Roger Keith Nicholls (born 22 April 1956) is a former Australian politician. He was born in

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, and was involved in the

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and in the mining industry before entering politics. In 1989 he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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. He was promoted to the front bench in 1990 as Shadow Minister for the Family, Seniors and Peel Regional Development, and following the Liberal win in 1993 he became Minister for Community Development, the Family and Seniors before moving to Water Resources in 1995. He stepped down from the front bench in 1997 and was defeated in 2001.

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1956 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly People from the Wheatbelt (Western Australia) 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub