Hon. Colin James Barnett MLA BEc (Hons), MEc
Premier; Minister for State Development; Science

House:Legislative Assembly
Party:Liberal Party
Electorate:Cottesloe

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Hon. Colin James Barnett
Electorate Office:...
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Cottesloe WA 6011

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Email: cottesloe@mp.wa.gov.au
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Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
BARNETT, Hon Colin James, MLA
Member for Cottesloe
Liberal Party

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-Third Parliament for Cottesloe at the by-election on 11 August 1990 held to fill the vacancy consequent upon the resignation of Hon. William Ralph Boucher Hassell. Re-elected 1993, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2013.

Ministerial Appointments

Minister for Resources; Development & Energy from 16 February 1993 to 25 January 1993.
Minister for Resources, Development; Energy & Tourism from 25 August 1993 to 25 January 1994.
Minister for Resources; Development & Energy from 25 January 1994 to 21 December 1995.
Minister for Resources; Development; Energy & Education from 21 December 1995 to 15 February 2001.
Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly from 16 February 1993 to 15 February 2001.
Premier; Minister for State Development from 23 September 2008 to 28 April 2010.
Premier; Treasurer; Minister for State Development from 28 April 2010 to 14 December 2010.
Premier; Minister for State Development from 14 December 2010 to 12 June 2012.
Premier; Treasurer; Minister for State Development from 12 June 2012 to 7 July 2012.
Premier; Minister for State Development from 7 July 2012 to 21 March 2013.
Premier; Minister for State Development; Science from 21 March 2013.


Shadow Ministerial Appointments

Shadow Minister for Housing; Works and Services from 13 August 1990 to August 1991.
Shadow Minister for Housing; Fuel and Energy; Works and Services from August 1991 to 24 May 1992.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 12 May 1992 to 16 February 1993.
Shadow Minister for State Development; Fuel and Energy from 24 May to 24 November 1992. Coalition Shadow Minister for Resources; Fuel and Energy from 24 November 1992 to 16 February 1993.
Leader of the Opposition from 26 February 2001 to 9 March 2005.
Shadow Treasurer; Shadow Minister for Federal Affairs from 9 March 2001 to 27 May 2004.
Coalition Shadow Treasurer; Shadow Minister for Arts; Public Sector Management from 27 March 2004 to 9 March 2005.

Parliamentary Party Appointments

Leader of the Opposition from 26 February 2001 to 9 March 2005.
Leader of the Opposition from 7 August 2008 to 6 September 2008.
Premier from 23 September 2008.


PERSONAL

Birth

Born 15 July 1950, Nedlands, Western Australia.

Marital Status

Married.

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Parliament

BEc (Hons), MEc. Economist and Executive Director WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

ELECTORATE — SHORT DESCRIPTION

The electorate of Cottesloe is located in the North Metropolitan Region and includes the localities of Cottesloe, Mosman Park, North Fremantle, Peppermint Grove, Swanbourne and parts of Claremont and Mt Claremont.
Enrolment (6 September 2010) 24,320; area 32 sq kms.