Liza Harvey
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| 34th Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 June 2019 – 24 November 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Mark McGowan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Bill Marmion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mike Nahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zak Kirkup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for Scarborough | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 September 2008 – 13 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Stuart Aubrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Liza Mary Browne 25 October 1966 Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Hal Harvey
(m. 1996; wid. 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Mercedes College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Recreational management (Self-employed) Customer service (Qantas) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Businesswoman Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liza Mary Harvey (née Browne; born 25 October 1966) is an Australian politician who was the
Early life
Harvey was born in
Politics
Harvey entered parliament at the
In December 2015, Kim Hames announced his intention to resign as deputy leader of the Liberal Party (and to retire from parliament at the 2017 state election).[6] Harvey was elected as his replacement unopposed in February 2016, and was sworn in as deputy premier a few days later, becoming the first woman to hold either position.[7] In January 2017, Harvey confirmed that she would stand for the Liberal leadership once Colin Barnett retired. However, on 21 March former treasurer Mike Nahan was elected unopposed as the new leader of the party with Harvey continuing as his deputy.
Leader of the Opposition
Nahan resigned as leader on 13 June 2019, and Harvey was elected his successor unopposed.[8] She was the first woman to be the leader of the WA Liberal Party and the second woman to serve as WA opposition leader after Carmen Lawrence.[9]
Harvey called for WA to open its borders during the
At the 2021 election, Harvey lost her seat of Scarborough to Labor's Stuart Aubrey.[12]
Personal life
Harvey married her husband, Hal Lewis Harvey, in 1996. He had one daughter from a previous relationship, and they had a son and a daughter together.[1] Her husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2011, and died from the disease in 2014, aged 55.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Liza Mary Harvey – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Inaugural Speech: Mrs Liza Harvey MLA (Member for Scarborough), Hansard (Legislative Assembly), 25 November 2008.
- ^ Black, David and Phillips, Harry (2012). Making a Difference: Women in the Western Australian Parliament 1921–2012 (PDF). Parliament House, Perth, Western Australia: Parliament of Western Australia. pp. 481–486.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Scarborough (Key Seat), Western Australian State Election 2008, Antony Green's Election Guide. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Hon. Liza Mary Harvey MLA – Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Jessica Strutt, "Health Minister Kim Hames to resign as Deputy Premier of WA in February", ABC News, 10 December 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ "Liza Harvey replaces Kim Hames as WA's new deputy leader", WAtoday, 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ^ Gubana, Benjamin (13 June 2019). "WA Liberals elect first female leader as Liza Harvey takes over from Mike Nahan". ABC News. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Liza Harvey becomes WA Opposition Leader after Mike Nahan quits as head of WA Liberals". ABC News. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Liza Harvey's unpopular WA border calls have left fellow Liberals bewildered and confused". www.abc.net.au. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Kagi, Jacob; Weber, David (22 November 2020). "WA Opposition Leader Liza Harvey announces decision to step aside, citing Liberal Party election strategy". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Scarborough". ABC News. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Liam Ducey, "WA fishing icon Hal Harvey loses battle with pancreatic cancer", WAtoday, 28 October 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
