Parliamentary Service |
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Labor
Joined Australian Labor Party 1984
President Safety Bay/Rockingham branch 1992–1996
President Brand Electorate Council 1994–1996 |
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14 December 1996 |
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Rockingham |
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Electorates
- MLA Rockingham from 14 December 1996. Elected to the Thirty–Fifth Parliament for Rockingham on 14 December 1996 in succession to the Hon Michael Barnett (retired). Re-elected 2001, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2021.
Parliamentary Party Appointments
- Leader of the Opposition from 23 January 2012 to 17 March 2017
Office
- Shadow Minister for Local Government from 15 January 1997 to 4 August 1999
- Spokesperson for Tourism, Local Government, Heritage, Sport and Recreation from 5 August 1999 to 10 February 2001
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and Minister for Public Sector Management, Federal Affairs, Science, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests from 16 February 2001 to 26 February 2005
- Minister for Tourism, Racing and Gaming, Youth, Peel and the South West from 10 March 2005 to 13 October 2005
- Minister for Tourism, Racing and Gaming, Youth, Peel and South West, Disability Services, Sport and Recreation, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests, Seniors from 13 October 2005 to 25 November 2005
- Minister for Tourism, Racing and Gaming, Youth, Peel and South West from 25 November 2005 to 3 February 2006
- Minister for the Environment, Racing and Gaming from 3 February 2006 to 9 November 2006
- Minister for the Environment, Racing and Gaming, Peel, South West from 9 November 2006 to 13 December 2006
- Minister for Education and Training, South West from 13 December 2006 to 26 February 2007
- Minister for Education and Training, South West, the Environment, Climate Change, Disability Services from 26 February 2007 to 2 March 2007
- Minister for Education and Training, South West from 2 March 2007–23 September 2008
- Manager of Opposition Business, Shadow Minister for State Development, Trade, Planning, Housing and Works from 26 September 2008 to 5 March 2010
- Manager of Opposition Business, Shadow Minister for State Development, Regional Development, Housing and Works, Trade from 5 March 2010 to 23 January 2012
- Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Economic Reform, Public Sector Management from 27 January 2012 to 11 March 2017
- Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations from 17 March 2017 to 19 March 2021
- Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations from 19 March 2021
Committees
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation from 6 May to 22 October 1997
- Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee from 13 November 2008 to 13 February 2012 (Deputy Chairman from 26 November 2008 to 13 February 2012)
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Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Amendment Bill 1999 Legislative Assembly Second Reading - 12/05/1999
Criminal Code Amendment (Domestic Violence) Bill 2012 Second reading not agreed to - 24/10/2012
Criminal Laws (Domestic Violence) Amendment Bill 2016 Second reading not agreed to - 14/9/2016
Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2012 Second reading not agreed to - 12/9/2012
Major Events (Ticket Scalping) Bill 2014 Bill discharged from Notice Paper under Standing Order 144A - 11/10/2016 |
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Personal Information |
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13 July 1967 |
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Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
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1991 |
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Son of Dennis Francis McGowan, squash court proprietor, and Mary Anne White, teacher |
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Married 21 December 1996, Fremantle to Sarah Anne Miller, daughter of Neil and Gwen Miller
Children: two sons and one daughter |
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Not stated |
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Educated Casino Primary School, Casino High School (years 7 to 10) and Coffs Harbour High School (years 11 to 12)
University of Queensland—BA (1987), LLB (1989)
Queensland University Of Technology—Grad Dip of Legal Practice
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Naval officer |
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Permanent naval officer (legal officer), Royal Australian Navy 1989–1996 |
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Member Rockingham City Council 1994–1996
Deputy Mayor 1995–1996 |
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Voluntary lawyer, Rockingham Citizens Advice Bureau
One time member, Rockingham Community Law Centre
Member, Rockingham Environment Centre
Awarded Governor-General’s Commendation for Bravery 1997
Member, Rockingham branch Royal Services League of Australia
Member, Rockingham branch of the Naval Association
Participated in 1982 Australian Junior squash titles |
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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. 158.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 28 May 2015. |