Jim McGinty
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| In office 12 October 1994 – 8 October 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Taylor |
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| Succeeded by | Geoff Gallop |
| Constituency | Fremantle |
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| Born | 22 September 1949 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Profession | Trade Union Secretary |
James Andrew (Jim) McGinty (born 22 September 1949) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 1990, representing the district of Fremantle. He was Labor Party leader and Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1996. He served as a minister, most notably as Attorney-General, in the governments of Carmen Lawrence, Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter.
McGinty was born in the Western Australian town of Kalgoorlie. He studied Arts and Law at the University of Western Australia. Before entering politics, he worked as an industrial officer, then became Secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union.
First elected to parliament at the 1990 Fremantle state by-election, McGinty became a minister in the government of Carmen Lawrence in 1991. He was made the Minister for Housing, Construction, Services and Heritage. With the exception of the Services, which he relinquished soon after taking the Environment portfolio in late 1992, McGinty held all these portfolios until Labor's defeat at the 1993 state election.
McGinty became leader of his party in 1994, succeeding Ian Taylor, only to be replaced by Geoff Gallop prior to the 1996 state election. After Labor returned to power at the 2001 state election, McGinty was again on the treasury bench. He became the Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Legal Affairs, Electoral Affairs, Peel and South West. A reshuffle in 2003 saw McGinty remain Attorney-General and Minister for Electoral Affairs, as well becoming Minister for Health. He retained these portfolios until Labor's defeat at the 2008 state election.
In the 2008 WA election McGinty faced the prospect of losing his seat to Greens candidate Adele Carles when the Liberal candidate Brian Christie and Carles were neck-and-neck. If Christie had finished third, most of his preferences would have been transferred to Carles (as Liberal and Labor are both rivals, they would almost certainly have not flowed to Labor), meaning that McGinty would have lost the election by over 3000 votes. Carles eventually slipped to third by 500 votes.
On 3 April 2009, McGinty will reportedly announce his retirement from politics, triggering a by-election for his district.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "McGinty quits to make way for 'new blood'". ABC. 3 April 2009. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/04/03/2533924.htm.
- Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook, excerpt "McGINTY, James Andrew, MLA" (available online)
- "Gallop's colleagues shocked at announcement", Maxine McKew, The 7.30 Report interview transcript, 2006-01-16
- Western Australian ALP biography
- Western Australian Electoral Commission. District of Fremantle results (published 2 October 2008).
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ian Taylor |
Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia 1994–1996 |
Succeeded by Geoff Gallop |
| Preceded by Peter Foss |
Attorney-General of Western Australia 2001–2008 |
Succeeded by Christian Porter |
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| Preceded by Ian Taylor |
Leader of the Labor Party in Western Australia 1994–1996 |
Succeeded by Geoff Gallop |
| Parliament of Western Australia | ||
| Preceded by David Parker |
Member for Fremantle 1990–2009 |
Succeeded by Adele Carles |
