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Liberal
Joined Liberal Party 1984.
President, Carnarvon branch
Division president, Kalgoorlie Central Division |
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22 May 2005 |
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Mining and Pastoral |
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Electorates
- MLC Mining and Pastoral Region from 22 May 2005. Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for Mining and Pastoral Region on 26 February 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005). Re-elected to the Thirty-Eighth Parliament 2008, 2013 and 2017 for terms commencing 22 May. Did not contest the general election of 13 March 2021.
- Contested Mining and Pastoral Region, 14 December 1996, 10 February 2001
Parliamentary Party Appointments
- Government Whip from 22 May 2009 to 21 March 2013
- Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council from 22 May 2017 to 19 April 2021
- Liberal Party Whip in the Legislative Council from 23 March 2021 to 21 May 2021
Office
- Minister for Agriculture and Food from 21 March 2013 to 11 December 2013
- Minister for Agriculture and Food; Fisheries from 11 December 2013 to 31 March 2016
- Shadow Spokesperson for Lands from 22 May 2005 to 23 August 2008
- Shadow Spokesperson for North West from 4 February 2006 to 23 September 2008
- Shadow Spokesperson Assisting on Mines and Resources from 8 April 2006 to 23 September 2008
- Shadow Minister for Emergency Services from 25 March 2017 to 21 December 2017
- Shadow Minister for Northern Australia from 21 December 2017 to 19 April 2021
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 26 May 2005 to 17 August 2005
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation from 17 August 2005 to 21 May 2009
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 25 November 2008 to 14 December 2012
- Member, Standing Committee on Public Administration from 4 June 2009 to 21 March 2013
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation from 6 April 2016 to 21 May 2017
- Member, Standing Committee on Public Administration from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
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Personal Information |
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29 June 1949 |
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Subiaco, Western Australia |
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Son of George Winton Keith Baston, pastoralist, and Nancy Mitchell, pastoralist |
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Married (1)
Married (2) 5 October 1985, St Luke’s Church Mosman Park to Robin James, daughter of Stuart Thomas and Deborah James
Children: three sons |
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Church of England |
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Educated WA Correspondence School, Christ Church Grammar School 1955–1961
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Farmer |
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Jackaroo at Colvin Stud, Moora
Manager and owner Ella Valla station, Carnarvon, 1973–2005 |
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Member Carnarvon Shire Council 1979–1983 |
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Early years at Quobba Station (via Carnarvon)
Member, WA Farmers Federation |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds. Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Vol. 2, 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth 2010 , p. 11.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 19 May 2015. |
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