Ian Taylor (Australian politician)
Ian Frederick Taylor (born 15 March 1949) is a former Australian politician and Western Australian Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader.
Ian Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Premier of Western Australia | |
| In office 13 February 1990 – 16 February 1993 | |
| Premier | Carmen Lawrence |
| Preceded by | David Parker |
| Succeeded by | Hendy Cowan |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 7 February 1994 – 12 October 1994 | |
| Premier | Richard Court |
| Preceded by | Carmen Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Jim McGinty |
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Kalgoorlie | |
| In office 1981–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Evans |
| Succeeded by | Megan Anwyl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Frederick Taylor 15 March 1949 |
Taylor was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in 1981 as the Labor Party (ALP) member for Kalgoorlie.[1] In 1986, he was appointed Minister for Health and also held the Aged Care, Lands and Consumer Affairs portfolios at various times. Following Brian Burke's resignation in 1988, he became Minister for Police in Peter Dowding's ministry, and on Carmen Lawrence's ascension to the premiership in 1990 he became Deputy Premier and Minister for Finance (although his portfolio varied during this time) corresponding to Premier Lawrence also being the Treasurer.[2] Labor was defeated at the 1993 state election and Taylor became Leader of the Opposition in February 1994 when Lawrence resigned to enter federal parliament.[3][4] He was succeeded by Jim McGinty in October. In 1996 he resigned to contest the federal seat of Kalgoorlie against Labor rebel Graeme Campbell, who defeated him as an independent. He was only the second WA Labor leader, and the first in over 90 years, not to take the party into an election.
In 2000, Taylor announced his intention to leave the ALP over the treatment of former Labor politician Larry Graham.[5]
References
- "An Alphabetical Listing of Members of the Legislative Assembly since 1890" (PDF). Parliamentary Library Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "Deputy Premiers of Western Australia" (PDF). Parliamentary Library Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "Leaders of the Opposition from 1905" (PDF). Parliamentary Library Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- "The Poll Bludger - Australian State and Federal Elections". www.pollbludger.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008.
- Price, Matt (19 February 2000). "Ex-Labor leader to quit party". The Australian.
FORMER state Opposition leader Ian Taylor intends to resign from the Labor Party over the dumping of his friend and long-time colleague, Larry Graham.