Fred Tubby

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Frederick Charles Tubby (born 23 January 1947) is a former Australian politician.

The son of Reg Tubby, also an MP, he was born in Morawa, Western Australia. He was a school principal before entering politics.[1]

In 1988 he was elected in a by-election to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Dale, moving to the new seat of Roleystone the following year.[1] During this period, he was serving alongside his father until 1989.[1] In 1989 he was appointed Shadow Minister for the Family, Seniors and Consumer Affairs, exchanging Education for Family in 1990 and becoming simply Shadow Minister for Education in 1992.[1] In February 1993, he was accused of making derogatory remarks about students with disabilities by the Minister for Education, Kay Hallahan.[2] In 1993, following the Liberal election victory, he became a parliamentary secretary, which he remained throughout the two terms of Liberal government.[1] He lost his seat in 2001.[1][3]

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