Ms Wendy Maxine Duncan MLA BA, GradDipSecStud, GradDipBus
Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

House:Legislative Assembly
Party:National Party of Australia
Electorate:Kalgoorlie

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Ms Wendy Maxine Duncan
Electorate Office:...
305 Hannan Street
KALGOORLIE WA 6430

Postal address:
PO Box 10406
Kalgoorlie 6430
Ph: 9021 6766
Fax: 9021 6724
Email: Wendy.Duncan@mp.wa.gov.au

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook

DUNCAN, Wendy Maxine, MLA
Member for Kalgoorlie
National Party of Australia

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for Agricultural Region (Legislative Council) on 29 January 2008 to fill the vacancy consequent upon the resignation of Hon Murray Criddle.
Re-elected 6 September 2008 for term commencing 22 May 2009, for the Mining and Pastoral Region. Resigned 12 February 2013 (to contest the Lower House seat for Kalgoorlie).
Elected to the Thirty-Ninth Parliament for Kalgoorlie on 9 March 2013 in succession to John James Mansell Bowler (retired).


Parliamentary Appointments

Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 11 April 2013.

Ministerial Appointments
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development; Minister Assisting on Country Transport: 23 September 2008 - 28 April 2010.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development; Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport: 28 April 2010 - 14 December 2010.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development; Lands; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development (with respect to Regional Development; Lands only): 14 December 2010 - 12 February 2013.

Standing Committees
Member, Standing Committee on the Environment and Public Affairs: 6 November 2008 - 4 June 2009.
Member, Standing Committee on the Procedure and Privileges Committee 21 March 2012 - 14 December 2012.

Domestic Committees
Note: Fufills an advisory role concerning services provided to Members
Member, Parliamentary Services Committee: 4 June 2009 - 14 December 2012.


PERSONAL

Birth
Born 7 October 1954, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

Marital Status
Married.

Occupation before entering Parliament and Qualifications
Strategic Projects Officer, Shire of Esperance.
Bachelor of Arts (UWA) Politics and Australian History; Grad. Dip. Secretarial Studies; Grad. Dip. Business.

ELECTORATE - SHORT DESCRIPTION

The electorate of Kalgoorlie is located in the Mining and Pastoral Region and includes the localities of Bandya, Broad Arrow, Bulong, Cosmo Newbery, Gibson Desert South, Hannans, Kalgoorlie, Kanowna, Karlkurla, Kookynie, Kurnalpi, Lake Darlot, Lamington, Laverton, Leinster, Leonora, Malcolm, Menzies, Mullingar, Ngaanyatjarra-Giles, Ora Banda, Parkeston, Piccadilly, Plumridge Lakes, Sir Samuel, Somerville, South Kalgoorlie, Ularring, Warburton, West Lamington and Williamstown.
Enrolment (6 September 2010) 13,398; area 507,636 sq kms.