Parliamentary Service |
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MLA |
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Liberal
Joined Liberal Party April 1988 |
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4 February 1989 |
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Scarborough; Innaloo |
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Electorates
- MLA Scarborough*, 4 February 1989–14 December 1996. Elected to the Thirty-third Parliament for Scarborough on 4 February 1989 in succession to Graham John Burkett (defeated). Re-elected 1993. Electorate abolished in redistribution 1994.
- MLA Innaloo, 14 December 1996–10 February 2001. Elected to the Thirty-fifth Parliament for Innaloo (new seat) on 14 December 1996. Did not contest general election 10 February 2001.
Office
- Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Chairman of Committees, 17 June 1993–14 November 1996
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, 6 March 1997–10 January 2001
- Shadow Minister for Community Services, Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs, and Youth (from 24 May 1992), 17 June 1990–24 November 1992
- Coalition Shadow Minister for Community Services, and Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs, 24 November 1992–16 February 1993
Committees
- Member, Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee (PAERC), 1989–October 1992
- Member, Joint House Committee and Joint Library Committee, 20 March 1997–11 June 1998
- Member, Joint Parliamentary Services Committee, 11 June 1998–10 January 2001
- Member, Select Committee on Youth Affairs, 31 October 1990–4 June 1992
- Member Standing Orders and Procedures Committee, 23 June 1993 (Chairman from 6 March 1997)–8 September 2000
- Chairman, Select Committee on Procedure, 29 September 1994–27 June 1996
- Member, Joint House Committee and Joint Library Committee, 20 March 1997–11 June 1998
- Member, Joint Parliamentary Services Committee, 11 June 1998–10 January 2001
- Member, Select Committee on Youth Affairs, 31 October 1990–4 June 1992
- Member, Procedures and Privileges Committee, 9 September 2000–8 January 2001
Miscellaneous
- Trustee, Parliamentary Superannuation Fund, 8 September 1993–10 February 2001
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 Strickland, George Joseph, Inaugural Speech.pdf |
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Personal Information |
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3 October 1942 |
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Elsternwick (Hopetoun Private?) Hospital, St Kilda (Elsternwick?), Victoria, Australia |
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23 June 2019 |
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Gwelup, Western Australia |
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Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park. Marginata Court, 0115. |
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Arrived in Western Australia 1946 |
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Son of George Strickland, professional engineer, and Ellen Margaret Sykes |
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Married 16 May 1962, St Peter’s Anglican Church, Victoria Park to Helen Elizabeth Ball, daughter of Ross Barrington and Ada Gertrude Ball
Children: one son and two daughters |
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Church of England |
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Forrest State Primary School (South Perth) 1949–1952, Wesley College 1953–1959
Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT now Curtin University of Technology)—Bachelor of Applied Science (Physics)
Western Australian College of Education (1974)—Diploma of Education
Secondary Teachers College, 1974
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Teacher |
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Teacher, Education Department from 1962
Teacher, manual arts at Scarborough Senior High School, 1962–1973
Teacher mathematics at Lockridge Senior High School, 1975–1984
Senior Master Mathematics, Hampton Senior High School, 1985–1989 |
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Member, Stirling City Council, May 1981–May 1990, Deputy Mayor for two years and Mayor, 1986–1988
Member, executive Local Government Association for two years |
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Member of the Order of Australia
(AM) awarded 26 January 2007 for service to the Western Australia Parliament as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, to local government, and to the community
Centenary of Federation Medal awarded 2003 |
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Officer of cadets at Scarborough Senior High School, 1965–1974, Officer Commanding and Captain
Chairman, Star Swamp and Trigg Bushland Advisory Committee 1985–1995
Chairman, Riley Reserve Advisory Committee 1978–1999
Member, committee Meath Homes 1981–1993, life member from 2005
Patron, Hamersley Little Athletics Centre from 1988 and life member from 1981
Patron, WA Little Athletics Association from 1991
Patron, North Beach Bowling Club 1985–2010; member Stirling Philatelic Society from 1978 and of committee from 2001
Justice of the Peace, 1989–2010
Patron and vice patron, numerous other sporting clubs in North Beach, Hamersley, Scarborough and Trigg area
Presented paper The Debt Dilemma, City of Stirling to Local Government Conference |
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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. 244.
"Family Notices" The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) 8 October 1942: 5. Web. 22 Nov 2017 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206836210>.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board webiste. Accessed 15 September 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=78334cec-f01c-ec11-b6e7-00224814cbaf
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website, accessed 21 May 2014. |
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