Alan Eggleston
Alan Eggleston | |
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| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 1 July 1996 – 30 June 2014 | |
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| Born | 30 December 1941 Busselton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Height | 127 cm (4 ft 2 in) |
| Residence | Western Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia and Murdoch University |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
| Website | senatoralaneggleston |
Alan Eggleston (born 30 December 1941) is an Australian former politician who served as a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 2014 representing Western Australia.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]He was born in Busselton, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western Australia, where he studied medicine, and at Murdoch University, where he graduated in arts.
Professional career
[edit]He was a medical practitioner in Port Hedland, Western Australia, serving from 1974 until 1996. He was a councillor in Port Hedland serving from 1988 until 1996 and mayor serving from 1993 until 1996. He was a member of the Pilbara Development Commission from 1994 until 1996.
Personal life
[edit]He has achondroplasia, a common cause of dwarfism.[1] He retired from all of his other political jobs to be a senator. On 9 April 2012, Eggleston announced that he would not be standing in the 2013 Australian federal election, and would retire at the end of his term in 2014.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who are you? Alan Eggleston". ABC Local. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Libs search for new senators". The West Australian. 10 April 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 14 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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