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Liberal
Joined Liberal Party 1993
President
Perth Women’s Division
President
Western Australian Union of Liberal Students
1998
Federal secretary
Australian Liberal Students Federation
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22 May 2005 |
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East Metropolitan |
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Electorates
- MLC East Metropolitan Region from 22 May 2005. Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for East Metropolitan Region on 26 February 2005 for term commencing 22 May 2005. Re-elected 2008, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for terms commencing 22 May.
Office
- Shadow Spokesperson for Youth from 22 May 2005 to 4 February 2006
- Shadow Spokesperson for Youth Affairs, Drug Abuse Strategy from 4 February 2006 to 25 January 2008
- Shadow Minister for Disability Services, Youth from 25 January 2008 to 23 September 2008
- Minister for the Environment; Youth from 23 September 2008 to 22 November 2010
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Minister for State Development 14 December 2010 to 21 March 2013
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Minister for State Development, Science from 21 March 2013 to 10 March 2014
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Treasurer; Minister for Transport; State Development; Science from 10 March 2014 to 17 March 2014
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier; Minister for State Development; Science from 17 March 2014 to 31 March 2016
- Minister for Planning; Disability Services from 31 March 2016 to 17 March 2017
- Shadow Minister for Education and Training; Women's Interests from 25 March 2017 to 19 April 2021
- Shadow Minister for Community Services; Early Childhood Learning; Youth; Seniors and Ageing from 19 April 2021 to 7 February 2023
- Shadow Minister for Community Services; Early Childhood Education; Youth; Seniors and Ageing from 7 February 2023 to present
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and General Purposes from 26 May 2005 to 17 August 2005
- Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review from 17 August 2005 to 23 September 2008
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation 16 February 2011–21 May 2013. Elected Chairman from 16 August 2012 to 21 May 2013
- Member, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review from 5 April 2012 to 21 May 2013
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation from 22 May 2013 to 6 April 2016
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People 24 May 2017 to 29 January 2021
- Substitute Member, Standing Committee on Legislation inquiry into the Strata Titles Amendment Bill 2018 from 13 September 2018 to 16 October 2018
- Chair, Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review: 25 May 2021 to present
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 22 June 2021 to present
- Deputy Chair, Select Committee into Child Development Services from 31 August 2022 to present
Historical Notes
- Youngest woman ever to represent Liberal Party in either House of the Parliament of Western Australia
- Youngest woman ever to be appointed cabinet minister in Western Australia
- Announced decision not to contest the 2025 state election, 10 January 2024
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Personal Information |
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12 September 1975 |
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Swan District Hospital, Middle Swan, Western Australia |
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Married 10 December 2005, Mt Lawley to Scott Faragher |
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Church of England |
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Guildford Grammar Preparatory School
Perth College Anglican School
University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Honours), Diploma of Education (DipEd) and Master of Education (Honours)
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Policy adviser |
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Policy and parliamentary adviser to former Senator Chris Ellison, previously Federal Minister for Justice and Customs |
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Lived in Bassendean
Member, Australian Political Exchange Council delegation to Germany, 2001
Inaugural recipient, Youth Meritorious Service Award, Liberal Party, 1999
Born Donna Evelyn Mary Taylor
Church and wedding organist |
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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. 85.
Dietsch, Jake, "Record-breaking, long-serving Liberal quits politics", West Australian, 11 January 2024, page 8.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 21 May 2015. |
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