John Hyde (Australian state politician)

John Hyde
John Hyde
Member of the Western Australian Parliament; for Perth
	In office; 10 February 2001 – 9 March 2013
Preceded by	Diana Warnock
Succeeded by	Eleni Evangel
Mayor of the Town of Vincent
	In office; 1999–2001
Personal details
Born	John Norman Hyde; 13 October 1957 (age 67); Hamilton, Victoria
Citizenship	Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Relations	John Hyde (father)
Alma mater	Deakin University; Murdoch University
Profession	Teacher

John Norman Hyde (born 13 October 1957 in Hamilton, Victoria) was the member in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Perth.

His father was Geelong and Claremont football player John Hyde.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the seat in 2001 after the retirement of Diana Warnock.^[2]

He was Shadow Minister for Local Government; Culture and the Arts; Heritage; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests. He lost his seat in the March 2013 elections.

Hyde was the first openly gay man to be elected to the Western Australian parliament. Previously, he was Mayor of the Town of Vincent.

Gallery

John Hyde on float at Pride 2009

References

^ "Inaugural Speech" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ "Mr John Norman Hyde MLA BA, DipEd". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Diana Warnock	Member for Perth 2001–2013	Succeeded by Eleni Evangel

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[inauguralspeech-1] "Inaugural Speech" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

[parliament1-2] "Mr John Norman Hyde MLA BA, DipEd". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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