Parliamentary Service |
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Electorates
- MLA Pilbara 4 February 1989–26 February 2005. Elected to the Thirty-third Parliament for Pilbara on 4 February 1989 in succession to Pamela Ann Buchanan (successfully contested Ashburton). Re-elected 1993, 1996, 2001. Successfully contested Pilbara 10 February 2001 as Independent. Did not contest the general election of 2005.
Office
- Opposition Regional Spokesperson for Pilbara 18 October 1994–20 August 1996
- Shadow Minister for Regional Development, North West, and Works and Services (from 15 October 1996) 20 August 1996–15 January 1997
Committees
- Member and Deputy Chairman, Public Accounts and Expenditure Review Committee, 5 April 1994–10 January 2001
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Commission on Government, 17 August 1994–14 November 1996
- Deputy chairman Standing Committee on Community Development and Justice, 30 May 2001–21 September 2004
- Chairman, Select Committee on Wittenoom 22 September, 1993–3 August 1994
- Deputy chairman, Select Committee on Land Conservation, 27 September 1989–5 December 1991
- Deputy chairman, Select Committee on Energy and the Processing of Resources, 25 October 1989–12 November 1991
- Deputy chairman, Select Committee on Pricing of Petroleum Products in WA, 6 April 2000–12 October 2000
- Member, Select Committee on Heritage Laws, 22 September 1993–24 March 1994
- Member, Select Committee on Procedure, 16 November 1994–27 June 1996
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Electoral Act Amendment (Fixed Terms) Bill 2004 Bill Lapsed - 23/01/2005
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions (Asbestos Diseases)) Bill 2001 Assented to - 20/03/2002
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions(Asbestos Diseases)) Bill 2000 Legislative Assembly Second Reading - 06/09/2000 |
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Personal Information |
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24 December 1950 |
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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1956 |
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Son of Ronald Eucla Graham, pilot, and Doris Lillian Standley
Nephew of Herbert Ernst Graham
Grandson of William Le Fevre Graham who unsuccessfully contested South-East Province, Legislative Council, 1912 |
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Married 21 June 1975, Wesburn, Victoria to Marlene Louise McMaster, daughter of Clifford James and Nancy Louise Bennett
Children: two sons and one daughter
Grandchildren: five
Widowed 23 April 1993 |
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Catholic |
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Educated East Maylands and Maylands Primary Schools, Cyril Jackson High School
Balga Technical School—Certificate of Trade Studies 1982
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Soldier, electrical fitter and union official |
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Clerk/sales cadet, Industrial Sales and Service, 1965–1967
Sales cadet, Agricultural Parts Supply Co, 1967–1969
Labourer
Soldier, Australian Army f in Queensland, NSW, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia with rank of Corporal, from 4 February 1969 sailed on AS John Monash, 1973
Discharged 3 February 1975
Electrical fitter, Mt Newman Mining/BHP Iron Ore, 1975–1986
Research officer, Mining Unions Association,1986–1988
Columnist, Northwest Telegraph, 2004-2005
Columnist,Fairfax Media Group, 2012-2015
Radio presenter, Morning Program, Radio Station 6PR, 2006-2021
Semi-retired: consultancy, photography, relief commercial radio work and column writing, 2005-2023
Retired from 2024 |
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Centenary Medal awarded 1 January 2001 for service to the North West community as a parliamentarian and to South Hedland P&C Youth Club
Australian Service Medal (with SE Asia clasp)
Australian Defence Medal |
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In WA, Queensland, NSW and Victoria, 1951–1956
Member, Electrical Trades Union
Delegate, Iron Ore Consultative Council
Delegate from union on trade missions to Brazil, 1985 and Europe, 1987, Deputy Chair, Iron Ore Consultative Council, 1989–1993
Member, Iron Ore Council Trade Mission to South Korea, 1989
Chairman, Pilbara 21 Study Group
Justice of the Peace, 1989–2011
Chairman, Halls Creek Housing Task Force, 2002
Photographic exhibition in Port Hedland Courthouse Gallery
One-time member, East Perth Football Club and Port Hedland Sharks Baseball Club
Life member, WA PCYC Federation
Hon Life Member, WA Local Government Elected Members Association
Chair, Toodyay Progress Association, 2017–2020
Resident, Toodyay |
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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. 98.
Labor Voice, May 1988. |
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