13 Facts About Fran Logan

Francis Michael Logan was born on 25 February 1956 and is a former politician in Western Australia, who was the Minister for Emergency Services and Corrective Services in the McGowan Labor Government from 2017 to 2021,.

Fran Logan was elected to the south western electorate of Cockburn for the Labor Party in 2001, and retired from the Legislative Assembly in 2021.

Fran Logan worked in the aircraft and mining industries in New South Wales and Western Australia and later completed a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History at Sydney University where he won the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia National Award for his thesis examining Australia's trade relations with Japan and China.

Fran Logan was employed as a trade research officer, industrial advocate and organiser with the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union from 1986 until entering parliament in 2001.

Fran Logan is married to wife Vivienne and has two adult children Alexandra and Henry.

Fran Logan won preselection for the seat of Cockburn on the retirement of Bill Thomas.

Fran Logan won the seat at the 2001 election, subsequently retaining it at both the 2005 and 2008 elections.

On 3 February 2006, Fran Logan was appointed Minister for Energy, Science and Innovation in the Carpenter Ministry.

Fran Logan served in the Carpenter Ministry as Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise until the Labor government's defeat at the 2008 election.

Fran Logan claimed he was joking with a staffer that he had known for some years and it was part of an "ongoing, light-hearted, two-way banter".

Fran Logan said that the woman involved did not express any offence or concern at the time.

However, the former ministerial staffed claimed that Fran Logan had made the comment on more than one occasion and she had found the remarks completely inappropriate, offensive and not fitting of a minister of the Crown.

Fran Logan became the minister for emergency services and corrective services on 17 March 2017 following the McGowan Labor Government's defeat of the Barnett Liberal-National Government at the 11 March 2017 election.