Mark Folkard | |
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Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Burns Beach | |
Assumed office 11 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | new seat |
Personal details | |
Born | Perth, Western Australia | 23 January 1965
Political party | Labor |
Occupation | Police officer |
Website | www |
Mark James Folkard (born 23 January 1965) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2017 state election, representing Burns Beach.
Folkard was a Western Australia Police Sergeant before entering politics.[1]
Folkard has been awarded the Police Overseas Service Medal with East Timor clasp, the National Police Service Medal, the National Medal, the Australian Defence Medal, the Commissioner's Medal for Excellence, the Western Australia Police Medal, and the United Nations Medal (UNMISET).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Antony (2017). "Burns Beach". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Inaugural Speech" (PDF). parliament.wa.gov.au. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2017.