John Quigley (politician)

John Quigley
Attorney-General of Western Australia
Assumed office
17 March 2017[1]
PremierMark McGowan
Preceded byMichael Mischin
Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office
1 May 2001 – 6 September 2008
PremierGeoff Gallop
Alan Carpenter
Preceded byChris Baker
Succeeded byWendy Duncan
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Butler
Assumed office
9 March 2013
Preceded byConstituency created
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Mindarie
In office
26 February 2005 – 9 March 2013
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Innaloo
In office
10 February 2001 – 26 February 2005
Preceded byGeorge Strickland
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
John Robert Quigley

(1948-12-01) 1 December 1948 (age 75)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
Spouses
Mary Ellen
(m. 1983; div. 1994)
Darryl Wookey
(m. 1994; div. 1997)
[2]
Michelle Stronach
(m. 2004; div. 2021)
Children5
Residence(s)Trigg, Western Australia, Australia
EducationAquinas College
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia (LLB; 1974)
OccupationTrade union lawyer
(Police Union of Western Australia)
Trade union delegate
(Australian Council of
Trade Unions
)
ProfessionBarrister
Politician
Websitewww.johnquigley.com.au

John Robert Quigley (born 1 December 1948) is an Australian barrister, solicitor and politician in Western Australia. A member of the ALP, he has served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from the 2001 election until the present, initially as the Member for Innaloo (2001–2005) until that seat's abolition in an electoral redistribution, then as the Member for Mindarie (2005-2013) until that seat's abolition in an electoral redistribution and is currently the Member for Butler. As of March 2022, he is the state's Attorney-General and Minister for Electoral Affairs in the second McGowan ministry after holding the position of Attorney General and Minister for Commerce in the McGowan Ministry.[3]


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