Wendy Maxine Duncan is an Australian politician who was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017, representing the seat of Kalgoorlie.
16 Facts About Wendy Duncan
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Wendy Duncan was previously a member of the Legislative Council, representing the Agricultural Region from 2008 to 2009 and the Mining and Pastoral Region from 2009 to 2013.
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Wendy Duncan is a patron of the Earbus Foundation of Western Australia.
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Wendy Duncan worked for the National Farmers' Federation in Canberra from 1977 to 1979, and completed a postgraduate diploma at the Canberra College of Advanced Education.
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Wendy Duncan later worked in various administrative positions for the Shire of Esperance.
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From 1994 to 1998, Wendy Duncan worked as a research officer for Ross Ainsworth, a long-serving Nationals MLA for the seat of Roe.
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Wendy Duncan joined the party herself in 2001, and from 2002 to 2003 served as president of the party's Esperance branch.
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Wendy Duncan served on the party's state executive from 2003 to 2004, and then from 2004 to 2008 served as state president, becoming the first woman to hold the position.
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Wendy Duncan first stood for parliament at the 2005 state election, running second on the party's ticket in Agricultural Region, but was not elected.
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Wendy Duncan was second on the party's ticket for the Senate at the 2007 federal election, but neither her nor the lead candidate, Tony Crook, were elected.
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However, in January 2008, Murray Criddle resigned from parliament, with Wendy Duncan taking his position in the Legislative Council on a countback.
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At the 2008 state election, Wendy Duncan transferred to the Mining and Pastoral Region, allowing a former party leader, Max Trenorden, to take her old seat.
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Wendy Duncan was included in the new ministry formed by Colin Barnett of the Liberal Party, becoming parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Regional Development and Minister for Lands, and assistant minister to the Minister for State Development and the Minister for Transport.
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Wendy Duncan stood for the deputy leadership of the National Party in November 2013, following the resignation of party leader Brendon Grylls, but was defeated by Mia Davies.
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In December 2014, Wendy Duncan stated that she might consider becoming an independent, having been overlooked a second time for a ministerial position during a cabinet reshuffle.
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Wendy Duncan announced in December 2015 that she would retire from parliament at the 2017 state election.