Stephen Dawson
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t isn’t beyond no ambitions to grab the top job these things the bounds of can be thrust upon them by their colleagues possiblity that who need a capable candidate. a future Western The second premier of our state was one Australia premier George Lionel Throssell who was born at could be a son of Fermoy, Co. Cork in May 1840. At the age of ten Ireland. Indeed, his family left Ireland for Western Australia. He it has happened went on to become a successful merchant and before. Premier to get involved in the local politics of Northam Mark McGowan and then in the new Legislative Assembly. and several of his When his party leader and the premier of the ministers have some day walked away from state parliament to Irish ancestry but one of the cabinet’s most join the new Federated parliament he was senior members is a full blooded Irishman, succeeded by Throssell on February 15, 1901. Stephen Dawson. He was born in Dublin and It was to be a short premiership. He was a first came to Australia in 1986 on a family very capable administrator but his extreme holiday. Then in 1989 the Dawson family difficulty in hearing and inability migrated to Australia to escape the struggling to handle political factions and Irish economy. He joined the Labor party on in-fighting meant he led the his first day at Edith Cowan University and government into an election since then has worked his way up through the which they losed. On May party as a Chief of Staff to various government 27 he resigned as leader ministers in WA (and Victoria) before first and moved to the backgetting elected in 2013 as a Member of the bench where he retired Legislative Council (MLC) for the WA electorate three years later. If another of Mining & Pastoral Region where he is Irishman ever gets into the the party’s biggest vote getter. He has held position again hopefully multiple shadow and cabinet positions since they might last longer than a 2013 and is currently Minister for Emergency hundred days. Services, Innovation and ICT, Medical Research and Volunteering. And in July last year Mr Dawson was made acting premier for something like four or five days while See all our Monthly Specials at tyrepowerperthcity.com.au McGowan – affectionately called ‘State Daddy’ by many – During these • WHEEL REFURB & PUNCTURES Call Fiona or Adrian Covid-19 took a break. • WHEEL ALIGNMENTS
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A consistently strong performer with an easy going nature he is a popular figure amongst his labor party colleagues and in the Irish community. It may be some time before Mark McGowan’s popularity dwindles to the point it becomes a liability, they lose an election or there is a leadership coup and the party will need to pick a new leader. Even if a politican has
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