Parliamentary Service |
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Electorates
- MLA Cockburn, 23 March 1968–31 August 1984 (resigned)
Office
- Minister for Housing and Labour, 3 March 1971–12 October 1971; for Labour, Prices Control, Consumer Protection, Tourism and Immigration (from 7 February 1973) 12 October 1971–30 May 1973
- Deputy Premier and Minister for Development and Decentralisation, 30 May 1973–8 April 1974
- Opposition Spokesman on Local Government, Urban Development and Town Planning, 1974–April 1977
- Opposition Spokesman on Education, Cultural Affairs and Recreation, April 1977–March 1978
- Opposition Spokesman on Urban Development, Town Planning, Recreation and Tourism, March 1978–1980
Committees
- Member, Public Accounts Committee, 1974–14 August 1975
- Member, Joint House Committee, 1974–1977
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Personal Information |
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24 January 1928 |
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Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
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26 July 2023 |
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Myaree, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, HL Downe Memorial Gardens, Garden 5, Section 0029 |
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 Taylor, Alexander Donald, Condolence Motion, Assembly, 2023.pdf |
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Son of Alexander Taylor, shop assistant, and Lily Irene Jennings |
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Married 15 March 1952, Victoria Park to Elsa Edna Dial, daughter of Wilfred George Dial and Frances May Barrett
Children: three sons and one daughter |
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Educated Subiaco Primary School, 1933–1940; Perth Modern School, 1941–1944
Attended night school, 1954–1956
University of Western Australia, 1956–1959
Claremont Teacher's College, 1959—Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Teachers Certificate, 1959
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Teacher and youth education officer |
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Shipping agent, 1944–1956
School teacher, Applecross High School, 1959–1960, Perth Modern School, 1961–1962
Youth education extension officer, Rural Affairs with Junior Farmers’ Council, 1963–1968
Member of Clerks Union, State School Teachers’ Union and Civil Service Association |
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Member of the Order of Australia (AM) awarded 26 January 1991 for public service and service to the Western Australian Parliament |
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After leaving Parliament, member, Judiciary and Parliamentary Salaries Tribunal, 1984–1986
Chairman, Authority for the Intellectually Handicapped, 1986
Administrator, Territory of Christmas Island, 4 August 1986–24 February 1990
President, University of WA Education Students’ Union, 1957 and president, Trainee Teachers’ Council, 1958
Treasurer, Geographical Society of WA, 1959
Member, Duke of Edinburgh’s Conference, 1968
Member, Rottnest Island Board, 1971–1983
Member, Senate of Murdoch University, 1973–1977
Freeman, Town of Kwinana
Active in local community organisations including Parents & Citizens, Boy Scouts and junior sporting clubs
University full blue for basketball
Member, WA State Men’s Basketball team, 1952–1959
Organising secretary, Amateur Basketball Association of WA, 1959–1961
Living in Myaree, 2003 |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 249.
Independent, 27 May 1973.
Transcript of interview with John Ferrell, 2005 (State Library and Western Australian Parliament Library)
West Australian, 25 March 1968, 3 March 1971, 16 May and 10 August 1973.
Who's Who in Australia, 1977, 1979. |
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 Vale Alexander Donald Taylor.pdf |