Terry Waldron
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Terrence Keith Waldron (aka "Terry" or "Tuck") was born on 17 February 1951 in Subiaco
, Australia
. He has been a Nationals
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
since February 2001, representing the electorate of Wagin
, and is the deputy leader of the National Party of Western Australia.
Waldron grew up on his family farm in Jingalup near Kojonup
and attended the local primary school before going to boarding school at Hale School
in Perth
After completing his high school education Waldron briefly returned to the family farm for a year before moving back to Perth to work in the insurance
industry and further his football
and cricket
career. He then returned to Kojonup in 1975 and worked in real estate, eventually managing the regional branch of Elders.
In 1992 he was appointed the general manager of the Western Australian Country Football League and continued in that position until entering politics.
Following the retirement of Bob Weise, Waldron won preselection by the National party for the seat of Wagin.
In the following election
in 2001 Waldron won the seat with a margin of 26%.
Waldron was re-elected in the 2005 election
by a margin of 19%.
He is married to Noelene Waldron and they have four children; Jemma, Kelly, Bonnie and Jessica.
Cottesloe, Western Australia
-Transport:Cottesloe is served by Swanbourne, Grant Street, Cottesloe, Mosman Park and Victoria Street railway stations on the Fremantle line. Various bus routes along Stirling Highway and through the suburb's western and eastern sections link Cottesloe to Perth and Fremantle. All services are...
, Australia
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...
. He has been a Nationals
National Party of Western Australia
The National Party of Western Australia is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity....
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....
since February 2001, representing the electorate of Wagin
Electoral district of Wagin
Wagin is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Wagin is named for the rural town of Wagin. The district covers a vast expanse of territory in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region....
, and is the deputy leader of the National Party of Western Australia.
Waldron grew up on his family farm in Jingalup near Kojonup
Kojonup, Western Australia
Kojonup is a town located 256 km south-east of Perth, Western Australia along Albany Highway.The name Kojonup is believed to refer to the "Kodja" or stone axe made by Indigenous Australians from the local stone....
and attended the local primary school before going to boarding school at Hale School
Hale School
Hale School is a selective, independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
After completing his high school education Waldron briefly returned to the family farm for a year before moving back to Perth to work in the insurance
Insurance
In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. An insurer is a company selling the...
industry and further his football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
and cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
career. He then returned to Kojonup in 1975 and worked in real estate, eventually managing the regional branch of Elders.
In 1992 he was appointed the general manager of the Western Australian Country Football League and continued in that position until entering politics.
Following the retirement of Bob Weise, Waldron won preselection by the National party for the seat of Wagin.
In the following 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...
in 2001 Waldron won the seat with a margin of 26%.
Waldron was re-elected in the 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...
by a margin of 19%.
He is married to Noelene Waldron and they have four children; Jemma, Kelly, Bonnie and Jessica.