Fred Riebeling
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Fredrick Riebeling (born 29 January 1953) is an Australia
n politician. He was a Labor
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
from 1992 to 2008.
Riebeling was born in Bridgetown
. He firstly represented the electorate of Ashburton
until the electorate was abolished in 1994 and became part of the electorate of Burrup
which itself later abolished in a redistribution in 2003 and became part of the electorate of North West Coastal
Riebeling was appointed as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
in 2001.
He is married to Colleen Riebling and has three sons: Brendan, Shane and Paul.
Riebeling retired shortly before the 2008 election
and Vince Catania, the son of Balcatta MP Nick Catania
won preselection for the vacant seat and retained the seat for the Labor Party.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was a Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
from 1992 to 2008.
Riebeling was born in Bridgetown
Bridgetown, Western Australia
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. He firstly represented the electorate of Ashburton
Electoral district of Ashburton
Ashburton was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1901 and again from 1989 to 1996....
until the electorate was abolished in 1994 and became part of the electorate of Burrup
Electoral district of Burrup
Burrup was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2005.The district was based in the rural north-west of Western Australia...
which itself later abolished in a redistribution in 2003 and became part of the electorate of North West Coastal
Riebeling was appointed as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly. The office has existed since the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1890 under the Constitution Act 1889...
in 2001.
He is married to Colleen Riebling and has three sons: Brendan, Shane and Paul.
Riebeling retired shortly before the 2008 election
Western Australian state election, 2008
A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
and Vince Catania, the son of Balcatta MP Nick Catania
Nick Catania
Nicholas Mark "Nick" Catania is an Australian politician. Catania served as Mayor of the City of Vincent in inner-city Perth, Western Australia between 2001 and 2011...
won preselection for the vacant seat and retained the seat for the Labor Party.