Fred Riebeling

Fred Riebeling
Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
In office
1 May 2001 – 6 September 2008
Preceded byGeorge Strickland
Succeeded byGrant Woodhams
ConstituencyAshburton (1992–1996)
Burrup (1996–2005)
North West Coastal (2005–2008)
Personal details
Born (1953-01-29) 29 January 1953 (age 71)
Bridgetown Western Australia
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseColleen
ProfessionRegistrar

Fredrick Riebeling AM (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2008.

Riebeling was born in Bridgetown. Before becoming a member of parliament, he was a Roebourne shire president.[1] He represented the electorate of Ashburton until it was abolished in 1994 and became part of the electorate of Burrup, which itself was later abolished in a redistribution in 2003 and became part of the electorate of North West Coastal.[2] Riebeling was appointed as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2001.

He is married to Colleen Riebling and has three sons.

Riebeling retired shortly before the 2008 election and Vince Catania, the son of Balcatta MP Nick Catania, won preselection for the vacant seat and retained the seat for the Labor Party.[3]

Riebeling is currently an elected member for the City of Mandurah after winning his 2011 WA local government election contest for a Coastal Ward seat.

In 2013, Riebeling stood against incumbent Liberal Kim Hames for the Electoral district of Dawesville in the 2013 state election, however was unsuccessful in his bid.

In 2019, Riebeling was appointed Commissioner of the Town of Port Hedland.

Riebeling was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours.[4]

  1. ^ Kennedy, Peter (10 July 2020). "Political profile a plus for councils". Business News. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook". 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  3. ^ "ABC News – Western Australian state election 2008". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  4. ^ "The Honourable Fredrick RIEBELING". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 12 October 2024.