Hon. Dr Geoffrey (Geoff) Ian Gallop MLA

D.Phil.

House:

Legislative Assembly

Party:

Australian Labor Party

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Hon. Dr Geoffrey (Geoff) Ian Gallop

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
GALLOP, Dr Geoffrey Ian, MLA.
Member for Victoria Park (7 June 1986 to 25 January 2006).
Australian Labor Party

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-second Parliament for Victoria Park at the by-election on 7 June 1986 held to fill the vacancy consequent upon the resignation of Ronald Davies. Re-elected 1989, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2005. Resigned 25 January 2006.

Parliamentary Appointments

Deputy Chairman of Committees 1988–1990.

Ministerial Appointments

Minister for Education, and Parliamentary and Electoral Reform, and Minister Assisting the Treasurer (from 20 December 1990) 19 February 1990 – 5 February 1991. Minister for Fuel and Energy, Microeconomic Reform, Parliamentary and Electoral Reform, and Minister assisting the Treasurer 5 February 1991 – 16 February 1993.

Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; Federal Affairs from 16 February 2001; Minister for Science; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests from 16 February 2001 - 26 February 2005. Minister for Water Resources from 10 March 2005 to 25 January 2006.

Shadow Ministerial Appointments

Deputy Leader of the Opposition 18 October 1994 – 8 October 1996; Leader of the Opposition 8 October 1996 - 10 February 2001. Shadow Minister for Resources and Energy, and Parliamentary and Electoral Reform 17 February 1993 – 7 February 1994; for Health, Public Sector Management, and Accountability 7 February –18 October 1994; for Health, Accountability, Federal Affairs, Community Infrastructure 18 October 1994 – 18 March 1996; for Health, Accountability, Aboriginal Affairs (from 20 August 1996), and Sport and Recreation 18 March – 15 October 1996; Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Federal Affairs, South West, Sport and Recreation 15 October 1996 – 15 January 1997; Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Federal Affairs, and Finance (from April 1997) 15 January 1997 - 4 August 1999. Spokesperson for Federal Affairs; South West; Regional Development 5 August 1999 - 10 February 2001.

Standing Committees

Member Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee 13 April 1988 – 2 May 1990; Chairman from 30 March 1989 - 2 May 1990. Member Joint Standing Committee on the Commission on Government 17 August 1994 – 14 November 1996.

Select Committees/Royal Commissions

Member Select Committee on the Sale of the Midland Abattoir Land 2 July 1986 - 28 November 1986; on Land Conservation 27 September 1989 to 5 December 1991; on Ancient Shipwrecks 3 November 1993 – 17 October 1995; on Intervention in Childbirth 16 June – 8 December 1994; and on Procedure 29 September – 16 November 1994.

PERSONAL

Birth

Born 27 September 1951, Geraldton, Western Australia.

Marital Status

Married.

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Parliament

B Ec., MA, M Phil., and D Phil. University lecturer in social and political theory.

ELECTORATE — SHORT DESCRIPTION

Victoria Park is located in the South Metropolitan Region and includes the suburbs of Burswood, Cannington, Carlisle, Lathlain, Queens Park, Victoria Park, Welshpool and Wilson and parts of Bentley, East Cannington, East Victoria Park, Kensington, Rivervale and St James. Enrolment (30 January 2005) 26,136; area 31 sq kms.