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Electorates
- MLA Geraldton 13 April 1991–10 February 2001. Elected to the Thirty-third Parliament for Geraldton at the by-election on 13 April 1991 held to fill the vacancy consequent upon the resignation of Hon Jeffrey Phillip Carr. Re-elected 1993, 1996. Defeated 10 February 2001.
Office
- Shadow Minister for Mid West (Coalition Shadow Minister from 24 November 1992) 24 May 1992–16 February 1993
- Government Whip February 1993–10 June 1997
- Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 8 September 1999–10 January 2001
Committees
- Chairman of Committees 10 June 1997–8 September 1999
- Member Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 24 September 1991–26 June 1997
- Member Select Committee on Official Corruption Commission Act 1988 27 November 1991–5 March 1992
- Member Select Committee on Recommendations of the Official Corruption Commission Act 1988 26 May – 24 September 1992
- Member Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Agreements and Uniform Legislation Schemes 4 August 1993–14 November 1996
- Member Joint Standing Committee on Anti-Corruption Commission 12 November 1996–10 January 2001
- Member Standing Orders and Procedure Committee 10 June 1997–7 September 2000
- Member Select Committee on Petroleum Products Pricing in Western Australia 6 April 2000–30 September 2000
- Member Procedures and Privileges Committee 8 September 2000–10 January 2001
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Represented Western Australia branch Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar, Perth, May 1993
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Personal Information |
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29 January 1944 |
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Subiaco, Western Australia |
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25 January 2008 |
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Valencia Nursing Home, Carmel, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of John William, businessman, and Dorothea Lillian Read |
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Married 28 January 1967, Ipswich, Queensland to Margaret English, daughter of William Frederick and Hazel Terlour
Children: one son and one daughter |
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Not stated |
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Educated Rivervale and Carlisle Primary schools, Christian Brothers College, Perth, Western Australia
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Businessperson |
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Junior clerk with Rowley Goonan 1961
Radio electronics with Royal Australian Navy 1961–1971
Self employed businessman (car sales) 1971–1991 |
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Member executive Board and one-time president Motor Traders Association
Director Motorcharge Pty Ltd
Chairman Capricorn Society Ltd
Past President Geraldton North Rotary Club |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds. Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Vol. 2, 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2010, p. 20. |
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