Hon Paul Papalia CSC, MLA

Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services; Defence Industries; Veterans; Racing and Gaming

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House:

Legislative Assembly

Party:

Australian Labor Party

Electorate:

Secret Harbour

Electorate Office:

Unit 10a
2 Oasis Drive
Secret Harbour WA 6173
Ph: (08) 9523 4770
Email: paul.papalia@mp.wa.gov.au
Website: http://www.paulpapalia.com.au/

Postal Address:
PO Box 7387
Secret Harbour WA 6173

Ministerial Office:

10th Floor Dumas House
2 Havelock Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005
Ph: (08) 6552 5600
Minister.Papalia@dpc.wa.gov.au

Inaugural Speech:

Inaugural Video:

Speeches in the 42nd Parliament by Paul Papalia

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook

PAPALIA, Hon. Paul, MLA
Member for Secret Harbour
Australian Labor Party

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for Peel at the by-election on 3 February 2007, held to fill the vacancy consequent upon the resignation of Norman (Norm) Richard Marlborough.
Electorate abolished in the 2007 redistribution of seats.
Elected to the Thirty-Eighth Parliament for Warnbro (new seat) on 6 September 2008.
Re-elected 2013, 2017, 2021.
Electorate abolished in the 2023 redistribution of seats.
Elected to the Forty-Second Parliament for Secret Harbour (new seat), at the general election of 8 March 2025.

Ministerial Appointments

Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs from 17 March 2017 to 6 April 2017.
Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Small Business; Defence Issues; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests from 6 April 2017 to 19 March 2021.
Minister for Police; Road Safety; Defence Industry; Veterans Issues from 19 March 2021 to 8 June 2023.
Minister for Police; Corrective Services; Defence Industry; Veterans Issues from 8 June 2023 to 8 December 2023.
Minister for Police; Corrective Services; Racing and Gaming; Defence Industry; Veterans Issues from 8 December 2023 to 19 March 2025.
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services; Defence Industries; Veterans; Racing and Gaming from 19 March 2025.

Shadow Ministerial Appointments

Shadow Minister for Local Government; Heritage; Citizenship; Multicultural Interests; Corrective Services from 26 September 2008 to 8 April 2009.
Shadow Minister for Local Government; Corrective Services from 8 April 2009 to 27 January 2012.
Shadow Minister for Education; Agriculture and Food from 27 January 2012 to 9 April 2013.
Shadow Minister for Tourism; Corrective Services; Defence Issues; Gascoyne; Goldfields-Esperance from 9 April 2013 to 26 June 2015.
Shadow Minister for Tourism; Corrective Services; Defence Issues from 26 June 2015 to 11 March 2017.

Standing Committees

Member, Education and Health Standing Committee for the purpose only of the Inquiry into the cause and extent of lead pollution in the Esperance area from 4 April 2007 to 6 September 2007.
Member, Education and Health Standing Committee from 7 September 2007 to 7 August 2008.
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission from 22 May 2013 to 19 February 2014, (Deputy Chair from 23 May 2013).
Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation from 11 February 2014 to 30 January 2017.

PERSONAL

Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament

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Lieutenant Commander; Royal Australian Navy; Navy Clearance Diver; Self Employed; Small Business Owner.

SECRET HARBOUR - ELECTORATE PROFILE

The electorate of Secret Harbour includes all or parts of the City of Mandurah and the City of Rockingham.

Comprising of all or parts of the localities of Golden Bay, Karnup, Lakelands, Madora Bay, Port Kennedy, Secret Harbour, Singleton and Warnbro.

Enrolment - 34,284 (2025)

Area - 77 km�

Further Biographical Details for Paul Papalia