Marshall Perron

Marshall Bruce Perron ( born 1942 in Perth, Western Australia ) is an Australian politician.

Biography

Perron is a member of the Country Liberal Party, which from 1974 leading up to 2001 party of the Northern Territory of Australia, and was 1974-1995 Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory ( Northern Territory Legislative Assembly ) in which he initially the constituency of Stuart Park and then from 1983 to 1995, Fannie Bay represented.

In December 1975 he was Minister for Local Government and Consumer Affairs in the government of Chief Minister Goff Letts and after a cabinet reshuffle Minister of Education and planning of 1976 until 1977.

1977 appointed him Chief Minister Paul Everingham Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Finance and Planning. After the beginning of self-government on 1 July 1978, he was again Deputy Chief Minister ( Deputy Chief Minister ) and Minister for the Treasury ( Treasurer ). At the same time he was between 1978 and 1980 also Minister for land and housing (Minister of Lands and Housing ) and subsequent to 1984 also Minister for Industrial and Community Development ( Minister of Industrial Development and Community Development ).

Chief Minister Ian Tuxworth appointed him in October 1984 to the Attorney General ( Attorney General ), Minister of Mines and Energy (Minister of Mines and Energy ). These offices he had held at the below government of Chief Minister Stephen Hatton.

On 13 July 1988, he was the successor of Stephen Hatton Chief Minister of the Northern Territory and has held this post until his replacement by Shane Stone on May 26, 1995. At the same time he was from September 1989 to July 1994 Minister of the Treasury and Minister for police, fire and emergency services (Minister for Police, Fire and emergency Services).

Shortly after his retirement as Chief Minister he brought the initiative for the Terminally Ill Act of the Rights (Law on the Rights of terminally ill). After this was valid in law, proclaimed by the Administrator of the Northern Territory, Austin ash, it was the first law worldwide, which legalized euthanasia. After entry into force of four Australians took advantage of this law to achieve her death in claim before the Australian House of Representatives decided that the territory should not decide independently about this issue and the law thus repealed in 1997 by the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997 ( euthanasia law ).