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Labor
Member
Australian Labor Party
Served as branch secretary and President of a number of sub-branches and Electoral Councils
Member
Party Disputes Committee and Property and Finance Committee
Member
National Executive from 2018 to present
Member
National Finance and Risk and Audit committee from 2019 to present
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22 May 2001 |
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South Metropolitan |
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Electorates
- MLC South Metropolitan Region from 22 May 2001. Elected to the Thirty-sixth Parliament for South Metropolitan Region on 10 February 2001. Re-elected 2005, 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for terms commencing 22 May.
Parliamentary Appointments
- Deputy Chair of Committees from 23 May 2001 to 21 May 2005
- President of the Legislative Council from 22 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
Office
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Assisting the Minister for Public Sector Management; Culture and the Arts; Women's Interests from 26 April 2005 to 2 March 2006
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure from 26 April 2005 to 27 June 2006
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier; Minister for Government Enterprises; Housing and Works; Heritage; Community Development from 26 April 2005 to 2 March 2007
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Consumer Protection; Land Information; Seniors and Volunteering; Youth from 2 March 2006 to 2 March 2007
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Small Business and Minister Assisting the Minister for Education and Training from 2 March 2006 to 21 November 2006
- Member, Parliamentary Superannuation Board from 11 April 2005 to 21 May 2021 (Chair from 2005 to 2008 and from 2017 to 2021)
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier; Treasurer and Minister for State Development from 19 March 2007 to 23 September 2008
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council; Shadow Minister for Energy; Science and Innovation from 26 September 2008 to 26 January 2012
- Shadow Minister for Commerce; Consumer Protection; Small Business; Science; Innovation and Technology; Trade from 27 January 2012 to 8 April 2013
- Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations; Commerce; Small Business; Trade; Electoral Affairs from 9 April 2013 to 26 June 2015
- Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations; Commerce; Information Communications Technology; Small Business; Electoral Affairs from 26 June 2015 to 21 May 2017
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council 16 September from 2008 to 17 March 2017
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation from 31 May 2001 to 21 May 2005
- Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges from 31 May 2001 to 21 May 2005
- Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 28 June 2001 to 21 May 2005. Reappointed from 26 May 2005 to 4 June 2009
- Member, Select Committee on Advocacy for Children from 2 December 2003 to 2 July 2004
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 6 November 2008 to 21 May 2017 (Re-elected 25 November 2008 and 22 May 2013)
- Member, Select Committee into Parliamentary Privilege and Contempt of Parliament from 12 November 2008 to 4 June 2009
- Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 4 June 2009 to 21 May 2013. (Elected Deputy Chair from 4 June 2009 to 21 May 2013)
- Chair, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review from 22 May 2013 to 21 May 2017
- Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges from 22 May 2013 to 21 May 2017
- Chair, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation from 25 May 2021 to present
Historical Notes
- First woman elected as President of the Legislative Council in Western Australia
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Asbestos Diseases Compensation Bill 2013 Legislative Council Committee of the Whole - 17/11/2016 |
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Personal Information |
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27 May 1962 |
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Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
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Daughter of Barry Malcolm Georg Doust, postal worker, and Esther Dale Grogan, medical secretary |
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Married 14 January 1995 to William Joseph Johnston, MLA Cannington, son of Henry Noel and Carmel Mary Kelly
Children: one son and two daughters
For a family tree see Isaac & James Doust and descendants by Bradley Brooksby, Margaret P Doust and Michael Doust, page 240 |
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Catholic |
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St Matthew's School, Narrogin
St Michael’s, Kalgoorlie
St Michael's, Bassendean
Mercedes, Our Lady of the Missions High School, Fremantle
University of Western Australia–Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Notre Dame Australia, Master of Bioethics (M. Bioethics), 2023
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Union official |
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Library clerk, Geography Department, University of Western Australia, from 1982 to 1983
Clerk, National Mutual Life, from 1983 to 1984
Trade union official, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association of Western Australia from 1984 to 2001
Member, Board of Control and treasurer
Vice president, Unions Western Australia |
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Recipient, inaugural Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Parliamentarian of the Year, 2022 |
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Recipient, inaugural Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Parliamentarian of the Year, 2022
Chair, Australian regional representative, Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, 2022-2025 |
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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. 72-73.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 20 May 2015 and 15 July 2021 |
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