Dr. Kim Desmond Hames, MBBS

MBBS

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, JP

Justice of the Peace

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(born 24 March 1953 in Subiaco

Subiaco, Western Australia

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, Western Australia

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) is a Western Australia

Western Australia

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n politician and Deputy Premier of Western Australia

Deputy Premier of Western Australia

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 under Colin Barnett

Colin Barnett

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. Dr Hames represents the seat of Dawesville

Electoral district of Dawesville

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 in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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 for the Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 party since 2005 election

Western Australian state election, 2005

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

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First elected in 1993 to the electorate of Dianella

Electoral district of Dianella

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, Hames lost his seat in a redistribution in 1994, he was subsequently elected to the new seat of Yokine

Electoral district of Yokine

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 in 1996 then lost the seat in the 2001 election

Western Australian state election, 2001

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 10 February 2001 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

. Hames won preselection for the seat of Dawesville after the retirement of the sitting member Arthur Marshall.

Appointed as the minister of Housing, Aboriginal Affairs and Water resources in 1997, Hames held on to these portfolios until the defeat of Richard Court

Richard Court

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's Liberal

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 government in the 2001 election

Western Australian state election, 2001

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 10 February 2001 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...

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Hames is currently the minister of Health and Indigenous Affairs and Deputy Premier.

On becoming Deputy Premier in 2008, Hames became the first Liberal to occupy that role since Cyril Rushton (served 1982-83).