Reece Whitby
Reece Whitby | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Baldivis | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | new seat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1964 Perth, Western Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Reece Raymond Whitby (born 29 May 1964) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election, representing Baldivis. Shortly after the 2017 election he was appointed by Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and Minister for Energy and Finance and as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment and Disability Services.
Whitby was raised in Balga, and was a journalist before entering politics. He was a newsreader and senior reporter at Channel Seven. He ran unsuccessfully as the Labor candidate for Morley in 2008 and 2013.[1]
References
- ^ Green, Antony (2017). "Baldivis". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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