Dale Baker
Encyclopedia
Dale Spehr Baker is a former Australia
n politician, and was leader of the South Australia
n division of the Liberal Party of Australia
from 1990 to 1992. He did not lead the Liberals to an election, but resigned from the leadership in 1992, and did not contest the subsequent leadership ballot.
Baker was the member for the south-eastern rural seat of Victoria (renamed MacKillop
in 1993) from 1985 until 1997, when he unexpectedly lost his seat to independent Mitch Williams
, who shortly joined the Liberal Party thereafter.
Baker has motor neurone disease
and is a supporter of voluntary euthanasia
.
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, and was leader of the South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n division of the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
from 1990 to 1992. He did not lead the Liberals to an election, but resigned from the leadership in 1992, and did not contest the subsequent leadership ballot.
Baker was the member for the south-eastern rural seat of Victoria (renamed MacKillop
Electoral district of MacKillop
MacKillop is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named in 1991 after Mary MacKillop , who served the local area, it is a 24,358.3 km² rural electorate in the south-east of the state, stretching from the mouth of the Murray River...
in 1993) from 1985 until 1997, when he unexpectedly lost his seat to independent Mitch Williams
Mitch Williams (Australian politician)
Michael Richard "Mitch" Williams is a South Australian Liberal politician and farmer. He is currently the deputy opposition leader in the South Australian parliament. He resigned from the Liberal Party and was elected to the safe Liberal seat of MacKillop in the state's south east at the 1997...
, who shortly joined the Liberal Party thereafter.
Baker has motor neurone disease
Motor neurone disease
The motor neurone diseases are a group of neurological disorders that selectively affect motor neurones, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity including speaking, walking, breathing, swallowing and general movement of the body. They are generally progressive in nature, and can cause...
and is a supporter of voluntary euthanasia
Voluntary euthanasia
Voluntary euthanasia refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner...
.