Biography for LAWRENCE, the Hon. Dr Carmen MaryMember for Fremantle (WA) 1994-2007
Australian Labor Party
Parliamentary service
State: elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Subiaco from 8.2.1986 to 4.2.1989 and for Glendalough from 4.2.1989. Resigned 14.2.1994.
Federal: elected to the House of Representatives for Fremantle, Western Australia, at by-election 12.3.1994 vice the Hon. JS Dawkins (resigned). Re-elected 1996, 1998, 2001 and 2004. Retired prior to general elections 2007.
Parliamentary positions
State: Deputy Chair of Committees (WA) 1986-88.
Ministerial appointments
State: Minister for Education (WA) from 25.2.88 to 28.2.89.
Minister for Education and Aboriginal Affairs (WA) from 28.2.89 to 19.2.90.
Premier and Treasurer (WA) from 12.2.90 to 16.2.93; Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (WA) from 12.2.90 to 5.2.91; Minister for the Family, Minister for Womens Interests (WA) from 12.2.90 to 7.9.92; Minister for Employment, Minister for Trade and Investment (WA) from 5.2.91 to 16.2.93.
Federal: Minister for Human Services and Health from 25.3.94 to 11.3.96.
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women from 25.3.94 to 11.3.96.
Committee service
House of Representatives Standing: Environment, Recreation and the Arts from 30.5.96 to 31.8.98; Environment and Heritage from 8.12.98 to 27.11.00; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs from 20.3.02.
Joint Statutory: Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund from 20.3.02 to 20.3.03.
Joint Standing: Migration from 2.12.04.
Conferences, delegations and visits
Official visits to Indonesia, June-July 1994; France, November 1994; China, September 1995.
Study tour, UK and Italy, December 1999-January 2000.
Parliamentary party positions
State: Leader of the State Parliamentary Labor Party (WA) from 12.2.90 to 7.2.94.
Leader of the Opposition (WA) from 16.2.93 to 7.2.94.
Federal: Member, Opposition Shadow Ministry from 19.3.96 to 21.4.97 and from 5.9.00 to 5.12.02. Shadow Minister for the Environment, Shadow Minister for the Arts and Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition on the Status of Women from 20.3.96 to 21.4.97; Shadow Minister for Industry, Innovation and Technology and Shadow Minister for the Status of Women from 5.9.00 to 25.11.01; Shadow Minister for Reconciliation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, the Arts and Status of Women from 25.11.01 to 5.12.02.
Party positions
Vice-President, ALP Subiaco-Wembley Branch 1982-87.
Delegate, Curtin Electorate Council 1982-88.
Member, ALP Administrative Committee (WA) 1985-88.
Proxy Delegate, ALP National Conference 1986.
Personal
Born 2.3.1948, Northam, WA.
Qualifications and occupation before entering federal Parliament
BPsych (Hons), PhD (UWA).
Research assistant 1969-71.
Tutor, University of Melbourne 1972-73; part-time lecturer, WAIT 1974-78; lecturer, University of WA 1979-83.
Research psychologist 1974 and 1978.
Research Services, Dept of Health (WA) 1983-86.
Member, Legislative Assembly (WA) (see Parliamentary Service above).
Other positions
Founding Member, Women's Electoral Lobby 1972.
Chair, Child Sexual Abuse Task Force 1986-88.
Electorate
Description: inner metropolitan.
Location: south-western Perth; it includes the city of Fremantle and the suburbs of Atwell, Banjup, Beaconsfield, Beeliar, Bibra Lake, Bicton, Coogee, Coolbellup, East Fremantle, Hamilton Hill, Hilton, Jandakot, North Fremantle, Palmyra, Samson, South Fremantle, South Lake, Spearwood, Success, Wattleup, White Gum Valley, Willagee and Yangebup. It also includes Rottnest Island.
Area: 200 sq km (approx.).
Electors enrolled: 83 698 (at 9.10.04).
Industries: small goods factories, shipbuilding, market gardens, brewing, tourism and fishing.
State electorates: Fremantle includes the Western Australian Legislative Assembly electorates of Fremantle and Willagee, and parts of Cockburn and Serpentine-Jarrahdale.