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Electorates
- MLC East Metropolitan Region from 22 May 1993 to 21 November 1996 (resigned). Elected to the Thirty-Fourth Parliament for the East Metropolitan Region (Legislative Council) on 6 February 1993 for a term commencing on 22 May 1993. Resigned 21 November 1996.
- MLA Armadale from 14 December 1996 to 20 July 2010 (resigned). Elected to the Thirty-Fifth Parliament for Armadale (Legislative Assembly) on 14 December 1996 in succession to Hon Elsie Kay Hallahan (retired). Re-elected 2001, 2005, 2008. Resigned 20 July 2010.
- MLC North Metropolitan Region elected 11 March 2017 for a term commencing 22 May 2017. Elected to the Fortieth Parliament for the North Metropolitan Region (Legislative Council) on 11 March 2017 for a term commencing on 22 May 2017.
- MLC South West Region 13 March 2021 to 10 February 2023. Elected to the Forty First Parliament for the term commencing 22 May 2021. Resigned 10 February 2023.
Office
- Shadow Minister for Productivity; Labour Relations from 18 October 1994 to 23 January 1995
- Shadow Minister for Productivity; Labour Relations and Legislative Council Spokesperson on Housing and Construction from 23 January 1995 to 18 March 1996
- Shadow Minister for Productivity; Labour Relations; Construction Industry from 18 March 1996 to 15 October 1996
- Shadow Minister for Productivity; Labour Relations; Housing Construction from 15 October 1996 to 15 January 1997
- Shadow Minister for Transport; Fair Trading from 15 January 1997 to 4 August 1999
- Spokesperson for Transport; Planning from 5 August 1999 to 10 February 2001
- Minister for Planning and Infrastructure from 16 February 2001 to 23 September 2008
- Shadow Minister for Regional Development; Strategic Infrastructure; Climate Change from 26 September 2008 to 5 March 2010
- Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports (from 13 December 2018); Minister assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade from 17 March 2017 to 19 March 2021
- Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry from 19 March 2021 to 14 December 2022
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Statute Revision (Legislative Council) from 3 August 1993 to 14 November 1996
- Member, Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee (Legislative Assembly) from 11 March 1997 to 10 January 2001
- Member, Joint House Committee from 20 March 1997 to 11 June 1998
- Member, Joint Parliamentary Services Committee from 11 June 1998 to 24 November 1998
- Member, Standing Committee on Community Development and Justice (Chairman from 26 November 2008) from 13 November 2008 to 20 July 2010
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Represented WA branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at the 13th Australasian and Pacific Regional Seminar, Kiribati–Victoria, 1998
Historical Notes
- Announced retirement from WA Parliament, 7 November 2022
Commonwealth
Electorates
- Contested Canning, House of Representatives, 21 August 2010
- Elected to the House of Representatives for Perth, Western Australia, 2013
Office
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Western Australia from 4 March 2014 to 9 May 2016
- Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure from 4 March 2014 to 9 May 2016
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10 January 1953 |
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East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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December 1971 |
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Daughter of Hugh Murrough Patrick MacTiernan , meat inspector, sales representative and public servant, and Dorothy Caroline MacTiernan, nee Leahy, dental assistant and sales assistant |
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Children: one son and one daughter |
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St Bernadette's Primary School, West Ivanhoe, Victoria
Our Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg, Victoria
University of Western Australia, Bachelor of Arts (BA), LLB, Bachelor of Jurisprudence (BJur)
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Employee, Commonwealth Department of Employment, 1977–1981, 1984 in WA and Melbourne in various capacities, Aboriginal Employment and Training Branch
Proprietor and publisher, Mt Lawley/Maylands Express (suburban newspaper), 1981–1983
Lawyer, Dwyer Durack
Appointed by the Federal Government to lead its 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review |
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Councillor, Perth City Council, May 1988–1993
Mayor, City of Vincent, 2011-2013 |
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One time member, Law Society of Western Australia
Member, Perth Theatre Trust, 1989-1991
Inaugural member, Heritage Council of WA, 1989-1991
Founding member, East Timor WA Association
Board member, Rod Evans Senior Citizens Centre, 1990-1993
Member, Irish Club of WA from 1979, Irish-Australian Congress
Convenor, Inner City Residents’ Action
Member, University Women’s Soccer Club, 1975-1989, variously president, secretary, treasurer and Association representative
Secretary and treasurer, Boadicea Women’s Soccer Club, 1992-1993
Patron, Women’s Soccer WA and other sporting organisations
Director, EMC Solar Ltd, 2011-2013 |
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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. 169.
McLaughlin, Andrew, "Former WA minister Alannah MacTiernan to lead review of regional telecommunication needs", Cape York Weekly, 3 February 2024. Accessed 13 February 2024.https://capeyorkweekly.com.au/former-wa-minister-alannah-mactiernan-to-lead-review-of-regional-telecommunication-needs/7842/
Parliament of Australia website. Accessed 12 February 2015, 9 March 2020.http://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=L6PD
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website. Accessed 19 May 2014. |
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