Jim McGinty
| Hon. Jim McGinty, AM | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 12 October 1994 – 8 October 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Gallop |
| Attorney-General | |
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In office 16 February 2001 – 23 September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Foss |
| Succeeded by | Christian Porter |
| Member of Parliament for Fremantle |
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In office 26 May 1990 – 3 April 2009 |
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| Preceded by | David Parker |
| Succeeded by | Adele Carles |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 September 1949 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Education | BA B. Juris LLB |
| Profession | Trade Union Secretary |
James Andrew (Jim) McGinty, AM (born 22 September 1949) is a former Western Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2009, representing the district of Fremantle. He was Labor Party leader and Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1996. He served as a minister, most notably as Attorney-General, in the governments of Carmen Lawrence, Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter.
McGinty was born in the Western Australian town of Kalgoorlie. He studied Arts and Law at the University of Western Australia. Before entering politics, he worked as an industrial officer, then became Secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union.
First elected to parliament at the 1990 Fremantle state by-election, McGinty became a minister in the government of Carmen Lawrence in 1991. He was made the Minister for Housing, Construction, Services and Heritage. With the exception of the Services, which he relinquished soon after taking the Environment portfolio in late 1992, McGinty held all these portfolios until Labor's defeat at the 1993 state election.
McGinty became leader of his party in 1994, succeeding Ian Taylor, only to be replaced by Geoff Gallop prior to the 1996 state election. The leadership change was due to a mutual decision between McGinty and Gallop in response to the fact that McGinty could not make a dent on the popularity of Liberal Premier Richard Court in opinion polls. Gallop had been McGinty's deputy and the two swap leadership roles with McGinty now becoming Gallop's deputy. McGinty however was replaced as deputy after the 1996 election by Eric Ripper.
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