Ross Andrew Ainsworth (born 25 September 1947) is an Australian politician. He was a

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member of the

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from 1989 to 2005, representing the electorate of

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. Ainsworth was born at

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, and arrived in

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in 1960. He was a farmer at Salmon Gums before entering politics. Ainsworth was elected to the new Legislative Assembly seat of

at the 1989 election, and was re-elected in 1993, 1996 and 2001. He was the National Party spokesperson for Employment, Education and Training and Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs from March 1989 to November 1992, and the

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Shadow Minister for Employment and Training from November 1992 to February 1993 after the National Party re-entered its coalition with the Liberal Party. He was not appointed to the ministry upon the election of the

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Coalition government at the 1993 election. Ainsworth was Deputy Chairman of Committees from June 1993 to March 1998. He served on the Joint House Committee (1991-1993), the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (1993-1994), and the Education and Health Standing Committee (2001-2005). He also served as the chairman of the Select Committee on Road Safety (1993-1996), and as a member of the Select Committee on the Water Bill (1991-1992) and the Select Committee on Heritage Laws (1993-1995). He retired at the 2005 election, at which his seat was lost to Liberal candidate

Graham Jacobs Graham Gibson Jacobs (born 8 November 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2005 to 2017. First elected to the seat of Roe at the 2005 election, he transferred to Eyre ...

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