Mark Lewis (politician)

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Mark Lewis
Member of the Legislative Council
of Western Australia
In office
22 May 2013 –21 May 2017
Constituency Mining and Pastoral Region
Personal details
Born
Mark William Lewis

(1957-11-27) 27 November 1957 (age 63)
Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
Political party Liberal

Mark William Lewis (born 27 November 1957) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017, representing the Mining and Pastoral Region. He was made a minister in the government of Colin Barnett in September 2016.

Lewis was born in Cunnamulla, a small town in South West Queensland. [1] He was raised on a farming and cattle property, and went to a boarding school in Rockhampton before going on to study animal production and health at Gatton Agricultural College (now part of the University of Queensland). After graduating, he moved to the Channel Country, where he worked for the veterinary services branch of the state government's Department of Primary Industries. In 1996, Lewis moved to Carnarvon, Western Australia, to work for that state's Department of Agriculture and Food. [2] He first ran for parliament at the 2008 state election, running in third place on the Liberal ticket in Mining and Pastoral but losing out to other candidates. Following the retirement of Norman Moore (the lead Liberal candidate in 2008), Lewis was elevated to second place on the ticket for the 2013 election, and was elected. [3] In September 2016, following the resignation of Dean Nalder, he was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Food. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Mark William Lewis, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Hon Mark Lewis, MLC | Maiden Speech, Parliament of Western Australia, 23 May 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Hon. Mark William Lewis MLC MA (App Sc); Adv Dip; Assoc Dip, Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "WA Cabinet reshuffle: Colin Barnett promotes little-known MP Mark Lewis; Bill Marmion gets Transport", ABC News, 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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