George Strickland (politician)

George Joseph Strickland (3 October 1942 – 23 June 2019) was an Australian politician.

For the British MP, see Sir George Strickland, 7th Baronet.

He was born in Elsternwick but moved to Western Australia in 1946. He was a schoolteacher before entering politics. In 1989, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Scarborough; he moved to Innaloo in 1996. From 1990 to 1993, he was Shadow Minister for Community Services, Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs and Youth, but instead of assuming a ministerial portfolio after the Liberal win in 1993 he was appointed Chairman of Committees and Deputy Speaker, rising to the Speakership in 1997. He retired from politics in 2001.[1]

References
  1. "The Hon. George Joseph Strickland MLA". Parliament of Western Australia.


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