Premier Brian Burke Succeeded by Eric Ripper Preceded by Cyril Rushton Citizenship Australian | Succeeded by David Parker Name Mal Bryce Preceded by Merv Toms | |
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Full Name Malcolm John Bryce Born 10 April 1943 (age 80) ( 1943-04-10 ) Education University of Western Australia | ||
Political party Australian Labor Party | ||
The mature phase of the digital era hon dr mal bryce ao
Malcolm John "Mal" Bryce AO (born 10 April 1943) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1971 to 1988, representing the seat of Ascot. He was deputy leader of the Labor Party from 1977 to 1980 and from 1981 to 1988, and served as deputy premier under Brian Burke.
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- The mature phase of the digital era hon dr mal bryce ao
- Early life
- Political career
- Post politics
- Honours
- References
Early life
Bryce was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, to Ruth Lucy (née Gibson) and Eric John Bryce. He attended Bunbury Senior High School before going on to study teaching at the University of Western Australia and Claremont Teachers College. Before entering politics, Bryce worked as a high school teacher, spending periods at Merredin Senior High School, Bunbury Senior High School, and John Forrest Senior High School.
Political career
Bryce was an unsuccessful candidate for the Division of Moore in the 1966 Australian federal election.
At the age of 28, Bryce was elected to the state Legislative Assembly at the 1971 Ascot by-election, caused by the death of Merv Toms (the serving Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. In 1974, with the Labor Party in Opposition, he was a member of the Tonkin Shadow Ministry.
In 1983 Bryce was appointed Deputy Premier of Western Australia under Premier Brian Burke, serving until his resignation from parliament in 1988.
Post-politics
After leaving parliament, Bryce joined Curtin University as an adjunct professor.
Unlike Burke, Bryce has not been embroiled in the WA Inc scandal.
Honours
Bryce was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1989 for services to the WA parliament.