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The Hon. Paul Francis Patrick WHELAN (1943 - )

  • Date of Birth: 12/12/1943
  • Place of Birth: Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Parliament Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly1 May 197628 Feb 200326yr(s) 9mth(s) 28day(s)
Member for Ashfield1 May 197612 Sep 19782yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s)45th (1976 - 1978)
Member for Ashfield7 Oct 197828 Aug 19812yr(s) 10mth(s) 22day(s)46th (1978 - 1981)
Member for Ashfield9 Sep 19815 Mar 19842yr(s) 5mth(s) 26day(s)47th (1981 - 1984)
Member for Ashfield24 Mar 198422 Feb 19883yr(s) 10mth(s) 30day(s)48th (1984 - 1988)
Member for Ashfield19 Mar 19883 May 19913yr(s) 1mth(s) 15day(s)49th (1988 - 1991)
Member for Ashfield25 May 19913 Mar 19953yr(s) 9mth(s) 7day(s)50th (1991 - 1995)
Member for Ashfield25 Mar 19955 Mar 19993yr(s) 11mth(s) 9day(s)51st (1995 - 1999)
Member for Strathfield27 Mar 199928 Feb 20033yr(s) 11mth(s) 2day(s)52nd (1999 - 2003)
Minister for Consumer Affairs and Minister or Roads2 Oct 19811 Feb 19831yr(s) 4mth(s)
Minister for Water Resources and Minister for Forests1 Feb 198310 Feb 19841yr(s) 10day(s)
Minister for Water Resources, Minister for Forests and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs10 Feb 19845 Apr 19841mth(s) 27day(s)
Minister for Police4 Apr 19951 Dec 19972yr(s) 7mth(s) 28day(s)
Minister for Police1 Dec 19978 Apr 19991yr(s) 4mth(s) 8day(s)
Minister for Police8 Apr 199927 Nov 20012yrs 7mths 20days
Parliamentary Secretary28 Nov 200128 Feb 20031yr 3mths 1day
Leader of the House28 Nov 200128 Feb 20031yr 3mths 1day

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined 1968. Former Secretary New South Wales Parliamentary Labor Party. Various positions held over the years.


Community Activity

Alderman Ashfield Municipal Council 1970-1976 (Mayor 1971-1976). Trustee of the Ethnic Affairs Commission.


Qualifications, occupations and interests

Lawyer (solicitor). Educated at St Francis Xavier Primary School, Ashbury, De La Salle College, Ashfield and University of Sydney, LL.B. Previously a taxi driver and a solicitor practising at Ashfield, (admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court in 1968). Admitted to the New South Wales Bar 22 June 1988. Recreational interests include tennis, cricket and swimming.


Personal

Married Colleen Healey on 1 May 1968 and had issue, 2 daughters and 2 sons.


Additional Information



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