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Hon. Cheryl Lynn Edwardes MLA

B.Juris., LL.M., B.A.





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EDWARDES, Hon. Cheryl Lynn, MLA
Member for Kingsley (4 February 1989 to 26 February 2005)
Liberal

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
Elected to the Thirty-third Parliament for Kingsley (new seat) on 4 February 1989. Re-elected 1993, 1996, 2001. Did not contest the general election of 2005.

Ministerial Appointments
Attorney-General, Minister for Women's Interests, Parliamentary and Electoral Affairs, and Minister assisting the Minister for Community Development with special responsibility for the Youth Justice Bureau (8 March 1993 – 1 March 1994) 16 February 1993 – 10 February 1995. Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, and Women’s Interests 10 February – 21 December 1995; Minister for Family and Children’s Services, Youth (until 3 April 1996), Seniors, Fair Trading, and Women’s Interests 21 December 1995 – 9 January 1997. Minister for the Environment, and Employment and Training (to 28 July 1998), Labour Relations (from 28 July 1998) 9 January 1997 - 15 February 2001.

Shadow Ministerial Appointments
Shadow Minister for Education and Assisting in the Area of Women's Interests 7 March 1989 – 17 June 1990; for Small Business (until 24 May 1992), Consumer Affairs, Women's Interests, and Attorney-General (from 24 May 1992) August 1991 – 24 November 1992. Coalition Shadow Attorney-General, and Minister for Women's Interests 24 November 1992 – 16 February 1993. Member Opposition Management Team (later Coalition Management Team) 24 May 1992 – 16 February 1993.
Shadow Minister for Planning, Labour Relations and Employment (includes Public Sector Management), and Spokesperson on Censorship Issues 9 March - 31 December 2001.
Shadow Minister for Planning, Labour Relations and Employment, Public Sector Management and Censorship 1 January 2002 - 27 May 2004.
Opposition Leader of the House from 27 May 2004.

Standing Committees
Member Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 5 June – 24 September 1991. Joint Standing Committee on the Anti-Corruption Commission 28 June 2001 - 13 May 2004. Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission from 13 May 2004. Member Procedures and Privileges Committee from 14 October 2003.

Select Committees/ Royal Commissions
Member Joint Select Committee on Parole 22 June 1990 – 28 August 1991; on Youth Affairs 31 October 1990 – 4 June 1992. Chairman Select Committee on Parliamentary Procedures for Uniform Legislation Agreements 4 June – 27 August 1992.

PERSONAL

Birth
Born (Cheryl Duschka) 1 March 1950, Mt Hawthorn, Western Australia.

Marital Status
Married.

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Parliament
B Juris., LL M, BA. Barrister and solicitor.

ELECTORATE — SHORT DESCRIPTION
Kingsley is located in the North Metropolitan Region and includes the suburbs of Greenwood, Kingsley, Warwick and Woodvale. Enrolment (10 February 2001) 25,569; area 22 sq km.







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