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Reece Whitby
MLA - Baldivis / Parliament of WA
Reece Whitby has been a Labor Party Member of the WA Legislative Assembly for Baldivis since 2017.
Shortly after the 2017 state election win, he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and the Minister for Energy & Finance; and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment and Disability Services, under the McGowan government. Following the 2021 state election, he became the Minister for Emergency Services, Racing and Gaming, Small Business, and Volunteering. In the December 2021 cabinet reshuffle, Mr Whitby became the Minister for Environment and Climate Action.
Prior to politics, Mr Whitby was a journalist with Seven Network, Nine Network and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was also a newsreader and senior reporter at Channel Seven, and the chief communications advisor at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition.
Shortly after the 2017 state election win, he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer and the Minister for Energy & Finance; and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Environment and Disability Services, under the McGowan government. Following the 2021 state election, he became the Minister for Emergency Services, Racing and Gaming, Small Business, and Volunteering. In the December 2021 cabinet reshuffle, Mr Whitby became the Minister for Environment and Climate Action.
Prior to politics, Mr Whitby was a journalist with Seven Network, Nine Network and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was also a newsreader and senior reporter at Channel Seven, and the chief communications advisor at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition.
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