1. Kim Desmond Hames was born on 24 March 1953 and is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2017.
17 Facts About Kim Hames
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Kim Hames served as a minister in the governments of Richard Court and Colin Barnett, and was deputy premier to Barnett from 2008 to 2016.
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Kim Hames was elected to the Bayswater City Council in 1985, and served as a councillor until his election to parliament in 1993.
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Kim Hames first stood for parliament at the 1987 by-election for the seat of Morley-Swan, but was defeated by the Labor candidate, Frank Donovan.
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Kim Hames was successful in his third attempt to enter parliament, winning the seat of Dianella from Labor's Keith Wilson at the 1993 election.
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Kim Hames transferred to the new seat of Yokine at the 1996 election, after Dianella was abolished in a redistribution.
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Kim Hames was elevated to the ministry in January 1997, becoming Minister for Housing, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister for Water Resources in the government of Richard Court.
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Kim Hames remained in the ministry until the 2001 state election, when he was defeated in his own seat by Labor's Bob Kucera.
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At the 2005 state election, Kim Hames was re-elected to parliament as the member for the seat of Dawesville.
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Kim Hames was included in the shadow cabinet immediately after the election, and went on to serve under four leaders of the opposition.
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Kim Hames was elected deputy leader of the Liberal Party in January 2008, when Buswell became leader, and retained the deputy leadership when Buswell was replaced by Barnett later in the year.
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The Liberal Party formed government after the 2008 state election, with Kim Hames becoming Deputy Premier, Minister for Health, and Minister for Indigenous Affairs in the new ministry.
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However, Kim Hames resigned as tourism minister in July 2013, after being accused of abusing an accommodation entitlement.
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Kim Hames eventually reclaimed his previous tourism portfolio in a December 2014 reshuffle, with Liza Harvey taking on the training portfolio.
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In December 2015, Kim Hames announced his intention to resign as deputy leader of the Liberal Party with effect from February 2016.
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Kim Hames remained in cabinet until a reshuffle in March 2016.
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Kim Hames retired from parliament at the 2017 state election, with Zak Kirkup succeeding him as member for Dawesville.