Brian Follett Walker (born 5 September 1954) is an Australian politician. Walker was a medical practitioner before entering politics. At the

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, Walker was elected to the

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as a Legalise Cannabis WA member for the East Metropolitan Region. His term commenced on 24 May 2021. Walker was born in Malaysia to Scottish parents, and was educated at Scotch College, Perth, prior to studying medicine at the

University of Dundee , mottoeng = "My soul doth magnify the Lord" , established = 1967 – gained independent university status by Royal Charter1897 – Constituent college of the University of St Andrews1881 – University College , ...

. Since graduating, he has since practiced medicine in Germany, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong, returning to Perth in 2008, to set up a specialist GP practice in the Perth Hills. Walker has a longstanding commitment to

holistic Holism () is the idea that various systems (e.g. physical, biological, social) should be viewed as wholes, not merely as a collection of parts. The term "holism" was coined by Jan Smuts in his 1926 book '' Holism and Evolution''."holism, n." OED On ...

wellness, which continues to strongly influence his approach to both medicine and politics.

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Living people Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Legalise Cannabis Western Australia Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians 1954 births Alumni of the University of Dundee Australian general practitioners Malaysian emigrants to Australia People educated at Scotch College, Perth Australian people of Scottish descent {{Australia-politician-stub