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Electorates
- MLC Agricultural Region from 22 May 2013. Elected to the Thirty-Ninth Parliament for the Agricultural Region on 5 April 2013, for term commencing 22 May 2013. Re-elected 2017, 2021 for the terms commencing on 22 May.
Office
- Opposition Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development, Agriculture and Food, Wheatbelt, Mid West from 19 April 2013 to 17 March 2017
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade from 17 March 2017 to 19 March 2021
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Hydrogen Industry from 19 March 2021 to 14 December 2022
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment; Climate Action; Racing and Gaming from 14 December 2022 to 8 December 2023
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Energy; Environment; Climate Action from 8 December 2023
Committees
- Deputy Chair, Standing Committee on Public Administration from 22 May 2013 to 21 May 2017
- Member, Standing Committee on Public Administration from 23 May 2017 to 21 May 2021
- Member, Standing Committee on Public Administration from 25 May 2021 to present
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Personal Information |
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19 April 1965 |
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Edenhope, Victoria, Australia |
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Arrived in Western Australia in 1966 |
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Son of Howard (died) and Lyn |
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Married to Lesley
Children: one daughter and two sons. Third child died as a result of complications at birth |
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Attended primary school in Geraldton
Boarder, Guildford Grammar School. Awarded a music scholarship.
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Farmer |
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Purchased Loughmore at Jennacubbine in the WA wheatbelt with parents
Chair, Wheatbelt Development Commission |
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Moved to Midwest, near Geraldton as a child
Chair, Wheatbelt Development Commission for six years
Board Chair, Sacred Heart Catholic School |
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Parliament of Western Australia. Current Members. Accessed 8 May 2014, http://intranet/parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/West,+Darren+Legh?opendocument
Parliament of Western Australia, Inaugural speech, 23 May 2014.
Western Australian Government Gazette, Perth, Thursday, 8 December 2023. No. 163, Special. |
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