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Electorates
- MLC South Metropolitan Region 22 May 2005–21 May 2009. Elected to the Thirty-seventh Parliament for South Metropolitan Region on 26 February 2005 (for term commencing 22 May 2005). Retired 21 May 2009.
Committees
- Deputy Chairman of Committees 5 December 2007–7 August 2008. Reappointed 11 November 2008–21 May 2009
- Member Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and General Purposes 26 May 2005–17 August 2005
- Member Standing Committee on Uniform Legislation and Statutes Review 17 August 2005–21 May 2009
- Member Parliamentary Services Committee 17 August 2005–21 May 2009
- Member Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations 1 May 2007–21 May 2009
- Member Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges 5 December 2007–21 May 2009
- Chair Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs 5 December 2007–21 May 2009
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Member Executive/Committee Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 2005–2008
- Attended 20th Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar, Ottawa, Canada, June 2008
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Personal Information |
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27 July 1949 |
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Connahs Quay, Wales, United Kingdom |
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Arrived WA 1972 (arrived Sydney, New South Wales, November 1970) |
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Daughter of James Kessell Foulkes, computer programmer, and Beryl Williams |
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Married to David Klemm
Children: two sons
Widowed |
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Educated St Marys Primary School, Mold, Flintshire, North Wales; McCauley Primary School and Wintringham Girls Grammar School, Grimsby, Lincolnshire
University of Wales, Swansea (Geography)
Murdoch University, BA (Social and Political theory)
University of Western Australia (Urban Studies)
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Electorate officer |
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In Sydney employed in Investment Division, Bank of New South Wales
WA Parliamentary Education and Information Officer 1988-2000
Electorate Officer 2000-2005
2011 worked in electorate office of Hon Matthew Benson-Lidholm |
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Councillor, City of Kwinana, 2015-2019 |
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Involved in unions from 1970
Member Commonwealth and Public Sector Union
Strong interest in parliamentary democracy, representation, political practice and theory, political economy |
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Black, David and Bolton, Geoffrey (eds), Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, Addendum,p. 3.
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website, accessed 20 May 2014.
Morton, Arran and Honeybone, Ellie, "City gender balance", Sound Telegraph, 21 October 2015, p. 5. |
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