Kim Hames

The Honourable Dr Kim Hames JP
Hames in October 2012
Deputy Premier of Western Australia
In office 23 September 2008 – 16 February 2016
Premier	Colin Barnett
Preceded by	Eric Ripper
Succeeded by	Liza Harvey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office 26 February 2005 – 30 January 2017
Preceded by	Arthur Marshall
Succeeded by	Zak Kirkup
Constituency	Dawesville
In office 6 February 1993 – 14 December 1996
Preceded by	Keith Wilson
Succeeded by	None (abolished)
Constituency	Dianella
In office 14 December 1996 – 10 February 2001
Preceded by	None (new seat)
Succeeded by	Bob Kucera
Constituency	Yokine
Personal details
Born	Kim Desmond Hames (1953-03-24) 24 March 1953 (age 71) Subiaco, Western Australia
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	University of Western Australia

Kim Desmond Hames (born 24 March 1953) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2017. He served as a minister in the governments of Richard Court and Colin Barnett, and was deputy premier to Barnett from 2008 to 2016. Hames retired from parliament at the 2017 state election.^[1]