Alan Eggleston
Alan Eggleston | |
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Senator for Western Australia | |
In office 1 July 1996 – 30 June 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | 30 December 1941
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
Early career
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
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
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
- ^ "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.
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