Dean Cambell Nalder was born on 5 February 1966 and is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for the Liberal Party from 2013 to 2021, representing the seat of Alfred Cove until 2017, and Bateman following the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution.
19 Facts About Dean Nalder
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Dean Nalder was succeeded in his seat of Bateman by Labor's Kim Giddens on 13 March 2021.
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Dean Nalder was born in Narrogin, and raised on a farm at Wagin, in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.
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Dean Nalder's father, Cambell Nalder, was a National Party member of parliament, and his grandfather, Sir Crawford Nalder, was a leader of the Country Party of Western Australia and Deputy Premier of Western Australia.
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Dean Nalder attended Wesley College, Perth for his secondary education, and attended Curtin University of Technology, graduating in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in business, economics and financial management.
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In 1995, Dean Nalder completed a graduate diploma in applied finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.
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Dean Nalder worked for the ANZ Bank from 1990 until 2008.
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In 2008, Dean Nalder joined Australia Post as state commercial manager, leaving the organisation in 2010, rather than move to the eastern states.
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Between 1988 and 1991, Dean Nalder played Australian rules football for the South Fremantle Football Club, appearing in 30 matches in the West Australian Football League.
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Dean Nalder represented South Fremantle as a centre half-forward in the 1989 2nd semi-final of the WAFL.
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Dean Nalder entered parliament at the 2013 state election, winning the seat of Alfred Cove from the independent incumbent Janet Woollard.
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Dean Nalder replaced Mike Nahan in the latter position.
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Dean Nalder was removed as Minister of Finance in December 2014 after allegations emerged of potential conflicts of interest between his private business interests and his ministerial responsibilities.
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In March 2015, Dean Nalder announced the government was considering using buses to implement the MAX route rather than light rail.
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At the time, Dean Nalder denied that represented a broken promise.
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In February 2016, Dean Nalder announced another change, this time promising a heavy rail line.
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In June 2016, Dean Nalder confirmed that the MAX light rail plan had been cancelled.
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In September 2016, Dean Nalder resigned from the ministry, stating he no longer supported Colin Barnett as leader of the Liberal Party Days after his resignation, Dean Nalder announced that he would stand for the Liberal Party leadership if a spill motion was successful.
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In November 2020, Dean Nalder announced he would run for the Liberal leadership, following Liza Harvey's resignation four months out from the 2021 Western Australian state election, but dropped out of the race shortly before the vote, citing a lack of sufficient support.