Kim Hames

Dr Kim Hames
Hames in October 2012
Deputy Premier of Western Australia
In office
23 September 2008 – 16 February 2016
PremierColin Barnett
Preceded byEric Ripper
Succeeded byLiza Harvey
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
26 February 2005 – 30 January 2017
Preceded byArthur Marshall
Succeeded byZak Kirkup
ConstituencyDawesville
In office
6 February 1993 – 14 December 1996
Preceded byKeith Wilson
Succeeded byNone (abolished)
ConstituencyDianella
In office
14 December 1996 – 10 February 2001
Preceded byNone (new seat)
Succeeded byBob Kucera
ConstituencyYokine
Personal details
Born
Kim Desmond Hames

(1953-03-24) 24 March 1953 (age 71)
Subiaco, Western Australia
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia

Kim Desmond Hames (born 24 March 1953) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2017. He served as a minister in the governments of Richard Court and Colin Barnett, and was deputy premier to Barnett from 2008 to 2016. Hames retired from parliament at the 2017 state election.[1]

  1. ^ Jessica Strutt, "Kim Hames 'not fussed' about move to backbench ahead of retirement at next WA election", ABC News, 10 November 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2016.