Members’ biographical register

Mrs Monica Holmes

House

MLA

Party

Liberal Member Liberal Party since 1983 Held numerous party positions including president Willetton branch 1985–1989, 1994–1996 Vice president Tangney Division 1986–1989, 1992–1993, 1995–1996, 2001–2003 State Councillor 1989–1990, 1991–1993, 1995–1996 and 2001–2003 (also State Executive) State Conference delegate 1985–1986 State Membership Committee 1989–1990 State Marketing Committee 1995–1996 Booth captain several Tangney Division campaigns

Date first elected

14 December 1996

Year Retired/Resigned

2001

Electorate(s)

Southern River

Inaugural Speech

Parliamentary Service

Service

Electorates

MLA Southern River 14 December 1996–10 February 2001. Elected to the Thirty–fifth Parliament for Southern River (new seat) on 14 December 1996. Defeated 10 February 2001.
Contested Thornlie 6 February 1993; Southern River 10 February 2001

Office

Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 7 September 1999–10 January 2000

Committees

Deputy Chairman of Committees 20 August 1997–7 September 1999
Member Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee (PAERC, later Public Accounts Committee) 11 March 1997–10 January 2001
Member Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Intergovernmental Agreements 15 May 1997–10 January 2001

Historical Notes

First Liberal female member to chair Legislative Assembly

Personal Information

Arrived in WA

18 January 1983

Occupation

Hotelier, electorate officer

Employment History

Self employed hotelier 1976–1982
Relief secretary, relief electorate officer, executive secretary/personal assistant 1983–1990
Executive Officer Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1990–1993
Electorate officer 1993–1996
Parliamentary research officer April 2001–January 2002 and then consultancy work and director 2KuRoo
CEO Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Australian (WA Division) 2006–December 2009
Business consultancy from 2010

Local Government

Canning City Council 1988–1991 Chairperson Community Services Committee, representative Local Government Association

Background/Membership

Member Australian Society of Executive Officers, Royal Association of Justices
Justice of the Peace from 1994
2007 became Dame of the Sovereign Order of the Orthodox Knights Hospitaller of St John of Jerusalem in WA
Member Canning Historical Society, Rostrum Club 50, Royal Aero Club Member Board Zonta and Soroptimists
Member Victoria Park Regional Policing Committee
Neighbourhood Watch Area Coordinator and columnist Crime Prevention community newspapers 1992–1996
City manager Red Shield Appeal 1996

References

Black, David and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, p.125-126.
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members. Accessed 14 May 2014. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Holmes,+Monica+Rose?opendocument

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