Sue Walker | |
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Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Nedlands | |
In office 9 June 2001 –23 September 2008 | |
Preceded by | Richard Court |
Succeeded by | Bill Marmion |
Personal details | |
Born | Plymouth, England, United Kingdom | 14 September 1951
Citizenship | Australian |
Political party | Liberal Party (1978 - 2008) Independent (2008) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Susan Elizabeth Walker (born 14 September 1951) is a British-born Australian politician. She represented the electorate of Nedlands in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia between June 2001 and September 2008. Walker was originally elected as a Liberal member but turned independent in 2008. [1]
Walker was born in Plymouth, England and arrived in Western Australia in 1967. She was a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws graduate at the University of Western Australia.
A member of the Liberal Party since 1978, Walker entered parliament at the 2001 Nedlands by-election, replacing a former premier, Richard Court. She served as a shadow attorney-general under Paul Omodei, but resigned from the party in February 2008 following Troy Buswell's successful challenge for the party's leadership. [2] Her stated reasons for leaving the party were the continued influence of both Brian Burke and Noel Crichton-Browne on State politics, as well as her party's support of a government decision to close a facility within her electorate. [3] Walker remained in parliament as an independent until her defeat at the September 2008 State election by her replacement as Liberal candidate, Bill Marmion. [4]
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