Members’ biographical register

Hon Joseph Max Berinson

Parliamentary Service

State

Electorates

• MLC North East Metropolitan Province, 22 May 1980–21 May 1983;
• MLC North Central Metropolitan Province, 22 May 1983 (initially appointed to new province)–21 May 1989
• MLC North Metropolitan Region, 21 May 1989–30 April 1993 (resigned)
• Contested Mt Lawley, 12 May 1962

• Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, 1980–1983
• Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, 25 February 1986 (effectively from 25 February 1983)–16 March 1987
• Leader of the Government, 16 March 1987–6 February 1993
• Opposition Spokesman Legal Matters, Parliament and Electoral Reform, 1980–September 1981
• Attorney General, September 1981–February 1983
• Attorney General, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Defence Liaison, assisting the Treasurer and Chief Secretary, 25 February 1983–19 April 1983
• Attorney General, Minister for Budget Management and Prisons, 19 April 1983–31 May 1983
• Attorney General, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Defence Liaison (until 23 December 1983), Prisons, Budget Management (from 23 December 1983), and Minister Assisting the Treasurer (until 23 December 1983), 31 May 1983–16 March 1987
• Attorney General, Minister for Budget Management (until 19 February 1990) and Corrective Services, 16 March 1987–30 April 1990
• Attorney General, Minister for Resources (until 20 December 1990), and Corrective Services, 30 April 1990–16 February 1993
• Minister for Resources, (30 April–20 December 1990)
• Minister for Prisons, (until 16 March 1987)
• Minister for Corrective Services, (from 16 March 1987) 23 December 1983–16 February 1993
• Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council from 26 February 1986 (effectively from 25 February 1983)–16 March 1987
• Leader, 16 March 1987–16 February 1993

• Member, Standing Committee on Government Agencies, 1982–1983
• Member, Select Committee on appointing a Standing Committee on Government Agencies, 1980–1981
  

• Member of House of Representatives (MHR) Perth, 25 October 1969–13 December 1975
• Contested Swan 30 November 1963, Perth, 13 December 1975

• Minister for the Environment, 14 July 1975–11 November 1975

• Deputy Chairman of Committees, 1 March 1973–27 February 1975
• Chairman of Committees, 27 February–14 July 1975
• Member, Select Committee on Pharmaceutical Benefits, 1970
• Member, Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, 1973–1975
• Member, Parliamentary Committee System, 1974–1975
  

• The second person, after Sir John Forrest, to have served as a Minister of the Crown in both the Western Australian and the Commonwealth governments

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