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MLC |
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Liberal
Member
Liberal Party
President
Curtin Division
2000–2004
President
Nedlands branch
1995–2005
Delegate
State Council
1998–2005 |
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22 May 2005 |
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North Metropolitan |
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Electorates
- MLC North Metropolitan Region from 22 May 2005. Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for North Metropolitan Region on 26 February 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005). Re-elected 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for terms commencing 22 May.
Office
- Shadow Spokesperson for Communication, Science from 22 May 2005 to 26 September 2005
- Shadow Spokesperson for Science from 26 September 2005 to 4 February 2006
- Shadow Spokesperson for Heritage, Training and Higher Education, Works and Services from 4 February 2006 to 8 April 2006
- Shadow Minister for Education and Training from 8 April 2006 to 23 September 2008
- Minister for Energy, Training from 23 September from 2008 to 17 November 2009
- Minister for Energy, Training and Workforce Development from 17 November 2009 to 14 December 2010
- Minister for Energy, Training and Workforce Development, Indigenous Affairs from 14 December 2010 to 29 June 2012
- Minister for Education, Energy; Indigenous Affairs from 29 June 2012 to 21 March 2013
- Minister for Education, Aboriginal Affairs; Electoral Affairs from 21 March 2013 to 17 March 2017
- Shadow Minister for Housing; Disability Services from 25 March 2017 to 27 June 2019
- Shadow Minister for Disability Services; Legislative Council Opposition Policy Co-ordinator from 27 June 2019 to 28 February 2020
- Shadow Minister for Disability Services; Sports and Recreation; Legislative Council Opposition Policy Co-ordinator: 28 February 2020 to 19 April 2021
- Shadow Minister for Police; Corrective Services; Culture and the Arts from 19 April 2021 to present
Parliamentary Party Appointments
- Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council from 21 March 2013 to 21 March 2017
- Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 21 March 2017 to 23 March 2021
- Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 27 February 2024 to present
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation from 26 May 2005 to 9 October 2008
- Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations from 26 June 2007 to 29 May 2008
- Co-opted Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Committee - Standing Order 6(3): Recalling The Council from 19 September 2018 to 4 December 2018
- Chair, Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations from 25 May 2021 to present
- Chair, Joint Standing Committee on Audit from 25 May 2021 to present
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Personal Information |
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25 February 1959 |
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Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
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Son of Les Collier and Beryl Lillian Davies, small business owners |
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Uniting Church |
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North Kalgoorlie Primary School and Eastern Goldfields Senior High School
University of Western Australia—BA, DipEd
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Teacher |
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Teacher, John Curtin Senior High School, 1981–1983
Teacher, Lesmurdie Senior High School, 1985–1986
Teacher, Presbyterian Ladies College, 1987–1988
Teacher, Scotch College, 1990–2005 |
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Tour tennis coach, 1989
Member, Tennis Coaches Association
Member, Political and Legal Studies Association and History Teachers’ Association
Member, Youth Advisory Committee, 1996–2000
Member, National Expert Advisory Committee on Drug Education, 1996–2000
WA School Drug Education Project, 1997–2000
WA Tennis Coach of the Year, 1990–1991
Patron, Shenton Park Dogs’ Refuge
Patron, Cat Haven |
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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. 48.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 20 May 2015. |
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