1. Brendon John Grylls was born on 5 June 1973 and is an Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2001 to 2017.
19 Facts About Brendon Grylls
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Brendon Grylls was born in Perth, but was raised in Corrigin, a small town in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.
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Brendon Grylls was elected state leader of the National Party in 2005, replacing Max Trenorden.
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The Nationals won the overall balance of power, and Brendon Grylls subsequently chose to support Colin Barnett as premier, allowing the Liberal Party to form a minority government.
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Brendon Grylls was appointed Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Lands in the Barnett ministry.
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At the 2013 state election, Brendon Grylls transferred from ultra-safe Central Wheatbelt to the traditionally Labor-held seat of Pilbara; the move by Brendon Grylls would later prove to be the turning point in his bid to hold a seat in the Western Australia MLA and was prompted by a political strategy to test the National's appeal to the regions.
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Brendon Grylls was the first National to win the seat, which has historically been a safe seat for the Labor Party.
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Brendon Grylls resigned both from the ministry and as leader of the National Party in November 2013, citing a desire to focus on his personal life.
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Brendon Grylls returned as party leader in August 2016, replacing Terry Redman, and was re-appointed to the ministry.
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Brendon Grylls was born on 5 June 1973 in Perth, Western Australia.
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Brendon Grylls was educated at Corrigin District High School and Wesley College, Perth.
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Brendon Grylls served as the Shadow Minister for Environment and the Wheatbelt in the Liberal-National Coalition prior to the 2005 election.
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Ultimately, Brendon Grylls opted to throw his support to the Liberals.
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Additionally, in another departure from past Coalitions, Brendon Grylls declined to become Deputy Premier, a post that instead went to Liberal deputy leader Kim Hames, another departure from past Coalitions.
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Brendon Grylls vacated Central Wheatbelt at the 2013 state election, and contested the traditionally Labor-held seat of Pilbara against Labor's Kelly Howlett, who had replaced the retiring sitting member Tom Stephens.
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On 17 November 2013, Brendon Grylls announced he would be resigning as leader of the WA Nationals and returning to the backbench.
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Brendon Grylls retook the leadership in August 2016, and subsequently introduced a plan to tax BHP and Rio Tinto $5 for every tonne of iron ore mined.
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Brendon Grylls was defeated in Pilbara by the Labor candidate, Kevin Michel, and was replaced as leader of the National Party by Mia Davies, who had earlier succeeded him in Central Wheatbelt.
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Brendon Grylls said that he would have no problem forming a coalition with the Labor Party if it promised to deliver under the policy.