1. Vincent Alexander Catania was born on 23 February 1977 and is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2008 to 2022.
12 Facts About Vince Catania
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Vince Catania was previously a member of the Legislative Council from 2005 to 2008.
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Vince Catania was born in Perth to Rita and Nicholas Mark Vince Catania.
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Vince Catania's Italian-born father was a state member of parliament, representing the Labor Party.
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Vince Catania's brother is a Labor politician who was elected for the seat of Midland in the 2025 Western Australian state election.
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Vince Catania was elected to parliament at the 2005 state election, running in third position on the Labor ticket in the Mining and Pastoral Region.
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Vince Catania was 28 years old when his term began in May 2005, making him the youngest person ever to sit in the Legislative Council.
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At the 2008 state election, Vince Catania switched to the Legislative Assembly, winning the seat of North West.
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However, in July 2009, Vince Catania announced that he would be leaving the Labor Party and joining the National Party.
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Vince Catania cited dissatisfaction with Eric Ripper, the Labor leader, and concerns that Labor had become too "city-centric".
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In December 2013, a few months after the election, Vince Catania was made parliamentary secretary to Mia Davies, the new Minister for Water and Minister for Forestry.
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Vince Catania has served two terms as the National Party whip.