Sue Walker
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Nedlands
In office
9 June 2001 – 23 September 2008
Preceded byRichard Court
Succeeded byBill Marmion
Personal details
Born (1951-09-14) 14 September 1951
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
CitizenshipAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party (1978 - 2008)
Independent (2008)
ProfessionLawyer

Susan Elizabeth Walker (born 14 September 1951) is a British-born Australian politician. She represented the electorate of Nedlands in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia between June 2001 and September 2008. Walker was originally elected as a Liberal member but turned independent in 2008.[1]

Early life

Walker was born in Plymouth, England and arrived in Western Australia in 1967. She was a Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor of Laws graduate at the University of Western Australia.

Politics

A member of the Liberal Party since 1978, Walker entered parliament at the 2001 Nedlands by-election, replacing a former premier, Richard Court. She served as a shadow attorney-general under Paul Omodei, but resigned from the party in February 2008 following Troy Buswell's successful challenge for the party's leadership.[2] Her stated reasons for leaving the party were the continued influence of both Brian Burke and Noel Crichton-Browne on State politics, as well as her party's support of a government decision to close a facility within her electorate.[3] Walker remained in parliament as an independent until her defeat at the September 2008 State election by her replacement as Liberal candidate, Bill Marmion.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Member List - Ms Susan (Sue) Elizabeth Walker MLA B.Juris; L.LB". 1 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Mayes, Andrea (8 February 2008). "Nedlands MP Sue Walker to run as Independent". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 18 February 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Walker quits Liberals". ABC News. 8 February 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
  4. ↑ "WAEC - 2008 State General Election Details". Retrieved 20 December 2008.


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