Colin Tincknell

Colin Richard Tincknell
Former Member of Parliament for WA
In office
9 January 2017 – August 2021
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region
In office
22 May 2017 – 21 May 2021
CEO of AFL New Zealand
In office
February 2002 – March 2004
Personal details
Born
Colin Richard Tincknell

(1953-08-08) 8 August 1953 (age 71)
Wells, England, UK
SpouseSandra Tincknell
Children4
Residence(s)Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
EducationSwanbourne High School
Perth Technical College
OccupationCompany chairman
(tincknell consultancy)
corporate manager
(cameco corporation)
ProfessionBusinessman
politician

Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Claremont Football Club (WAFL)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1968–1981 Claremont Football Club
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1979–2011 Perth Football League
Career highlights
  • CEO, AFL New Zealand (Auckland) ( signing Landmark agreement with Martu, Western Desert ( Cameco Corporation)
  • Coach, Vice Captain WA Amateur Football League 1979/80 (Perth)

Colin Richard Tincknell (born 8 August 1953) is a former Australian politician in Western Australian. He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 state election, as a member in South West Region. His term ran from 2017 to 2021.

Tincknell was a corporate social responsibility manager for a number of mining companies before his time in the Western Australian Parliament. He was the first CEO of AFL New Zealand, from 2002 to 2004.[1] He played for the Claremont Football Club in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]

  1. ^ Flint, John (20 February 2017). "WA election 2017: What Colin Tincknell really stands for". PerthNow.
  2. ^ WAFLFootyFacts.net