Paul Llewellyn
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Paul Llewellyn | |
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| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for the South West Region | |
| In office 2005 – 21 May 2009 | |
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| Born | 8 June 1957 |
| Political party | Greens Western Australia |
Paul Vincent Llewellyn[1] (born 8 June 1957[citation needed]) is an Australian politician. He was part of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2005 to 2009, where he represented the South West Region (in the state of Western Australia).
Early life[edit]
Llewellyn graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Murdoch University in 1977, and a Masters of Science in natural resource management and policy from the University of Western Australia school of Agricultural and Resource Economics in 1984. He has worked as an environmental planning and management consultant, a builder, and wind-energy planner. He has lived and worked in and around the South West for more than 30 years.[citation needed]
Parliamentary career[edit]
In 2004, Llewellyn was preselected to appear on the 2005 state election for the Greens WA.[2] In 2005, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the as one of the seven members representing the South West region. He was elected for a fixed term, which ran until 21 May 2009.[1] In his inaugural 2005 speech, Llewellyn invited the council to imagine the future of Western Australia in the year 2055.[1]
During his term, he took a leading role in climate, energy and water initiatives. He introduced a range of legislative initiatives into the Parliament, including legislation for renewable energy targets, water conservation targets, solar hot water systems, and emissions controls for power stations. His motion for a gross feed in tariff for renewable energy technologies was passed unanimously through the upper house in 2009.[citation needed]
He retired from the parliament on 21 May 2009.[1]
After politics[edit]
After retiring from parliament, Llewellyn became a director of green power companies Mt Barker Power Company and Denmark Community Windfarm Limited.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Paul Vincent, Llewellyn (20 May 2009). "PARLIAMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA VALEDICTORY SPEECH" (PDF). www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "WA Greens co-founder to stand for south-west seat". ABC News. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 23 February 2024.