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Peter Dowding
Peter Dowding
Parliament of Western Australia Preceded by Brian Burke Premier of Western Australia 1988-1990 Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1988-1990
Peter Dowding 24th Premier of Western Australia In office 25 February 1988 – 12 February 1990 Preceded by Succeeded by Constituency Brian Burke Carmen Lawrence North Province Maylands 6 October 1943 (1943-10-06) Melbourne Australian Australian Labor Party Barrister
Succeeded by Carmen Lawrence
Born Nationality Political party Profession
Having taken over as Premier from Brian Burke at a time which became known as the WA Inc period, he was involved in unravelling a number of business transactions but as the Government’s position in the polls deteriorated he was challenged as Premier and resigned. A Royal Commission later found that several of the Ministers who had served in the Governments of Dowding, Burke before him, and Lawrence after him, had acted improperly. Dowding has worked for several law firms during his career, and has specialised as a barrister in the areas of Family and Native Title law. In 2002, he was appointed as Senior Counsel in Western Australia. He was a recipient of a Centenary Medal in 2001.
Peter McCallum Dowding SC (born 6 October 1943 in Melbourne) was the 24th Premier of Western Australia, serving from 25 February 1988 until his resignation on 12 February 1990 after an internal party dispute. He was educated at three independent schools: Caulfield Grammar School, The Scots College and Hale School, in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth respectively. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Australia in 1964. Dowding was elected as a member of Western Australia’s Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party from 1979 to 1986 representing the North Province, and in 1986 was elected as the Member for Maylands in the Legislative Assembly.
See also
• Dowding Ministry
External links
• Constitutional Centre of Western Australia entry on Peter Dowding
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Peter Dowding
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