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Electorates
- MLA Bunbury from 11 March 2017. Elected to the Fortieth Parliament for Bunbury on 11 March 2017 in succession to Giovanni (John) Mario Castrilli (retired). Re-elected 2021.
Office
- Minister for Disability Services; Fisheries; Innovation and ICT; Seniors and Ageing from 19 March 2021 to 21 December 2021
- Minister for Disability Services; Small Business; Fisheries; Seniors and Ageing from 21 December 2021 to 14 December 2022
- Minister for Regional Development; Disability Services; Fisheries; Seniors and Ageing from 14 December 2022
- Minister for Regional Development; Disability Services; Fisheries; Seniors and Ageing from 14 December 2022 to 8 June 2023
- Minister for Regional Development; Disability Services; Fisheries; Seniors and Ageing; Volunteering from 8 June 2023 to present
Committees
- Member, Community Development and Justice Standing Committee from 23 May 2017 to 29 January 2021
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Personal Information |
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31 August 1956 |
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United Kingdom |
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June 1971 |
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Son of Thomas Smith Punch and Thelma Magdalene Punch (nee Reid) |
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Married on 16 April 1988, Bunbury, WA to Helen Punch, daughter of Theodore Wychlo and Ludwina Wychlo
Children: three sons |
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St Margaret's Primary School, Manchester, England
Wilbraham High School, Manchester, England
Manjimup Senior High School, WA
University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Psychology (B Psych); Bachelor of Social Work (BSocwk)
Edith Cowan University, Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
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CEO, South West Development Commission, 1998-2016
Employee, Department of Family and Children's Services, 1981-1998
Director, South West Medicare Local, 2014-2015 |
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Member, Bunbury Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Chairman, South West Academy of Sport, 2008-2016
Member, Youth Driver Development Program, 2015-2017
Member, Regional Development Australia, 2016 |
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Parliament of Western Australia, Current Members, accessed 17 July 2019.
Western Australian Government Gazette, Perth, Thursday, 8 June 2023. No. 69, Special. |
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