Member - - 10/05/2009

Hon. Donna Evelyn Mary Faragher MLC JP; M.Ed(Hons); BA (Hons); Grad.Dip. Ed
Minister for the Environment; Youth

House:	Legislative Council
Party:	Liberal Party
Electorate:	East Metropolitan Region

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Hon. Donna Evelyn Mary Faragher

Electorate Office:...

Ground Floor
108 Swan Street
GUILDFORD WA 6055

Ph: (08) 9379 0840
Fax: (08) 9379 0845
Email: nikki.day@mp.wa.gov.au

Ministerial Office:

10th Floor, Dumas House
2 Havelock Street
WEST PERTH WA WA 6005
Ph: (08) 9213 7250
Fax: (08) 9213 7255
Email: Minister.Faragher@dpc.wa.gov.au

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

FARAGHER (nee Taylor), Hon. Donna Evelyn Mary, JP MLC
Member for East Metropolitan Region
Liberal Party

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-seventh Parliament for East Metropolitan Region on 26 February 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005). Re-elected 6 September 2008 for term commencing 22 May 2009.

Ministerial Appointments
Minister for the Environment; Youth: 23 September 2008 - present.

Parliamentary Party/Shadow Ministerial Appointments
Shadow Spokesperson for Youth: 22 May 2005 - 4 February 2006.
Shadow Spokesperson for Youth Affairs; Drug Abuse Strategy: 4 February 2006 - 25 January 2008.
Shadow Minister for Disability Services; Youth: 25 January 2008 – 23 September 2008.

Standing Committees
Note: It is anticipated that membership of standing committees will be reviewed following the commencement of the New Legislative Council on 22 May 2009.
Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and General Purposes: 26 May 2005 - 17 August 2005.
Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review: 17 August 2005 - present.

PERSONAL

Birth
Born (Donna Evelyn Mary Taylor) 12 September 1975, Middle Swan, Western Australia.

Marital Status
Married.

Occupation before entering Parliament and Qualifications
Policy and Parliamentary Adviser to the former Federal Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator the Hon Chris Ellison.

ELECTORATE - SHORT DESCRIPTION
East Metropolitan Region includes the Legislative Assembly electorates of Armadale, Bassendean, Belmont, Darling Range, Forrestfield, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Maylands, Midland, Morley, Mount Lawley, Nollamara, Swan Hills and West Swan.