Ross Mewburn Elliott
Ross Elliott | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 20 February 1965 – 23 March 1968 | |
Preceded by | Don May |
Succeeded by | Tom Bateman |
Constituency | Canning |
Personal details | |
Born | Liberal | 12 February 1929
Ross Mewburn Elliott (12 February 1929 – 29 March 2000) was an Australian journalist and politician. He was a
Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1965 to 1968, representing the seat of Canning
.
Elliott was born in
6PM.[1] Elliott had four children, Scott, Margot, Robin and Geoff. Geoff Elliott also had a career in journalism, starting as a cadet at The West Australian before a 15-year career at The Australian, where he was Washington correspondent (2005-2009) and Business Editor.[3] He is now Joint Managing Partner at government and media relations firm GRACosway.[4]
A member of the Liberal Party since 1948, Elliott ran for parliament at the
Golden West Network from 1975 to 1980, as well as in a variety of other roles.[1] A founder of the West Australian Football Register, he was posthumously inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Ross Mewburn Elliott – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ Footballers in the House – Parliamentary Library WA. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Geoff Elliott appointment".
- ^ "CEO & partners | GRA Cosway". gracosway.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ISBN 0730984095.
- ^ Ross Mewburn ELLIOTT – NAB WA Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 May 2016.