1. Alan John Carpenter was born on 4 January 1957 and is a former Australian politician who served as the 28th Premier of Western Australia, from 2006 to 2008.
16 Facts About Alan Carpenter
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From Albany, Carpenter graduated from the University of Western Australia, and worked as a journalist before entering politics.
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Alan Carpenter replaced Geoff Gallop as premier in January 2006, following Gallop's resignation, but Labor lost office following a hung parliament at the 2008 election, with Colin Barnett becoming premier as the leader of a minority Liberal Party government.
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Alan Carpenter resigned from parliament in 2009, and until 2018 held a senior management position with Wesfarmers.
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Alan Carpenter was born in Albany, Western Australia, was educated at Mount Lockyer Primary School then Albany Senior High School.
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Alan Carpenter started working for the Albany Advertiser as a journalist.
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Alan Carpenter returned to Australia in 1986, and began working for the Perth television station TVW-7 as a reporter on politics within the state.
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In 1990 Alan Carpenter moved to the ABC, continuing his role as state political reporter in his new job.
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Alan Carpenter moved up through the ranks in the ABC, becoming the Western Australian presenter of The 7.30 Report in 1992, and moving on to become the first presenter of Stateline in 1996.
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Alan Carpenter resigned from the ABC in 1996 to begin a career in politics, and was preselected by the ALP to run for the new seat of Willagee, which he won.
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When Geoff Gallop resigned due to illness in January 2006, Alan Carpenter quickly emerged as the leading candidate to succeed him as premier, and gained crucial support from the Metal Workers Union.
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Late 2007 saw dissatisfaction with Alan Carpenter rising and satisfaction falling.
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Alan Carpenter called a state election the day after opposition leader Troy Buswell stood aside for former Opposition Leader Colin Barnett, following a number of scandals involving Buswell.
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Under pressure to resign as Parliamentary Labor leader, Alan Carpenter began negotiations with the National Party with a view to forming a minority government.
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On 25 September 2009, Alan Carpenter announced his retirement from politics, effective 2 October 2009.
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Alan Carpenter joined Australia's largest private sector employer Wesfarmers as executive general manager for corporate affairs in late 2009.