Peter Nattrass

Dr. Peter Roland Nattrass is a Perth businessman and politician who was the Lord Mayor of the Perth City Council from 1995 to 2007 having succeeded Reg Withers. He was elected to the council in 1977. He was re-elected Lord Mayor in 1999 and again in 2003. His term in the office of Lord Mayor is the longest held for the City of Perth.

Nattrass was succeeded by the first female Lord Mayor of Perth, Lisa Scaffidi on 21 October 2007.

Peter was born to Joyce Nattrass whose husband, Roland Nattrass, was a consultant gynaecologist in Perth's public hospitals. He attended Hale School, UWA and the RCOG in London. He began private practice in 1975 and entered local politics in 1977. His political career culminated in his election as Lord Mayor of Perth in 1995.In July 2004, the West Australian newspaper colluded with Larry Graham, an independent MLA, to air allegations of domestic violence made by Margot Nattrass, his former wife. As a result, the Legislative Assembly voted on a motion to consider whether he was a fit and proper person to hold the position of Lord Mayor. The motion was lost (41/1). [ [http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hans35.nsf/16ab30a0303e54f448256bf7002049e8/7e9836d71650b2e148256f8700264625?OpenDocument Hansard] ] [cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1172413.htm | title = The West in cowards' castle | accessdate = 2007-05-05 | author = David Marr| authorlink = David Marr (journalist) | date = 2004-08-09 | format = | work = Media Watch (transcript) | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | pages = | language = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | quote = These matters were brought to my attention by the organisers of the conference and that was the Western Australian paper. - Larry Graham MLA to West Australian Parliament, 29 June 2004] Nattrass is member of civic and planning commissions, Rotary, the WA Trotting assoc. and the Royal King's Park Tennis Club and the Royal Perth Yacht Club.

His partner is Liberal member for Curtin and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Julie Bishop.

ee also

*List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Perth

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