Graham West
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Graham James West a former Australia
n politician, was a member of the New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
for Campbelltown
between 2001 and 2011
for the Australian Labor Party
. He was Minister for Juvenile Justice, Minister for Volunteering and Minister for Youth in the New South Wales State Government
. On 4 June 2010, West announced in Parliament his decision to resign from Cabinet and would not contest the 2011 state election.
West was elected Member for Campbelltown at a by-election
on 3 February 2001 following the resignation of Labor MP Michael Knight
. West was re-elected at the general election in March 2003 and Premier Morris Iemma
appointed West as Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Premier on Community and Veterans Affairs, and Assisting the Treasurer, and Assisting the Minister for Finance. He was re-elected on 24 March 2007 and was appointed Minister for Gaming and Racing, and Minister for Sport and Recreation. On 8 September 2008 West was appointed Minister for Juvenile Justice, Volunteering and Youth.
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, was a member of the New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
for Campbelltown
Electoral district of Campbelltown
Campbelltown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's South-west.It is represented by Bryan Doyle of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Campbelltown:-Election results:...
between 2001 and 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
for the Australian Labor Party
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...
. He was Minister for Juvenile Justice, Minister for Volunteering and Minister for Youth in the New South Wales State Government
Government of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
. On 4 June 2010, West announced in Parliament his decision to resign from Cabinet and would not contest the 2011 state election.
West was elected Member for Campbelltown at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
on 3 February 2001 following the resignation of Labor MP Michael Knight
Michael Knight (Australian politician)
Michael Steven Knight AO is a former Australian politician. He was member for Campbelltown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1981 and 2001. He served as Minister for the Olympics between 1995 and 2001 in the Carr Labor government.- Education :Knight attended Doonside High School...
. West was re-elected at the general election in March 2003 and Premier Morris Iemma
Morris Iemma
Morris Iemma , is a former Australian politician and 40th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Bob Carr after he resigned on 3 August 2005. Iemma led the Australian Labor Party to victory in the 2007 election before resigning as Premier on 5 September 2008, and as a Member of Parliament on 19...
appointed West as Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Premier on Community and Veterans Affairs, and Assisting the Treasurer, and Assisting the Minister for Finance. He was re-elected on 24 March 2007 and was appointed Minister for Gaming and Racing, and Minister for Sport and Recreation. On 8 September 2008 West was appointed Minister for Juvenile Justice, Volunteering and Youth.