Members’ biographical register

Richard Williams

House

MLC

Party

Liberal Joined party 1966 Secretary Floreat branch 1967 Treasurer Curtin Division 1967–1971 Member British Conservative party 1956–1965, branch president

Date first elected

22 May 1971

Year Retired/Resigned

1989

Electorate(s)

Metropolitan

Inaugural Speech

Parliamentary Service

Service

Electorates

MLC Metropolitan Province 22 May 1971–21 May 1989

Office

Secretary Parliamentary Liberal Party 1984–1989

Committees

Deputy Chairman of Committees 1974–1989
Member Joint House Committee 1980–1989
Member Standing Orders Committee 1974–1989
Chairman Standing Committee on Government Agencies 1985–1986, member 1982–1985
Member Joint Select Committee on Criminal Code Act Amendment Bill 1973
Member Select Committee on the Appointment of a Standing Committee to Inquire into Government Agencies 1 October 1980–1 April 1981
Member Select Committee on Charitable Collections 28 April 1987–26 October 1988

Royal Commissions

Chairman Hon Royal Commission inquiring into Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Dependents 30 May 1972–1 May 1973
Chairman Hon Royal Commission into Homosexuality 1973–1974

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Member executive Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, represented WA branch at 12th Australasian Area Conference, Melbourne, 1973

Private Member's Bills

Personal Information

Death date

25 February 1997

Cause of death

Place of death

Glengarry Hospital, Duncraig, Western Australia

Cemetery

Karrakatta Cemetery, WA

Arrived in WA

Arrived WA 1966

Occupation

Management consultant

Employment History

Served in British Army in Europe and Middle East 1943–1948, commissioned at Sandhurst 1944 student and trainee teacher, trained under Ex-Servicemen’s Training Scheme 1948–1951
School teacher Bushbury Hill Senior Boys, Wolverhampton 1952–1954
Marketing sales manager Beecham group of companies 1954–1958
Managing director American Optical 1958–1962 and LA Leather Goods 1962–1966 (resided in USA 1963–1964)
Teacher and Guidance Officer Bentley High School 11 July 1966–December 1968
Executive officer Junior Farmers 1969–1971

Local Government

Principal Honours

Background/Membership

Chairman WA Drug and Alcohol Authority 1974–1977
Member British Institute of Marketing
Delegate to Good Neighbour Council of WA
Senior vice-president Soccer Federation of WA 1974–1978, member 1988, chairman of Commissioners Soccer Super League

References

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. 281. West Australian, 22 February 1971, 27 February 1997.
Who's Who in Australia, (1977)

Bibliography

Further Information