public Defender's Office.〔Shorten, Kristin. (9 September 2013) (Everything you need to know about Clive Palmer's life ). News.com.au. Retrieved on 2015-05-05.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clive Palmer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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