Fred Riebeling
Fred Riebeling | |
|---|---|
| 27th Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 May 2001 – 6 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | George Strickland |
| Succeeded by | Grant Woodhams |
| Constituency | Ashburton (1992–1996) Burrup (1996–2005) North West Coastal (2005–2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1953 |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Colleen |
| Profession | Registrar |
Fredrick Riebeling AM (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2008.[1]
Early life
[edit]Riebeling was born in Bridgetown and moved to Perth as a young child. Prior to entering parliament, he had a career with the Crown Law Department.[2]
Career
[edit]Before becoming a member of parliament, Riebeling was a Roebourne shire president.[3][4] He represented the electorate of Ashburton until it was abolished in 1994 and became part of the electorate of Burrup, which itself was later abolished in a redistribution in 2003 and became part of the electorate of North West Coastal in 2005.[1][5]
Riebeling was appointed as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2001.[1][4]
He retired shortly before the 2008 election[4][6] and Vince Catania, the son of Balcatta MP Nick Catania, won preselection for the vacant seat and retained the seat for the Labor Party.[7]
Riebeling is currently an elected member for the City of Mandurah after winning his 2011 WA local government election contest for a Coastal Ward seat.[citation needed]
In 2013, Riebeling stood against incumbent Liberal Kim Hames[6] for the Electoral district of Dawesville in the 2013 state election, however was unsuccessful in his bid.[8]
In 2019, he was appointed Commissioner of the Town of Port Hedland.[9][10]
Riebeling was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Riebeling is married to Colleen Riebling and has three sons.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Member List". www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ Riebeling, Fredrick; Ferrell, John (2016), Interview with Fredrick (Fred) Riebeling in 2016, retrieved 15 December 2025
- ↑ Kennedy, Peter (10 July 2020). "Political profile a plus for councils". Business News. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Speaker bows out". ABC News. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook". 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- 1 2 Adshead, Gary (9 November 2012). "Riebeling to tackle Hames in comeback". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "ABC News – Western Australian state election 2008". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
- ↑ "District Profiles and Election Results" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ Jackson, Deborah (15 July 2019). "Commissioner appointed to Port Hedland". National Liquor News. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Commissioner appointed to administer Town of Port Hedland | Western Australian Government". www.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "The Honourable Fredrick RIEBELING". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- Speakers of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- People from Bridgetown, Western Australia
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Members of the Order of Australia
- Mayors of places in Western Australia
- City of Mandurah councillors