Daryl Williams
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The Honourable Daryl Williams AM QC |
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| Attorney-General of Australia | |
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In office 1996–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Lavarch |
| Succeeded by | Philip Ruddock |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Tangney |
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In office 13 March 1993 – 31 August 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Shack |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Jensen |
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21 August 1937 Perth, Western Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
Daryl Robert Williams AM QC (born 21 August 1937), Australian politician, is a former Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the seat of Tangney in Western Australia.
Williams was born in East Fremantle, Western Australia, and was educated at the University of Western Australia and Wadham College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar in 1965.
In 1968, Williams started work as a barrister. In 1971, he became counsel for the Asian Development Bank. However, four years later, he returned to practising law on his own. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1982, and became a Member of the Order of Australia in 1989. Williams continued to practise law until his election to Parliament in 1993.
Williams was briefly a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry in 1994, serving as Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader of the Opposition on Constitutional Reform.
In 1996, when the Liberals won office, he was appointed Attorney-General first as a member of the outer ministry and then as a member of Cabinet from October 1997. He served in this capacity until 2003. Williams was also Minister for Justice for a period in 1996–97. He had also attended the 1998 Constitutional Convention as a parliamentary delegate.
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