Kim Giddens

Kim Giddens
MLA
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
for Bateman
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 March 2021
Preceded byDean Nalder
Personal details
Born (1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 44)
Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory
Political partyLabor

Kim Elizabeth Giddens (born 30 December 1979)[1] is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 2021, representing the electoral district of Bateman.

Giddens studied politics and international relations at the University of New South Wales and education at Charles Darwin University. Prior to entering politics, Giddens was the principal policy advisor to state MP Peter Tinley. She had previously worked for the Tasmanian Government.[2]

She was elected at the 2021 Western Australian state election with a 14.5% swing in the two-party-preferred vote, becoming the first Labor MP to represent the traditionally Liberal seat previously held by minister Dean Nalder.[3]

  1. ^ "Ms Kim Elizabeth Giddens MLA". Parliament of Western Australia.
  2. ^ "Australia-Japan-ASEAN: Strengthening the Core of the Indo-Pacific Symposium" (PDF). Perth USAsia Centre. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Bateman - Western Australia Election 2021 Electorate, Candidates, Results | WA Votes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 14 March 2021.