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Labor
Joined Australian Labor Party February 1999 |
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10 February 2001 |
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Butler |
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Electorates
- MLA Innaloo from 10 February 2001 to 26 February 2005. Elected to the Thirty-Sixth Parliament for Innaloo on 10 February 2001 in succession to George Joseph Strickland (retired). Electorate abolished in the redistribution of 2003.
- MLA Mindarie from 26 February 2005–2011. Elected to the Thirty-Seventh Parliament for Mindarie (new seat) on 26 February 2005. Re-elected 2008–2013. Electorate abolished in the redistribution of 2011.
- MLA Butler from 9 March 2013. Elected to the Thirty-Ninth Parliament for Butler (new seat) on 9 March 2013. Re-elected 2017 and 2021.
Parliamentary Appointments
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 29 March 2005 to 7 August 2008
Office
- Shadow Attorney General from 8 April 2009 to 11 March 2017
- Attorney General from 17 March 2017 to 13 December 2018
- Attorney General; Minister for Commerce from 13 December 2018 to 19 March 2021
- Attorney General; Minister for Electoral Affairs from 19 March 2021 to present
Committees
- Member, Public Accounts Committee from 7 April 2005 to 7 August 2008 (Chair from 7 April 2005 to 7 August 2008)
- Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee from 9 May 2013 to 30 January 2017
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Represented WA branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association at 47th General Conference, Melbourne/Canberra 2001
- Attended the 53rd Parliamentary Seminar, Westminster, London, 2004
Historical Notes
- Announced decision not to contest the 2025 state election, 19 February 2024
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Criminal Code (Identity Theft) Amendment Bill 2009 Second reading not agreed to - 16/9/2009
Criminal Code (Identity Theft) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 Bill discharged from Notice Paper under Standing Order 144A - 16/11/2010
Criminal Code (Rock Throwing and Laser Pointing) Amendment Bill 2009 Bill discharged from Notice Paper under Standing Order 144A - 16/11/2010
Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Amendment Bill 2014 Second reading not agreed to - 11/6/2014
Sentence Administration Amendment Bill 2016 Legislative Assembly Amendments - 11/5/2016 |
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Personal Information |
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1 December 1948 |
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Perth, Western Australia |
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Son of John Michael Quigley, indent agent, and Jean Reymond, pharmacist |
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Married (1) ----
Children: one son and two daughters
Married (2) 31 October 2004, West Leederville, WA to Michelle Stronach
Children: two daughters |
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Catholic |
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Nedlands Primary School
Aquinas College
University of Western Australia—LLB, 1970–
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Lawyer |
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Barrister and solicitor
Jackaroo, Mardathuna Station for DJ Maslen's father, after leaving school
Worker, concrete gang for jetty at Broome
Truck driver, Swan Brewery
After articles admitted to the Bar, 23 December 1975
Employee, including senior partner, Kott Gunning, 1977–1991
Owner, Quigley and Co, 1992–2001
Represented Police Union and Prison Officers Union at Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, and appeared for various clients at WA Inc Royal Commission, 1991–1992 |
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Honorary life member, Police Union
Justice of the Peace
Patron, Triggs and North Beach surf life saving clubs
Active in surfing, scuba diving and swimming |
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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. 216.
"Attorney General to step down at next election", Government of Western Australia media statement, 19 February 2024.
Western Australian Parliament website, Current Members, accessed 20 October 2016. |
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