James Andrew McGinty (born 1949-09-22), better known as Jim McGinty, is an Australian politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), he currently represents the Electoral district of Fremantle in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. His positions within the Government of Western Australia include posts as Attorney General, Minister for Health, and Minister for Electoral Affairs. He has been named as a possible successor to Dr Geoff Gallop as Premier of Western Australia. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. ... The form of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then. ... Dr Geoffrey Gallop at the Midland Railway Workshops, Nov 2002. ... John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. ...

McGinty studied Arts and Law at the University of Western Australia. Before entering politics, he worked as an industrial officer, then became Secretary of the Miscellaneous Workers' Union. He successfully ran as a Labor candidate in a by-election for Fremantle in 1990, and has held the seat ever since. In the Lawrence ministry of 1991–1993 he served as Minister for Housing, Construction, Services, Heritage and Environment. In 1994 Lawrence resigned to pursue a spot in federal politics, and was replaced as Leader of the State Opposition by her deputy, Ian Taylor. However Taylor resigned after only four months as leader and McGinty unexpectedly replaced him as Leader of the Opposition. McGinty led the ALP until 1996 when he was replaced by Dr Gallop. University of Western Australia Winthrop Hall: foyer The University of Western Australia (UWA) is Western Australias oldest university, established in February 1911. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... Dr Carmen Lawrence Dr Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 2 March 1948), Australian politician, became the first directly elected Federal President of the Australian Labor Party in 2003, after a meteoric rise in politics followed by several spectacular falls. ...

McGinty is married, and has three children.

References

• Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook, excerpt "McGINTY, James Andrew, MLA" (available online)
• "Gallop's colleagues shocked at announcement", Maxine McKew, The 7.30 Report interview transcript, 2006-01-16
• Western Australian ALP biography