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Nationality
  
Australian

Political party
  
Liberal Party

Name
  
Peter Foss


Constituency
  
East Metropolitan Region

Born
  
24 March 1946 (age 78) Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England (
1946-03-24
)

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Peter Gilbert da Conceicao Foss QC (born 24 March 1946 in England) is a former Australian politician, who represented the Liberal Party.

Elected to parliament in the 1989 state election, he was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the East Metropolitan Region, he was re-elected in 1993, 1996, and 2001. He retired in 2005

During his time in parliament he served as a minister: -

  • Minister for Health; Consumer Affairs: 16 February 1993 – 10 February 1995.
  • Minister for the Arts: 16 February 1993 – 22 December 1999.
  • Minister for Fair Trading: 3 November 1993 – 21 December 1995.
  • Minister for Water Resources: 10 February 1995 – 21 December 1995.
  • Minister for the Environment: 10 February 1995 – 9 January 1997.
  • Attorney General; Minister for Justice: 21 December 1995 – 16 February 2001.

    • He worked as a barrister and solicitor before entering parliament. He was appointed Queen's Counsel while serving as Attorney-General of Western Australia

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