Parliamentary Service |
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Greens WA
Member since inception
circa 1990
Convenor and co-convenor
policy working group and environmental working group 1992–1995 |
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14 December 1996 |
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North Metropolitan |
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Electorates
- MLC North Metropolitan Region from 22 May 1997. Elected to the Thirty-fifth Parliament for North Metropolitan Region on 14 December 1996 for term commencing 22 May 1997. Re-elected 2001 and 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005). Re-elected 6 September 2008 for term commencing 22 May 2009. Defeated 9 March 2013 (term concluded 21 May 2013).
- Re-elected 2001 and 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005)
- Re-elected 6 September 2008 (for term commencing 22 May 2009)
- Defeated 9 March 2013 (term concluded 21 May 2013)
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation (Deputy Chair from 27 June 2001) 26 June 1997–4 June 2009
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee 11 August 1999–11 April 2002
- Member, Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations (Chair from 15 August 2005) 30 June 2005–21 May 2013
- Member, Select Committee on Native Title Rights in WA 17 September 1997–10 November 1998
- Member, Select Committee on Native Title Legislation 1–10 December 1998
- Member, Select Committee on Advocacy for Children 11 June 2003–2 July 2004
- Member, Select Committee on Adequacy of Foster Care Assessment Procedures by the Department for Community Development 21 September 2005–24 August 2006
- Chairman, Select Committee on the Department of Education and Training 15 November 2006–7 December 2006
- Member, Select Committee on Police Raid on the Sunday Times 14 May 2008–7 August 2008 and 12 November 2008–7 May 2009
- Member, Select Committee on Appropriateness of Powers and Penalties for Breaches of Parliamentary Privilege and Contempts of Parliament 5 June 2008–7 August 2008 and 12 November 2008–7 May 2009
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Represented WA branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at 26th Regional Conference, Adelaide, 2002
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Biodiversity Legislation (Priority Reforms) Bill 2012 Legislative Council Second Reading - 18/10/2012
Cat Bill 2003 Bill Lapsed - 23/1/2005
Equal Opportunity Amendment Bill 1997 Legislative Council Second Reading - 10/9/1997
Mining (Community Protection) Amendment Bill 2012 Legislative Council Second Reading - 24/5/2012
Nuclear Activities (Prohibitions) Bill 2000 Legislative Council Second Reading - 21/6/2000
Nuclear Activities (Prohibition) Bill 2000 Legislative Council Second Reading - 14/11/2000
Nuclear Activities (Prohibition) Bill 2001 Legislative Council Second Reading - 12/6/2001
Nuclear Activities (Prohibition) Bill 2002 Second reading not agreed to - 15/5/2003
Uranium Mining (Implementation of Government Commitments) Bill 2007 Bill Defeated - 10/4/2008 |
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21 May 2013 |
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Personal Information |
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18 January 1957 |
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Eastleigh, Hants, England, United Kingdom |
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Arrived in WA 5 September 1967 |
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Daughter of David Stewart Watson, medical practitioner, and Ruth Marcia Town-Jones, nurse |
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Not stated |
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Educated Rookesbury Park School, Hampshire, UK; Mandurah Primary School; South Perth Primary School and Penrhos College
Murdoch University—BSc (Environmental Science) 1981
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Builder and environmental consultant |
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Self employed builder, 1985–1993 (registered builder from 1992)
Environmental consultant from September 1993 |
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Birth names were Elizabeth Mary |
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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. 271.
Making a Difference, p. 261–265
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website, accessed 21 May 2014. |
| Bibliography |
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 Chapter 43. Giz Watson Making a Difference.pdf
 Watson, Giz, Oral History.pdf |