Kim Hames
| Kim Hames | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Dawesville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1953 Subiaco, Western Australia Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Profession | Doctor |
Dr. Kim Desmond Hames, MBBS, JP, MLA (born 24 March 1953 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a Western Australian politician and Deputy Premier of Western Australia under Colin Barnett. Dr Hames represents the seat of Dawesville in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal party since 2005 election.[1]
First elected in 1993 to the electorate of Dianella, Hames lost his seat in a redistribution in 1994, he was subsequently elected to the new seat of Yokine in 1996 then lost the seat in the 2001 election. Hames won preselection for the seat of Dawesville after the retirement of the sitting member Arthur Marshall.[2]
Appointed as the minister of Housing, Aboriginal Affairs and Water resources in 1997, Hames held on to these portfolios until the defeat of Richard Court's Liberal government in the 2001 election.
Hames is currently the minister of Health and Indigenous Affairs and Deputy Premier.[3]
On becoming Deputy Premier in 2008, Hames became the first Liberal to occupy that role since Cyril Rushton (served 1982-83).
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- ^ "Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook". 2007. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament%5Cmemblist.nsf/AllDocs/EAE4613AD1EAB3D3482569F200172C9B?opendocument. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "ABC Online News - Western Australian Election 2005". 2008. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2005/guide/dawe.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Liberal Party of WA - Kim Hames". 2008. http://www.wa.liberal.org.au/index.php?view=article&catid=49%3Astate-members-category&id=95%3Akim-hames-mla&tmpl=component&print=1&page=&option=com_content&Itemid=125. Retrieved 2008-06-03.[dead link]
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