Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia

Mr Vincent Alexander Catania

Parliamentary Service

• MLC Mining and Pastoral Region from 22 May 2005 to 12 August 2008. Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for Mining and Pastoral Region (Legislative Council) on 26 February 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005). Resigned 12 August 2008.
• MLA North West from 6 September 2008 to 9 March 2013. Elected to the Thirty-Eighth Parliament for North West (new seat) on 6 September 2008. Electorate abolished in the redistribution of 2011.
• MLA North West Central from 9 March 2013. Elected to the Thirty-Ninth Parliament for North West Central (new seat) on 9 March 2013. Re-elected 2017 and 2021.
  

• Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 11 November 2008 to 11 August 2009
• National Party Whip from 13 August 2013 to 17 February 2015
• National Party Whip from 16 August 2016 to 11 March 2017

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Water; Forestry from 11 December 2013 to 8 December 2014
• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Water; Sport and Recreation; Forestry from 8 December 2014 to 15 August 2016

• Member, Standing Committee on Public Administration and Finance from 26 May 2005 to 17 August 2005
• Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegation Legislation from 26 May 2005 to 12 August 2008
• Member, Standing Committee on Public Administration from 17 August 2005 to 12 August 2008
• Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation from 16 August 2012 to 30 January 2013
• Member, Economics and Industry Standing Committee from 9 May 2013 to 15 August 2013
• Member, Public Accounts Committee from 23 May 2017 to 29 January 2021
• Member, Joint Standing Committee on Audit from 13 June 2017 to 29 January 2021

• At 28 years youngest member ever elected to the Legislative Council and at 31 years youngest member to have been elected to both Houses

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