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Dr Jagadish (Jags) Krishnan MLA
MBBS; FRACGP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance; Commerce; Women's Interests
House:
Legislative Assembly
Party:
Australian Labor Party
Electorate:
Riverton
Electorate Office:
45 Burrendah Boulevard, Shop 20, Southlands Boulevarde Shopping Centre
Willetton WA 6155
Postal Address: PO Box 97 Willetton 6155
Ph: 9332 1589
Email:
Jags.Krishnan@mp.wa.gov.au
Inaugural Speech:
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Speeches by Dr Jagadish (Jags) Krishnan
Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
KRISHNAN, Dr Jagadish (Jags), MLA
Member for Riverton
Australian Labor Party
PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
Elected to the Forty-First Parliament for Riverton on 13 March 2021, in succession to
Dr Michael (Mike) Dennis Nahan
(retired).
Ministerial Appointments
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance; Commerce; Women's Interests from 14 December 2022.
Standing Committees
Member, Economics and Industry Standing Committee from 12 May 2021 to 21 February 2023.
PERSONAL
Birth
Born 23 April 1972, Kotagiri, India.
Arrived in Western Australia 12 June 2006.
Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament
MBBS; FRACGP.
General Practitioner.
RIVERTON - ELECTORATE PROFILE
The electorate of Riverton is located in the South Metropolitan Region and includes all or parts of the City of Canning, City of Cockburn and the City of Melville.
Comprising of all or parts of the localities of Brentwood, Bull Creek, Leeming, Mt Pleasant, Riverton, Rossmoyne, Shelley and Willetton.
Enrolment - 29,054 (11 February 2021)
Area - 24 km
²
Further Biographical Details for Dr Jagadish (Jags) Krishnan