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 Alan Carpenter delivering a speech at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Baton Relay, Kings Park. The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006 Kings Park is a park located on the western edge of Perth, Western Australia Central business district. |
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| Assumed office 25 January 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Geoff Gallop |
| Constituency | Willagee |
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| Born | 4 January 1957 Albany, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse | Annmarie de Costa |
| Profession | Journalist |
Alan Carpenter (born 4 January 1957), Australian politician, is the 28th Premier of Western Australia. The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Geoffrey Ian Gallop AC (born 27 September 1951 is an Australian Academic and former Politician. Willagee is an Electoral district of Western Australia As in other districts the Willagee district elects a single person to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Albany ( is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, situated around a port on the southern coast Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. He took office on 25 January 2006 following the resignation of Dr Geoff Gallop. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Geoffrey Ian Gallop AC (born 27 September 1951 is an Australian Academic and former Politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party, he represents the Electoral district of Willagee in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. Willagee is an Electoral district of Western Australia As in other districts the Willagee district elects a single person to the 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. Prior to becoming Premier of the Government of Western Australia he was Minister for State Development and Minister for Energy (2005-2006), Minister for Education and Training (2003-2005) and Minister for Education and Indigenous Affairs (2001-2003). The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution which dates from 1890 although it has been amended many times since then
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Education
Carpenter was born in Albany, Western Australia, and educated at Mt Lockyer Primary School and Albany Senior High School. Albany ( is located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, situated around a port on the southern coast Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. After graduating in 1974, he travelled Australia, working a variety of different jobs before returning in 1977 to study political science at the University of Western Australia and graduated in 1979. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems The University of Western Australia (UWA is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Media career
Carpenter began working for the Albany Advertiser as a journalist. In 1982 he travelled overseas, spending 11 months in Asia and then moving to Europe, where he worked in various jobs for three years. He returned to Australia in 1986, and began working for the Perth television station TVW-7 as a reporter on politics within the state. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. This article is about the television station in Perth Western Australia In 1990 Carpenter moved to the ABC, continuing his role as state political reporter in his new job. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. He moved up through the ranks in the ABC, acting as the Western Australian presenter of The 7.30 Report in 1992, and moving on to become the first presenter of Stateline in 1996. The 730 Report is an Australian nightly Television current affairs program shown on ABC1 at 7 Stateline is a television current affairs programme produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Politics
He resigned from the ABC in 1996 to begin a career in politics, and was preselected by the ALP to run for the new District of Willagee, which he won. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) During his time in parliament he has held many portfolios, including (as Shadow Minister) Disability Services, Sport & Recreation, Family & Children's Services, Education, Drugs, and (as Government Minister) Education, Sport & Recreation, Indigenous Affairs, Education and Training, State Development, and Energy.
Carpenter was a cabinet minister in the Gallop government, and when Gallop resigned as a result of depression in January 2006, he instantly emerged as a leading candidate to succeed him. Professor Geoffrey Ian Gallop AC (born 27 September 1951 is an Australian Academic and former Politician. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July With the decisions of potential rivals Jim McGinty and Michelle Roberts to withdraw from the race, he was elected unopposed as Premier by the Labor caucus on January 24. James Andrew "Jim" McGinty (born 22 September, 1949) is an Australian politician Not to be confused with the British writer Michèle Roberts. Michelle Hopkins Roberts (born 1960) is an Australian politician Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled
Since November 2006, he removed three cabinet ministers in four months for impropriety exposed by the Corruption and Crime Commission involving former WA Premier Brian Burke. The Corruption and Crime Commission is a permanent investigative commission established by the Government of Western Australia in 2003 largely as a result of the findings of Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947 was Labor Premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988 Nevertheless, Carpenter's "no-nonsense" approach in dealing with this issue found support with the Western Australian public, based on his 60% approval rating in late March 2007 (making him one of Australia's most popular state leaders, along with South Australian Premier Mike Rann). March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Michael David Rann (born 5 January 1953) Australian politician is the 44th Premier of South Australia, serving since 2002. [1] Late 2007 saw dissatisfaction rise with satisfaction falling, however the Preferred Premier figure stayed reletively the same on 63-13, compared to Omodei's dissatisfaction rising but a stagnant low satisfaction rate. Two party preferred polling of 49 percent for Labor saw a swing against them. [2]
Personal
Carpenter is married to Annmarie de Costa, and has four daughters, Grace, Claudia, Isabelle and Ava.
References
External links
- The Premier's website
- Western Australian ALP biography
- "Gallop's colleagues shocked at announcement", Maxine McKew, The 7.30 Report interview transcript, 2006-01-16
| Parliament of Western Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Geoff Gallop |
Premier of Western Australia 2006 – present |
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