Ray Halligan

Ray Halligan (born 23 August 1939) is an Australian politician.

Halligan was born in Sydney in 1939. He attended Woy Woy High School, in the New South Wales Central Coast town of Woy Woy.

In 1968, Halligan was awarded his Accountancy Certificate, and began to practice as an accountant. Working in Papua New Guinea for a time, Halligan was employed with the Papua New Guinea Development Bank, as well as private companies in the country. For a time he was Chief Accountant for the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. Halligan is a member of the National Institute of Accountants.

Halligan was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1997 for the Liberal Party of Australia, as the member for the North Metropolitan Region. He was elected at a by-election, after the previous member, Ross Lightfoot, was appointed to the Australian Senate to fill a casual vacancy.

From 9 March to 31 December 2001, Halligan was the Shadow Minister for Local Government. From 1 January 2002 to 20 March 2005, he was the Shadow Minister for three portfolios: Housing, Works and Services and Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. Since 20 March 2005, he has been the Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs only.

Since 24 May 2005, Halligan has been the Deputy Chairman of Committees for the Parliament of Western Australia. He is the Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committees on the Corruption & Crime Commission and on Delegated Legislation, and in the past has been a member of the Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Halligan is the secretary for the parliamentary wing of the Liberal Party in Western Australia.

Halligan is a member of a number of political and community organisations, including Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and Australian National Flag Association.

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