Mark Warriedar Nevill (born 1 July 1947) is a former Australian politician. He was born in

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and was a geologist before entering politics. In 1983 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for

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, moving to Mining and Pastoral in 1989. He was a parliamentary secretary from 1990 to 1993, when he became Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Council, holding a variety of shadow portfolios until he lost the position in 1997. On 23 August 1999 he resigned from the Labor Party to sit as an

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. He lost his seat in 2001.

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1947 births Living people Independent members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-WesternAustralia-MP-stub