Members’ biographical register

Hon Peter Foster

House

MLC

Party

Labor
Member WA Labor Carnarvon branch held various positions 2012 onwards

Date first elected

22 May 2021

Year Retired/Resigned

Electorate(s)

Mining and Pastoral Region

Inaugural Speech

Inaugural Video

Speeches

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Parliamentary Service

Service

Electorates

MLC Mining and Pastoral Region commencing 22 May 2021. Elected to the Forty First Parliament for the term commencing 22 May 2021
Contested state election, Mining and Pastoral Region, March 2017

Parliamentary Appointments

Deputy Chair of Committees from 25 May 2021 to present

Parliamentary Party Appointments

Government Whip from 14 February 2023 to present

Committees

Chair, Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs from 25 May 2021 to present
Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 22 June 2021 to present

Private Member's Bills

Personal Information

Death date

Cause of death

Place of death

Cemetery

Arrived in WA

Arrived September 2008

Occupation

Public servant

Employment History

Employee, Centrelink from June 2002 to April 2007 Employee, Medicare Australia from April 2007 to April 2009
Employee, Department of Transport from April 2009 to April 2017
Employee, Department of Communities from April 2017 to March 2021

Local Government

Councillor, Shire of Ashburton from October 2011 to April 2021

Principal Honours

Background/Membership

Resident, NSW, 1979–2008
Middle name: Allan
Delegate, CPSU/CSA from April 2009 to March 2021
Justice of the Peace, from 16 February 2016 onwards
Chairperson, Tom Price Youth Support Association from October 2010 to present
Various positions, Nameless Jarndunmunha Festival Committee, 2010–2019
Chairperson, Tom Price Tidy Town Committee, 2011–2012
Various positions, Mountain View Sporting Club Inc, 2012-2014, 2019 to present
Chairperson, North Tom Price Primary School Board from July 2013 to January 2018
Chairperson, Tom Price Senior High School Board from July 2014 to March 2021
Various positions, Nintirri Centre, 2017–2021
President, Tom Price Primary School P&C from February 2020 to present

References

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Further Information