Shane Love

Ronald Shane Love (born 30 August 1961)[1] is an Australian politician. He is the member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Moore, representing the National Party of Australia (WA) and is currently the leader of the opposition of Western Australia.

Shane Love
MLA
Love in 2013
Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia
Assumed office
30 January 2023
PremierMark McGowan (2023)
Roger Cook (2023–)
DeputyPeter Rundle
Preceded byMia Davies
Leader of the Nationals WA
Assumed office
30 January 2023
DeputyPeter Rundle
Preceded byMia Davies
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
for Moore
Assumed office
9 March 2013
Preceded byGrant Woodhams
Party leadership positions
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office
13 March 2021 – 30 January 2023
LeaderMia Davies
Preceded byLibby Mettam
Succeeded byPeter Rundle
Deputy Leader ofthe Nationals WA
In office
10 March 2020 – 30 January 2023
Preceded byJacqui Boydell
Succeeded byPeter Rundle
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Lands
In office
8 December 2014 – 11 March 2017
LeaderTerry Redman
Brendon Grylls
Mia Davies
Preceded byVince Catania
Succeeded byMartin Aldridge
Ministerial offices
Shadow Minister for Federal-State Relations
Government Accountability
Assumed office
7 February 2023
PremierMark McGowan
Roger Cook
Assistant Minister for State Development
In office
8 December 2014 – 27 March 2017
PremierColin Barnett
Preceded byBill Marmion
Succeeded byAlannah MacTiernan
Personal details
Born
Ronald Shane Love

(1961-08-30) 30 August 1961
Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Political partyThe Nationals WA
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia (BComm)
ProfessionPolitician, farmer

Early life

Love was born on 30 August 1961 in Kerang, Victoria. He moved to Western Australia in 1974.[1]

Political career

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.

Despite being the leader of the opposition, Love is not included in opinion polls on the question of preferred premier and approval ratings with political observers not believing he will ever be premier as it is deemed unlikely the Nationals will ever outperform the Labor and Liberal parties in future elections.[5]

Political positions

Love formerly supported the Indigenous Voice to Parliament,[6] but changed to opposing the voice in August 2023.[7]

References
  1. "Mr Ronald (Shane) Shane Love MLA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  2. https://www.nationalswa.com/our-team/shane-love/
  3. "The Nationals WA elect Shane Love as New Deputy Leader". Nationals WA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. Perpitch, Nicolas; Bourke, Keane; Burmas, Grace (30 January 2023). "Shane Love is WA's new opposition leader, as Libby Mettam takes over Liberal party leadership". ABC News. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. https://thewest.com.au/opinion/editorial-pragmatism-is-needed-in-thrashing-out-opposition-deal--c-11632182
  6. https://nit.com.au/05-04-2023/5519/wa-liberals-defy-dutton-back-the-voice-to-parliament
  7. "WA Nats withdraw support for voice". The Australian. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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