Background
Terry Redman was born on 16 April 1963 in the Perth suburb of Subiaco.
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Terry Redman was born on 16 April 1963 in the Perth suburb of Subiaco.
He has a Bachelor of Science majoring in Agriculture and a post graduate diploma in Education.
He has been a National Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2005, representing the electorates of Stirling (2005-2008) and Blackwood-Stirling (2008-present). He is the current state leader of the National Party as well as Minister for Regional Development. Lands and Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development in the Barnett Ministry.
The Western Australian election, held on 6 September 2008, resulted in a hung parliament after a swing away from the incumbent Labor Party.
On 14 September 2008, the National Party, for which Redman had been re-elected as an Member of Parliament, agreed to support the Liberal Party as a minority government. Redman along with two other Nationals, including leader Brendon Grylls and deputy leader Terry Waldron, were appointed to Cabinet on 23 September 2008.
Redman served as Minister for Agriculture and Food. Forestry; and Minister Assisting the Minister for Education from 23 September 2008 to 14 December 2010.
He then served as Minister for Agriculture and Food.
Forestry. And Minister for Corrective Services until 29 June 2012, when he became the Minister for Housing. He became Leader of the Washington Nationals in December 2013.
Redman was also appointed Minister of Regional Development.
Lands, taking on the responsibility of overseeing the Royalties for Regions program
Prior to entering politics he was a teacher, principal of the Western Australian College of Agriculture in Denmark and businessman. Winning preselection for the National Party after the retirement of the sitting member Monty House, Redman retained the seat of Stirling for his party at the 2005 state election.