Derrick Gordon Tomlinson (born 31 January 1941) is a former Australian politician.[1]

Tomlinson was born at Subiaco and was a university lecturer before entering politics.[2]

Career

He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan Region in 1989 for the Liberal Party.[3] In 1990 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Justice, moving to Housing in May 1992. In June 1993 he became Deputy Chairman of Committees, serving until early 2001 when he returned to the front bench as Shadow Minister for Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. He retired from politics in 2005.[4][1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Member List". www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Tomlinson, Derrick (1977). The Liberal Party: politics and education policy. Australian education review. Australian Council for Educational Research. Hawthorn, Vic: Australian Council for Educational Research. ISBN 9780855631550.
  3. ↑ Tomlinson, Derrick; Research, Australian Council for Educational (1977). The Liberal Party : politics and education policy. Hawthorn, Vic. : Australian Council for Educational Research. ISBN 9780855631550.
  4. ↑ "Tomlinson, Derrick Gordon". Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.


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