Parliamentary Service |
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Electorates
- MLA Murray 26 February 2005 to 6 September 2008. Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for Murray (new seat) on 26 February 2005. Electorate abolished in the redistribution of 2007.
- MLA Murray-Wellington 6 September 2008 to 11 March 2017. Elected to the Thirty-Eighth Parliament for Murray-Wellington (new seat) on 6 September 2008. Re-elected 2013. Defeated at the general election of 11 March 2017 for the seat of Murray-Wellington by Robyn Clarke (ALP).
Office
- Acting Speaker Legislative Assembly 29 March 2005–7 August 2008
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Police, Emergency Services, Road Safety from 23 September 2008–11 August 2009
- Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Transport from 11 August 2009–14 December 2010
- Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development, Indigenous Affairs from 14 December 2010–29 June 2012
- Minister for Training and Workforce Development, Corrective Services from 29 June 2012–20 March 2013
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 15 March 2016 to 30 January 2017
- Shadow Spokesperson for Road Safety, Peel from 9 March 2005–4 February 2006
- Shadow Minister for Transport from 4 February 2006–28 June 2006
- Shadow Minister for Emergency Services, Industrial Relations, Police, Assisting the Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs from 28 June 2006–24 January 2008
- Representing the Shadow Minister for Housing and Works, Peel in the Legislative Assembly from 28 June 2006–24 January 2008
- Shadow Minister for Employment Protection, Emergency Services, Assisting the Shadow Minister for Police from 24 January 2008–8 August 2008
- Shadow Minister for Community and Road Safety, Emergency Services 8 August 2008–6 September 2008
Committees
- Chairman Community Development and Justice Standing Committee from 7 April 2005–31 October 2006
- Member Education and Health Standing Committee from 6 May 2014 to 30 January 2017
- Member Joint Select Committee on Aboriginal Constitutional Recognition from 2 December 2014–26 March 2015
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Industrial Relations (Prohibition of Bargaining Services Fees) Amendment Bill 2007 Bill Lapsed - 7/8/2008
Misuse of Drugs (Methylamphetamine) Amendment Bill 2007 Bill Lapsed - 7/8/2008
Police (Compensation for Injured Officers) Amendment Bill 2006 Bill Lapsed - 7/8/2008
Taking of Property on Just Terms Bill 2014 Bill restored to the Legislative Assembly Notice Paper - 18/8/2016 |
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Personal Information |
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25 October 1960 |
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South Perth, Western Australia |
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Denis Cowper, fireman, and Betty Eileen Marshall, art teacher |
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Married 7 April 1984, St Mary’s, South Perth to Kathleen Mary Large, daughter of Thomas Frederick and Jean Large
Children: one son and two daughters |
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Church of England |
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Lathlain Primary School and Kewdale Senior High School
Edith Cowan University
Executive Certificate in Business
Diploma Business Management
Diploma Search and Rescue
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Police officer |
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Served as police officer for 27 years (1978–2005), in Perth 1978–1981 and then in Broome, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Dampier, Denmark and Australind |
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Member Rotary
Member Peel Thunder and Perth Football Clubs
Member Pinjarra Golf Club
Member Safer Western Australia and Roadwise
Awarded Police Service Medal |
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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. 54.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Former Members list, accessed 17 May 2017. |
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