Paddy Embry
Paddy Embry | |
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President of the New Country Party | |
In office 9 January 2004 – 24 November 2007 | |
Deputy | Frank Hough Jeff Knuth |
Preceded by | Party established |
Succeeded by | Chris Dodoff |
Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in Western Australia | |
In office 3 October 1998 – 15 May 2003 | |
Leader | John Fischer |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Frank Hough |
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West | |
In office 22 May 2001 – 21 May 2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Patrick Paul Elliot Embry 19 October 1942 Oundle, England |
Political party | New Country (2004–2008) |
Other political affiliations | One Nation (1998–2003) Independent (2003–2004) |
Spouse | Patricia Finnegan |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Basil Embry Margaret Elliot |
Occupation | Sheep farmer (Self–employed) |
Profession | Farmer Politician |
Patrick Paul Elliot Embry (born 19 October 1942) is a former Australian politician. Born in Oundle in the United Kingdom to Air Chief Marshal Basil Embry and Lady Margaret Elliot,[1] he arrived in Australia in December 1956 and became a farmer. In 2001, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region, representing One Nation. On 15 May 2003, he resigned from One Nation to sit as an independent. He co-founded the New Country Party with fellow ex-One Nation independent Frank Hough on 30 November 2004. Embry was defeated in 2005.[2]
Embry ran for the Senate at the 2010 federal election as an independent grouped candidate.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Parliament of Western Australia (2009). "Embry, Patrick (Paddy)". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ Australian Electoral Commission. "Voting in Western Australia". Retrieved 21 August 2010.