Dan Caddy | |
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Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for North Metropolitan Region | |
Assumed office 22 May 2021 | |
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Born | Cottesloe, Western Australia | 19 March 1973
Political party | Labor |
Alma mater | Murdoch University |
Daniel James Caddy (born 19 March 1973) [1] is an Australian politician.
Caddy attended Christ Church Grammar School and Murdoch University. His father David Caddy was chair of the Western Australian Planning Commission. Prior to entering parliament he worked as a ministerial adviser. [2]
At the 2021 Western Australian state election, Caddy was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor member for North Metropolitan. [3]
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