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Kenneth George Wyatt AM (born 4 August 1952) is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022, representing the Division of Hasluck for the Liberal Party.
Apr 6, 2023 · The former Indigenous Australians minister and WA MP, who lost his seat in 2022, resigned from the Liberal Party after it decided to oppose the government's referendum plan. He was part of the Labor government's Referendum Working Group and supported the current model of a national voice.
3 days ago · In what was a triumph for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt broke new ground when he won his Perth seat in the 2010 federal election, as he became the first Aboriginal person to be elected to the House of Representatives.
Apr 11, 2023 · Former Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt speaks to 7.30 after resigning from the Liberal Party over its opposition to the Voice to Parliament. He was part of the working group on the referendum under Prime Minister Albanese.
Ken Wyatt (born August 4, 1952, near Bunbury, Western Australia) is an Australian educator and Liberal Party politician who was the first Aboriginal person to be elected (2010) to the national House of Representatives and to hold (2019– ) a cabinet position in Australia’s federal government.
About Ken. The Hon Ken Wyatt AM JP served as the Member for Hasluck in the Federal Parliament from 2010 to 2022. He was the first Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives, first Indigenous Australian appointed the Executive Council, to the Commonwealth Ministry and the first Aboriginal Australian to serve in Cabinet when he ...
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Biography. Parliamentary service. Elected to the House of Representatives for Hasluck, Western Australia, 2010. Re-elected 2013, 2016 and 2019. Defeated at general elections 2022. Ministerial appointments. Assistant Minister for Health from 30.9.2015 to 18.2.2016.
