Peter Jones (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Peter Jones AM |
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| Deputy Leader of the National Country Party (WA) |
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In office 18 May 1975 – 30 January 1985 |
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| Leader | Dick Old |
| Preceded by | Matt Stephens |
| Succeeded by | Matt Stephens |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 30 March 1974 – 8 February 1986 |
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| Preceded by | William Manning |
| Succeeded by | Cambell Nalder |
| Constituency | Narrogin |
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28 January 1933 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 16 January 2017 (aged 83) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party |
National Country (to 1985) Liberal (from 1985) |
Peter Vernon Jones AM (28 January 1933 – 16 January 2017) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1974 to 1986, representing the seat of Narrogin. He was a minister in the governments of Charles Court and Ray O'Connor.
Jones was born in Launceston, Tasmania, the son of Annie May (née Simmons) and Harold Vernon Jones. He attended Launceston Church Grammar School, where his father was the headmaster. After leaving school, Jones farmed at Hagley. He moved to Western Australia in 1968 and subsequently farmed at Narrogin, on a property of 2,700 hectares (6,700 acres). From 1972 to 1974, Jones was a member of the state marketing board for barley. He married Margaret Antonia Maslin in 1960, with whom he had three children.
A member of the National Country Party (NCP), Jones entered parliament at the 1974 state election, replacing the retiring William Manning. In May 1975, a split in the party saw Ray McPharlin replaced as leader by Dick Old, with Jones replacing Matt Stephens as deputy leader. He was subsequently appointed to the ministry, becoming Minister for Housing, Minister for Conservation and the Environment, and Minister for Fisheries and Wildlife.
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