Richard Court
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His Excellency The Honourable Richard Court AC |
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| Australian Ambassador to Japan | |
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Assumed office 11 April 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Miller |
| 26th Premier of Western Australia Elections: 1993, 1996, 2001 |
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In office 16 February 1993 – 10 February 2001 |
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| Governor |
Sir Francis Burt Michael Jeffery John Sanderson |
| Deputy | Hendy Cowan |
| Preceded by | Carmen Lawrence |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Gallop |
| Constituency | Nedlands |
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27 September 1947 Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Jo Court |
| Relations | Charles Court (father) |
Richard Fairfax Court AC (born 27 September 1947 in Nedlands), is a former Western Australian politician, serving as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, he represented the Perth-area electorate of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001. He is the current Australian Ambassador to Japan, serving since April 2017.
Court was born into a political family. His father, Sir Charles Court, was the previous member for Nedlands (1953–1982) and served as Premier from 1974 to 1982. His older brother Barry Court was president of the Pastoralists' and Graziers' Association, married Margaret Court, and became President of the Liberal Party of Western Australia in March 2008.
Richard Court was educated at Hale School and graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1968. He subsequently spent a year as a management trainee at Ford Motor Company in the United States, and on his return to Western Australia, operated a number of businesses including food retailing and the manufacture, wholesale and retail of marine and boating equipment.
In March 1982, at a by-election upon the retirement of his father from politics, Court was elected to represent his father's seat of Nedlands, located in Perth's wealthy beachside suburbs, in the state legislature. His time as a government backbencher was short-lived, however, as the opposition Australian Labor Party and its charismatic leader, Brian Burke, won the 1983 state election. Court was elevated to the shadow frontbench in 1984, serving as the opposition spokesman for Resources and Industrial Development, Mines and Aboriginal Affairs. He became deputy leader of the Liberal Party in September 1987, serving under Barry MacKinnon, and became leader in 1992.
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