Chris Tallentire
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Christopher John "Chris" Tallentire is an Australia
n politician. He has been a Labor Party
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
since the 2008 state election
, representing Gosnells
. Prior to the election, Tallentire was the Director of the Conservation Council of Western Australia
from March 2004 – April 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture and Business.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He has been a Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
since the 2008 state election
Western Australian state election, 2008
A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
, representing Gosnells
Electoral district of Gosnells
Gosnells is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in the south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It includes almost all of the suburb of Gosnells, large parts of the suburbs of Huntingdale and Thornlie and a small part of the...
. Prior to the election, Tallentire was the Director of the Conservation Council of Western Australia
Conservation Council of Western Australia
The Conservation Council of Western Australia is the umbrella body for conservation groups and organisations in Western Australia. It has been the co-ordinator, publisher and guiding body for issues of woodchipping in the South West of Western Australia, the logging of old growth forests, as well...
from March 2004 – April 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture and Business.