Shane Love | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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37th Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia Elections: 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 30 January 2023 –25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Premier | Mark McGowan (2023) Roger Cook (2023–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Peter Rundle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mia Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Basil Zempilas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16th Leader of the Nationals Party in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 30 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deputy | Peter Rundle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mia Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Mid-West (2025–present) Moore (2013–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 9 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Grant Woodhams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Ronald Shane Love 30 August 1961 Kerang,Victoria,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | The Nationals WA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Western Australia (BComm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profession | Politician,farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Shane Love (born 30 August 1961) [1] is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Moore,representing the National Party of Australia (WA) and is a former leader of the opposition of Western Australia.
Love was born on 30 August 1961 in Kerang,Victoria. He moved to Western Australia in 1974. [1]
Before entering state politics,Love was active in local government for more than 12 years. He served as the Dandaragan Shire President from 2004 until 2013. [2]
On 10 March 2020,Love was elected as deputy party leader,replacing Jacqui Boydell. [3]
On 30 January 2023,Love was elected as the leader of the National Party,replacing Mia Davies after she resigned. This also made him the leader of the opposition, [4] as the National Party held more seats than the Liberal Party.
In the 2025 Western Australian state election,he was elected in the newly created seat of Mid-West. [5] Love was replaced as leader of the opposition by Basil Zempilas after the election. [6]
Love formerly supported the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, [7] but changed to opposing the Voice in August 2023. [8]
Love opposes the Australian Labor Party's effort to phase out Live Exports nationwide by 2028, [9] claiming that potentially thousands of Jobs are at risk if implemented. [10]