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MLA |
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Liberal |
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6 September 2008 |
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Kingsley |
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Electorates
- MLA Kingsley from 6 September 2008. Elected to the Thirty-eighth Parliament for Kingsley on 6 September 2008 in succession to Judith Hughes (defeated). Re-elected 2013. Defeated at the general election of 11 March 2017 for the seat of Kingsley by Jessica Stojkovski (ALP).
Office
- Minister for Mental Health; Child Protection from 31 March 2016 to 17 March 2017
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Mental Health; Disability Services; Child Protection from 21 March 2013 to 31 March 2016
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 16 February 2011 to 30 January 2013
Committees
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People (Chairman from 18 June 2009) from 13 November 2008 to 16 August 2012
- Member, Economics and Industry Standing Committee (Chairman from 12 September 2012–30 January 2013) from 24 March 2011 to 30 January 2013
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Personal Information |
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27 February 1956 |
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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4 April 2020 |
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Heart condition |
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Applecross, Western Australia |
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Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Arrived Western Australia, 15 January 1970 |
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Daughter of Ronald Selby Mitchell, accountant, and Margaret Isabel Gracie, housewife |
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Christian |
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Educated Wellers Hill Primary School, Brisbane, Bowen Primary School and Bowen High School, Queensland; and Melville Senior High School, Perth
University of Western Australia—B Phys Educ, Dip Ed
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Physical education teacher for 15 years at South Fremantle, Kent Street and Rossmoyne Senior High School
Successively Youth Sport Consultant, Executive, Manager Consultancy and Manager Regional Services, Department Sport and Recreation |
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Awarded Australian Sports Medal 2000 |
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Fellow, Institute of Company Directors
Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Member, Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association
President, Tennis West, 1996–2008
Director, Tennis Australia, 1997–2008
Director, Hopman Cup from 2003
Awarded Australian Sports Medal 2000 |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 182.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed online 6 July 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=24e2a577-cd1c-ec11-b6e7-00224814c3d1
Parliament of Western Australia website. Former Members, accessed 17 May 2017. |
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 Andrea Ruth Mitchell, Making a Difference.pdf |