Reece Whitby
Reece Whitby | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Baldivis | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | new seat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1964 Labor |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | www |
Reece Raymond Whitby (born 29 May 1964) is an Australian politician. He has been a
Whitby was raised in Balga, Western Australia, and attended North Balga Primary School and Greenwood Senior High School. Before entering politics he was a journalist at the South Western Times in Bunbury, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Nine Network and Seven Network.[2][3] In 2008 and 2013 he ran unsuccessfully as the Labor candidate for the state Legislative Assembly electoral district of Morley.[4]
Whitby is married to Supreme Court of Western Australia Justice Natalie Whitby.[5] They have four children.[6]
Whitby is one of six Labor MP's in the current state parliament that is not factionally aligned as of 2021.[7]
Whitby worked for the Seven Network before his political career.
References
- ^ de Kruijff, Peter; Hastie, Hamish (18 March 2021). "Mark McGowan makes himself Treasurer in sweeping cabinet changes". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Whitby, Reece (17 May 2017). "Inaugural Speech, Mr Reece Whitby, MLA (Member for Baldivis)" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Perth, WA: Hansard. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Reece Whitby". Business News. Perth, WA. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony (2017). "Baldivis". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Barrister, Supreme Court Registrar appointed to District Court". Perth, WA: Dept of the Premier and Cabinet. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Reece Whitby MLA". East Perth, WA: ALP (WA Branch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ de Kruijff, Peter (15 March 2021). "What are WA Labor's factions and who sits where?". WAtoday. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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