Francesco Angelo "Frank" Alban (born 14 November 1949) is an Australia

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n politician. He was born in Ostiglia

Ostiglia

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, Italy

Italy

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, and arrived in Western Australia

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 in February 1956. He has been a Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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 member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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 since the 2008 state election

Western Australian state election, 2008

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, representing Swan Hills

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. He won the seat after the retirement of sitting Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 MLA Jaye Radisich

Jaye Radisich

Jaye Amber Radisich is an Australian politician. She was Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Swan Hills. Radisich was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Western Australian parliament.Radisich was...

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Since November 2008, Alban has been a member of both the Procedure and Privileges Committee and the Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission in the WA State Parliament.