Noel Crichton-Browne
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Noel Ashley Crichton-Browne (born 2 February 1944 at Wiluna, Western Australia
) is a former member of the Australian Senate
and political lobbyist.
He attended Scotch College, Perth
.
Before his career in politics, Crichton-Browne was a company manager and performed local government service as President of the Marble Bar Shire Council.
After serving as the WA State President of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1979, Crichton-Browne was elected to the Senate for Western Australia in 1980 (term beginning 1 July 1981), 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1990.
He was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia
from 1 July 1981 to 9 September 1995 and as an Independent Liberal from 9 September 1995 after being expelled from the Liberal Party following exposure of certain inappropriate behaviour and comments towards journalist Colleen Egan
. He retired from Parliament upon the expiry of his final term on 30 June 1996.
Wiluna, Western Australia
Wiluna is a complex town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway. It is the service centre of the local area for the local Aboriginal people, the pastoral industry, mining, and...
) is a former member of the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
and political lobbyist.
He attended Scotch College, Perth
Scotch College, Perth
Scotch College , is one of Australia's leading independent schools for boys, situated in Swanbourne, Western Australia, Australia. The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and is now a Uniting Church school, although it was founded in 1897 by the Presbyterian Church of Australia...
.
Before his career in politics, Crichton-Browne was a company manager and performed local government service as President of the Marble Bar Shire Council.
After serving as the WA State President of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1979, Crichton-Browne was elected to the Senate for Western Australia in 1980 (term beginning 1 July 1981), 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1990.
He was a member 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 1 July 1981 to 9 September 1995 and as an Independent Liberal from 9 September 1995 after being expelled from the Liberal Party following exposure of certain inappropriate behaviour and comments towards journalist Colleen Egan
Colleen Egan
Colleen Egan is a Western Australian journalist and author who played a role in obtaining the acquittal of Andrew Mallard, a Western Australian man who had been wrongfully convicted of murder....
. He retired from Parliament upon the expiry of his final term on 30 June 1996.