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Dr Mal Washer Member of the Australian Parliament
for MooreIncumbent Assumed office
3 October 1998Preceded by Paul Filing Personal details Born 12 August 1945
Bunbury, Western AustraliaNationality Australian Political party Liberal Party of Australia Alma mater University of Western Australia Occupation MP, General practitioner Dr Malcolm James Washer (born 12 August 1945), Australian politician,[1] has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since October 1998, representing the Division of Moore, Western Australia.[2] He was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western Australia, graduating in 1970 with degrees in medicine and surgery. He was a general practitioner before entering politics.[3]
He is considered a moderate Liberal in a very conservative state and is supportive of socially liberal issues such as same-sex marriage [4] During 2010 and 2011 he was the contact for the Australian Parliamentary Group on Drug Law Reform (APGDLR), a cross party group of 100 MP’s from Australian State and Commonwealth parliaments. The group was set up in 1993 after a meeting in Canberra convened by Michael Moore (Australian politician) (ACT Assembly) and Ann Symonds (MLC, NSW). [5]
In August 2011 he announced he would not be contesting the next Australian federal election.[6]
References
- ^ "Senators and Members, by Date of Birth". 42nd Parliament. 17 September 2009. http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/42/mpsbyage.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "Australian Legistlative Election of 3 October 1998". http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1998/1998repswa.txt. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "About Dr Mal Washer". http://www.malwasher.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ "Liberals join gay marriage conscience vote call". The Age (Melbourne). 9 November 2010. http://www.theage.com.au/national/liberals-join-gay-marriage-conscience-vote-call-20101108-17klf.html. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Australian Parliamentary Group for Drug Law Reform". http://adlrf.org.au/about/apgdlr/. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ ABC, The World Today, 15 August 2011
External links
Parliament of Australia Preceded by
Paul FilingMember for Moore
1998–presentIncumbent Current Members of the Australian House of Representatives from Western Australia Labor Liberal Julie Bishop · Barry Haase · Steve Irons · Dennis Jensen · Michael Keenan · Nola Marino · Judi Moylan · Don Randall · Luke Simpkins · Mal Washer · Ken WyattNationals WA Tony CrookCategories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Australia politicians
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Moore
- People from Bunbury
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