Member - Hon. Kim Desmond Hames, M.B., B.S., JP

Hon. Dr Kim Desmond Hames MLA MB BS, JP
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Indigenous Affairs

House:	Legislative Assembly
Party:	Liberal Party
Electorate:	Dawesville

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Hon. Dr Kim Desmond Hames

Electorate Office:...

Suite 2, 633 Old Coast Road
Falcon WA 6210

Postal Address:
PO Box 5551
Falcon 6210
Ph: 9534 3200
Fax: 9534 2273
Email: kim.hames@mp.wa.gov.au

Ministerial Office:

28th Floor
Governor Stirling Tower
197 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000
Ph: 9222 8788
Fax: 9222 8799
Email: Minister.Hames@dpc.wa.gov.au

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
HAMES, Hon Dr Kim Desmond, MLA
Member for Dawesville
Liberal

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-Fourth Parliament for Dianella on 6 February 1993 in succession to Hon Keith James Wilson (defeated). Electorate abolished in the redistribution of 1994. Elected to the Thirty-Fifth Parliament for Yokine (new seat) on 14 December 1996. Defeated 10 February 2001. Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for Dawesville on 26 February 2005 in succession to Mr Arthur Dix Marshall (retired). Re-elected 2008.

Parliamentary Appointments

Deputy Chairman of Committees from 14 March 1996 to 14 November 1996.

Ministerial Appointments

Minister for Housing; Aboriginal Affairs; Water Resources from 9 January 1997 to 15 February 2001.
Minister for Health; Indigenous Affairs from 23 September 2008.

Shadow Ministerial Appointments

Shadow Minister for Health from 9 March 2005 to 6 September 2008.
Shadow Minister for Indigenous Affairs from 24 January 2008 to 6 September 2008.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 17 January 2008 to 6 September 2008.

Standing Committees

Member Education and Health Standing Committee from 7 April 2005 to 6 September 2008.

Select Committees/Royal Commissions

Member Select Committee on Science and Technology from 4 August 1993 to 24 November 1994.
Member Select Committee on Wittenoom from 22 September 1993 to 3 August 1994.
Member Select Committee on Recycling and Waste Management from 8 December 1994 to 7 December 1995.

PERSONAL

Birth

Born 24 March 1953, Subiaco, Western Australia.

Marital Status

Married

Qualifications and Occupation Before Entering Parliament

MB BS. Medical practitioner.

ELECTORATE — SHORT DESCRIPTION

The electorate of Dawesville is located in the South West Region and includes the suburbs/towns of Bouvard, Dawesville, Dudley Park, Erskine, Falcon, Halls Head, Herron and Wannanup.
Enrolment (26 February 2007) 20,041; area 128 sq km.