Liza Harvey
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The Honourable Liza Harvey MLA |
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| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Western Australia | |
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Assumed office 16 February 2016 |
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| Leader |
Colin Barnett Mike Nahan |
| Preceded by | Kim Hames |
| Deputy Premier of Western Australia | |
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In office 16 February 2016 – 17 March 2017 |
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| Premier | Colin Barnett |
| Preceded by | Kim Hames |
| Succeeded by | Roger Cook |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for Scarborough |
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Assumed office 6 September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Liza Mary Browne 25 October 1966 Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Hal Harvey (m. 1996; wid. 2014) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Mercedes College |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Occupation |
Customer service advisor (Qantas) |
| Profession |
Businesswoman Politician |
Liza Mary Harvey (née Browne; born 25 October 1966) is an Australian politician who has been a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia since 2008, representing the seat of Scarborough. She was a minister in the government of Colin Barnett, and in 2016 was appointed deputy premier, becoming the first woman to hold the position.
Harvey was born in Manjimup, Western Australia, to Jill Annette (née Randell) and Eugene Michael Browne. Her mother was a descendant of George Randell, an early settler of Western Australia. Harvey attended primary schools in Perth and Port Hedland, and secondary school at Mercedes College, Perth. She went on to study science at the University of Western Australia. Harvey worked for Qantas between 1989 and 2000, holding positions in customer service and at the Qantas Club. She also helped to run a recreational fishing business with her husband, and was involved with various local business associations.
Harvey entered parliament at the 2008 state election. She won the newly created Scarborough (a notionally Liberal seat) with 55.2 percent of the two-party-preferred vote. In December 2010, Harvey was made parliamentary secretary to Simon O'Brien, in his capacity as the Minister for Small Business. She was elevated to the ministry in June 2012, replacing Rob Johnson as Minister for Police and Minister for Road Safety. After the 2013 state election, Harvey was additionally made Minister for Small Business and Minister for Women's Interests. In a ministerial reshuffle in August 2013, she lost the small business portfolio to Joe Francis, but was made Minister for Tourism instead. In another reshuffle in December 2014, she took over from Kim Hames as Minister for Training and Workforce Development, with Hames taking on the tourism portfolio.
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