Tony McRae

Who is Tony McRae?

Anthony "Tony" David McRae in Tumut, New South Wales is an Australian politician. He was an ALP member in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Riverton.

Tony McRae unexpectedly won the traditional Liberal seat of Riverton in the 2001 Gallop-led election and held the seat at the 2005 election.

Before entering Parliament Mr McRae had been a labour market policy adviser to the Western Australian Government, was National Director, Research & Information at the National Native Title tribunal and a green-house gas reduction consultant. McRae negotiated training system reforms including the introduction of traineeships and competency rather than time-based system of skills development. Mr McRae moved to Western Australia from Tumut NSW in 1980 to work as an electrician in the WA iron ore industry and became an active ETU member; President of the Combined Unions Council in Newman and a delegate to the WA Iron Ore Industry Consultative Council.

Tony McRae was Western Australia's first Minister for Climate Change and co-authored the State's 2007 Climate Change Action Policy.