Ronald Edward Bertram was an Australian lawyer and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1968 to 1989.
13 Facts About Ron Bertram
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Ron Bertram briefly served as a minister in the government of John Tonkin.
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Ron Bertram enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in June 1943, and saw service in New Guinea during the war.
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Ron Bertram was discharged from the army in 1946, and subsequently worked as an accountant.
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Ron Bertram later studied law part-time, and was called to the bar in 1954, allowing him to practise as a barrister.
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Ron Bertram first ran for parliament at the 1965 state election.
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Ron Bertram contested the newly created North Metropolitan Province, but was defeated by Arthur Griffith of the Liberal Party.
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Ron Bertram eventually entered parliament at the 1968 state election, replacing the retiring Bill Hegney in the seat of Mount Hawthorn.
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Ron Bertram was re-elected at the 1971 state election, which saw a Labor victory, and was then appointed Attorney-General and Minister for Railways in the new ministry formed by John Tonkin.
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Ron Bertram was the shortest-serving state attorney-general since Frederick Moorhead in 1901.
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Ron Bertram remained a member until 1980, serving under three leaders of the opposition.
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At the 1983 election, the seat of Mount Hawthorn was abolished, and Ron Bertram successfully transferred to the seat of Balcatta, which he held until his retirement at the 1989 election.
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Ron Bertram died in Perth in November 2014, aged 90.