Frederick Charles Tubby (born 23 January 1947) is a former Australian politician. The son of

Reg Tubby Reginald John Tubby (1924 – 14 October 2015) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1975 to 1989, representing the seat of Greenough. Tubby was born in Geraldton, ...

, also an MP, he was born in Morawa,

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, and was a school principal before entering politics. In 1988 he was elected in a

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to the

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as the

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member for Dale, moving to the new seat of Roleystone the following year. In 1989 he was appointed Shadow Minister for the Family, Seniors and Consumer Affairs, exchanging Education for Family in 1990 and becoming simply Shadow Minister for Education in 1992. In 1993, following the Liberal election victory, he became a parliamentary secretary, which he remained throughout the two terms of Liberal government. He lost his seat in 2001.

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1947 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People from Morawa, Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub