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Nationals WA
Member
The Nationals WA
2009 to present
State President
The Nationals WA
2013-2015
President
Esperance Branch
The Nationals WA
2016 to present |
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22 May 2017 |
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Agricultural |
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Electorates
- MLC Agricultural Region from 22 May 2017. Elected to the Fortieth Parliament for the Agricultural Region on 11 March 2017 for a term commencing on 22 May 2017. Re-elected 2021 for the terms commencing 22 May.
- Contested District of Eyre, Legislative Assembly, State General Election, The Nationals WA, 2013
- Contested Western Australian Senate election, The Nationals WA, 2014
Office
- Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food; Fisheries; Ports; Veterans Affairs from 19 April 2021 to 18 October 2022
- Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs; Agriculture and Food; Fisheries; Ports; Veterans Affairs from 18 October 2022 to 7 February 2023
- Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Food; Fisheries; Ports; Veterans Issues; Regional Communications from 7 February 2023 to present
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Legislation from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
- Member, Select Committee into alternate approaches to reducing illicit drug use and its effects on the community from 17 October 2018 to 28 November 2019
- Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Public Administration 25 May 2021 to present
Parliamentary Party Appointments
- Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council from 19 April 2021 to present
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 19 April 2021 to present
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Inaugural Speech |
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Personal Information |
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17 April 1973 |
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Esperance District Hospital, Esperance, Western Australia |
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Stephen Kenneth (Ken) de Grussa, farmer (retired 2017) and Audrey Ada de Grussa (nee Burt), farmer (retired 2017) |
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Castletown Primary School, Esperance, 1978-1985
Esperance Senior High School, Esperance, 1986-1990
Mt Lawley TAFE, Perth, Advanced Certificate of Microcomputer Technology, 1992
Curtin University, Muresk Institute of Agriculture, Northam, Associate Degree of Agriculture, (Dux) 1998
Foundations for Leadership Course, WA Rural Leaders Program, 1997
SQF1000 Quality Assurance Training, Agrifood Training Centre, 2003
Succession Planning workshop, Lynn Sykes, 2004
Executive Development Programme for Primary Producers, Rabobank, 2006
Attained private pilots licence, 2008
"In the Boardroom, Responsibilities and Practice”, Australian Institute of Company Directors short course, 2009
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Farmer |
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Salesperson, Myer Perth (Computer Department), 1992-1993
Storeperson, JH Computer Services/Compu Wholesale, 1993-1993
Technician, JH Computer Services/Compu Wholesale, 1993-1995
Technician, Bay of Isles Computers, 1996-2000
Farmer, SK & AA de Grussa, 1995-2000
Director, Manager, SK & AA de Grussa (Cropping & Sheep production), 2001-2017 |
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Director, Chamonix Pty Ltd, from 2001 to present
Director, EOPP Co-operative, 2010-2014
Member, Esperance Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2012 to present
Member, Neridup Bushfire Brigade, 1999-2016
Member, South East Premium Wheat Grower’s Association (SEPWA), 2004-2016
Member, Neridup Soil Conservation Group (NSCG), 1999-2016
Member, WA Farmers, 2007-2013. Past president of Esperance Zone, 2007-2008
WA Farmers delegate, Esperance Port Consultative Committee
WA Delegate, Inaugural National Council of Young Farmers, 2006-2007
Chairperson, Esperance Rural Leadership Inc, 2004-2006
President, Muresk Students’ Association, 1998
Nuffield Australia, Project #1401, “Relentlessly Positive, a review of programs to promote agriculture and affect policy change”, 2017-
Scholar, Nuffield Australia, 2014
Western Australian farmer delegate, Inaugural Bayer Crop Science “Cereal Future Forum”, Monheim Germany, 2011
Winner, WA Community Leadership Awards – Leadership in a project award (Esperance Rural Leadership), 2005 |
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Parliament of Western Australia, Current Members, 18 July 2019. |
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