Members’ biographical register

Ms Josephine (Josie) Farrer

Principal Honours

Birth

Date: 24 September 1947
Place: Halls Creek, Western Australia

Arrival in WA

Parents

Marriage and Family

Married

Death

Date:
Place:
Cemetery:
Cause of Death:

Religion

Education

Occupation

Employment History

House

MLA

Local Government Service

Shire Council president and councillor, Halls Creek

Party

Labor
Joined Australian Labor Party

Date Elected

9 March 2013

Inaugural Speech

Inaugural Video

Speeches

Valedictory Speech

Valedictory Video:

Year Retired/Resigned

Electorate

Kimberley

Parliamentary Service

Electorates

MLA for Kimberley 9 March 2013–present. Elected to the Thirty-Ninth Parliament for Kimberley on 9 March 2013 in succession to Carol Anne Martin (retired). Re-elected 2017.

Committees

Member, Joint Select Committee on Aboriginal Constitutional Recognition from 2 December 2014 to 26 March 2015
Co-opted Member, Education and Health Standing Committee's Inquiry into Aboriginal Youth Suicide in Remote Areas from 22 March 2016 to 17 November 2016
Member, Education and Health Standing Committee from 23 May 2017

Historical Notes

Private Member's Bills

Background/Membership

Qualifications

References

Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members - Accessed 26 May 2015.

Further Information