About Me
Full Name
Leon William Kennedy Bignell
Party
Australian Labor Party
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Mawson
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
18 March 2006
Prior Employment
Journalist
Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
05 Sep 2025 - 20 Mar 2026
Mawson
House of Assembly
Australian Labor Party
11 Apr 2024 - 05 Sep 2025
Mawson
House of Assembly
Independent
Changed Party
18 Mar 2006 - 11 Apr 2024
Mawson
House of Assembly
Australian Labor Party
Changed Party
Offices Held
20 Mar 2026 - Current
Former Member
11 Apr 2024 - 20 Mar 2026
Speaker
10 Nov 2011 - 21 Jan 2013
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing
17 Feb 2011 - 10 Nov 2011
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
16 Apr 2010 - 17 Feb 2011
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy
Ministerial Appointments
26 Mar 2014 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
26 Mar 2014 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Forests
26 Mar 2014 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Racing
21 Jan 2013 - 19 Mar 2018
Member of the Executive Council
21 Jan 2013 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Recreation and Sport
21 Jan 2013 - 19 Mar 2018
Minister for Tourism
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Committee Membership
01 Jan 2026 - Current
Former Member- Joint Parliamentary Service Committee
01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Former Member- Joint Parliamentary Service Committee
11 Apr 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
Former Member- Joint Parliamentary Service Committee
11 Apr 2024 - Current
Former Member- Standing Orders Committee
21 Mar 2024 - 14 May 2024
Former Member- Endometriosis
03 May 2022 - 30 Apr 2024
Former Member- Natural Resources Committee
05 Dec 2018 - 04 Apr 2019
Former Member- Fire and Emergency Services (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill
28 Nov 2012 - 05 Feb 2013
Former Member- Dogs and Cats as Companion Animals
24 Nov 2011 - 14 Jun 2012
Former Member- Road Traffic (Emergency Vehicles) Amendment Bill
09 Mar 2011 - 19 Sep 2012
Former Member- Grain Handling Industry
06 May 2010 - 05 Feb 2013
Former Member- Publishing Committee
27 Apr 2006 - 05 May 2010
Former Member- Economic and Finance Committee
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