Chris Baker (politician)

Chris Baker BA LLB (Hons), Notary Public (born 9 July 1958), Australian politician, is a member of the Liberal Party, and was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1996-2001) and City of Joondalup councillor (2001-2005).

Baker was born in Brisbane and moved to Western Australia in 1989. Prior to entering parliament as the member for the newly-created seat of Joondalup, he was a barrister, solicitor and proprietor of a law firm. In parliament, he was involved in a number of committees, including the Public Accounts Committee. He lost the seat at the February 2001 state election to his Labor rival, Tony O'Gorman.

On 5 May 2001, Baker was elected as councillor for the Marina ward of Joondalup with an overwhelming majority of votes.[1]. He was one of a group of councillors who supported the controversial CEO, Denis Smith, and was criticised by the inquiry into the City of Joondalup by lawyer Greg McIntyre.

External links

• Biography of Chris Baker (page 19)
• Report of the Inquiry into the City of Joondalup (4MB PDF)
• WA Business News on inquiry - includes Baker's response.

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