Duncan McFetridge
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Morphett |
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Assumed office 9 February 2002 |
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| Preceded by | John Oswald |
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| Born | 27 January 1952 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Johanna |
| Children | Two |
| Profession | Veterinarian |
Duncan McFetridge (born 27 January 1952) is an Australian politician who has represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Morphett for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2002 election. He was re-elected at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 elections, and currently holds the seat with a margin of 12.9 points. This was reduced to 7.7 points following the 2016 State Electoral Boundaries Redistribution.
McFetridge has previously held the Shadow Portfolios of Communities & Social Inclusion, Disabilities, Emergency Services, Veterans' Affairs, Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation, Social Housing, Volunteers, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention, Youth, Transport & Infrastructure, Police, Correctional Services, Road Safety, Health, Industrial Relations, Science & Information Economy, Industry & Trade, Education & Children's Services, the Arts, Tourism, Local Government, Recreation & Sport, Consumer Affairs, and Small Business.
He was a member of the Aboriginal Lands Parliamentary Standing Committee from 2003 to 2010 and was re-appointed in 2012. He has been a member of three House of Assembly Select Committees – Jumps Racing; Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals; and Review of the Retirement Villages Act 1987. He was also Deputy Opposition Whip in the House of Assembly from 2002 until 2004.
In his Maiden Speech in 2002, McFetridge expressed his support for the establishment of a nuclear waste repository in South Australia, rejecting the use of the word "dump". In July 2006, McFetridge traveled to France and England where he visited several nuclear industrial facilities, including nuclear power plants and spent fuel reprocessing facilities. At the time, Areva was working with the Federal Government, investigating the feasibility of nuclear power in Australia.
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