Bill Hassell
Bill Hassell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Cottesloe | |
| In office 19 February 1977 – 28 June 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Hutchinson |
| Succeeded by | Colin Barnett |
| 20th Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia) | |
| In office 15 February 1984 – 25 November 1986 | |
| Premier | Brian Burke |
| Deputy | Barry MacKinnon |
| Preceded by | Ray O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Barry MacKinnon |
| Agent-General for Western Australia | |
| In office 1994–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Ralph Boucher Hassell 6 June 1943 |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Profession | Lawyer |
William Ralph Boucher Hassell (born 6 June 1943) is an Australian former Liberal Party politician who was Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia during the mid-1980s. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Cottesloe between 1977 and 1990.
Early life
[edit | edit source]After attending Hale School, Hassell attended the University of Western Australia (UWA), graduating in 1965 with a Bachelor of Laws. He entered legal practice in 1966.[1]
Political career
[edit | edit source]In 1977 Hassell was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Cottesloe, representing the Liberal Party.[2]
He was Leader of the Opposition between 1984 and 1986 before being replaced by Barry MacKinnon.[3]
Hassell's subsequent political career saw him serve as deputy mayor on Nedlands Council and in this capacity in November 2019, he stated that “Although I loathe and detest welcomes to the country, I sit through them patiently when we have these ceremonies.”[4] Seven months later in June 2020, Hassell tendered his resignation as deputy mayor, and from the council.[5]
Political views
[edit | edit source]Hassell is a monarchist and was a convenor for the Australians for Constitutional Monarchy.[6]
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- Leaders of the opposition in Western Australia
- University of Western Australia alumni
- 20th-century Australian lawyers
- People educated at Hale School
- Politicians from Perth, Western Australia
- Australian monarchists
- Deputy mayors of places in Western Australia
- City of Nedlands councillors