Hon. John Alexander Cowdell MLC

President of the Legislative Council

House:

Legislative Council

Party:

Australian Labor Party

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Hon. John Alexander Cowdell

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary handbook
COWDELL, Hon. John Alexander, MLC
Member for South West Region
Australian Labor Party

Born
24 May 1953, Perth, Western Australia.

Holds
BA (Hons), Dip Ed, JP.

2005
Retired 21 May 2005.

2001
President of the Legislative Council.

1997-2001
Deputy President and Chairman of Committees in the Legislative Council.

1997-2001
Shadow Minister for Parliamentary and Electoral Affairs, South West.

1993-2001
Member, Standing Committee on Legislation: August 1993 to May 1996; April 1997 to December 1998; October 1999 to January 2001.
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Commission on Government: 1994 to 1997.
Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Official/Anti Corruption Commission: 1996 to 2001.
Member, Standing Orders/Procedure and Privileges Committee: 1997 - 21 May 2001.
Chairman, Procedure and Privileges Committee: 31 May 2001 - 21 May 2005.

1993
Elected as Member for South West Region (re-elected 1996 and 2001).

General
The President has been a public servant, as adviser to Hon K C Beazley and Assistant Secretary of the Western Australian Labor Party.
He served as Dean of Kingswood College at the University of Western Australia and has lectured at TAFE and Tertiary Institutions.

Interests
Reading, History and Civic Education.

ELECTORATE - SHORT DESCRIPTION

South West Region includes the Legislative Assembly electorates of Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Dawesville, Mandurah, Mitchell, Murray-Wellington, Stirling, Vasse and Warren-Blackwood. Enrolment (14 December 1996) 134,939; 44,518 sq km.