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Electorates
- MLC for South West Region from 22 May 2009. Elected to the Thirty-eighth Parliament for the South West Region on 6 September 2008 for term commencing 22 May 2009. Re-elected 2013 and 2017 for terms commencing 22 May. Did not contest the general election of 13 March 2021.
- Contested South West Region 26 February 2005
Parliamentary Appointments
- Deputy Chair of Committees from 21 June 2011 to 21 May 2013
Office
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Training and Workforce Development, Water, Forestry from 21 March 2013 to 11 December 2013
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Regional Development, Lands, Minister assisting the Minister for State Development from 11 December 2013 to 8 December 2014
- Minister for Housing, Racing and Gaming from 8 December 2014 to 15 August 2016
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing; Racing and Gaming; and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Water; Sport and Recreation; Forestry from 15 August 2016 to 17 March 2017
Committees
- Member, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 4 June 2009 to 21 May 2013
- Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges from 4 June 2009 to 6 March 2012
- Member, Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges from 22 May 2013 to 16 December 2014
- Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
- Member, Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices from 23 August 2017 to 23 August 2018
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Personal Information |
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31 August 1963 |
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Goomalling, Western Australia |
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Son of Frank Holt (died 2007), telephone linesman, and Violet May Waldock |
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Married 14 September 1989, Harare, Zimbabwe to Floss Teresa Noske, daughter of Peter and Mary Noske
Children: three sons and one daughter |
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Educated Goomalling Junior High School, Swanleigh Hostel and Lockridge Senior High School
University of Western Australia—BSc (Zoology)
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Consultant |
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Employee, Department of Agriculture 1988–2002 in Derby, Halls Creek, Bruce Rock, Carnarvon, Narrogin, 1995–2002
Community development consultant, Australind
Partner and director, Arid Group 2003–2009 |
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Participant, WA Community Leadership Development Program
Member, Australasia Pacific Extension Network
Member, Board St Matthews School, Narrogin |
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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. 126.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 26 May 2015. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Holt,+Colin+(Col)+James?opendocument |
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