Parliamentary Service |
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MLC |
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Liberal
Member
Liberal Party of WA since late 1990s
President
Durack Division
2019–2021 |
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22 May 2021 |
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Mining and Pastoral Region |
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Electorates
- MLC Mining and Pastoral Region from 22 May 2021. Elected to the Forty First Parliament for the term commencing 22 May 2021
Office
- Shadow Minister for Planning; Lands; Heritage from 19 April 2021 to 7 February 2023
- Shadow Minister for Planning; Environment; Lands; Heritage from 7 February 2023 to 1 March 2024
- Shadow Minister for Treasury; Environment from 1 March 2024 to present
Standing Committees
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People from 25 May 2021 to present
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Personal Information |
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27 January 1963 |
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Opotiki, New Zealand |
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Arrived in WA 6 November 1985 |
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Son of Raymond Thomson, police officer, New Zealand Police (deceased) and Joyce Leone Thomson (nee Craven), businessperson |
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Married on 9 November 2019, Cable Beach, Western Australia to Debra Kay Thompson, daughter of William Hopkins (deceased) and Mary Hopkins (deceased)
Children: blended family, five sons and three daughters
Divorced 2012 (approximately) |
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Christian |
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Opotiki Primary School, New Zealand, 1968–1974
Gisborne Intermediate, New Zealand, 1974–1975
Lytton High School, New Zealand, 1976–1980
Massey University, New Zealand, Bachelor of Agricultural Science, 1981–1984
University of Western Australia, Master of Science (agriculture), awarded 2000
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Consultant |
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Various labouring jobs including agriculture and road construction, 1985–1988
Technical officer and research officer, Department of Agriculture, WA, 1988–1997
Principal policy officer and later assistant director, Department of Treasury and Finance, WA, 1997–2003 and 2006–2008
Senior economist, Department of Fisheries WA, 2003–2006
Chief of staff, Minister for Planning Culture and Arts, 2008–2010
Chief of staff, Minister for Commerce, Housing, Science and Innovation, Assisting the Treasurer, 2010
Chief of staff, Minister for Environment and Water, 2011
Assistant director general, Department of Planning, 2011–2014
Executive director, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, 2014–2017 |
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Corporate member, Broome Chamber of Commerce
Corporate member, Karratha Chamber of Commerce
Board member, Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation, 2002-2007 (approximately)
Boys Brigade WA (Ellenbrook and Wanneroo), 2000–2010 (approximately)
Team leader, Ellenbrook Community Church, 1997-2001 (approximately)
Acknowledgement by Community Cabinet as Community Leader, Ellenbrook, 2006 |
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