Gavan Troy

The Honourable
Gavan Troy
The Honourable Gavan Troy
Member of the Legislative Assembly; of Western Australia
	In office; 19 February 1983 – 4 February 1989
Preceded by	Tom Herzfeld
Succeeded by	None (abolished)
Constituency	Mundaring
	In office; 4 February 1989 – 6 February 1993
Preceded by	None (new seat)
Succeeded by	June van de Klashorst
Constituency	Swan Hills
Personal details
Born	31 May 1940 (age 84); Subiaco, Western Australia
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	WAIT

Gavan John Troy (born 31 May 1940) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1983 to 1993. He served as a minister in the governments of Brian Burke, Peter Dowding, and Carmen Lawrence.^[1]

Troy was elected to the seat of Mundaring in 1983, winning his seat by 16 votes. He served until the electorate was abolished in 1989. From 1989 until 1993, he represented the electorate of Swan Hills.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Troy was one of three ministers sacked during a cabinet reshuffle in early 1991 and was the only one to stay in the parliamentary Labor Party.^[5]

In 2004 Troy was appointed to a two-year term as commissioner for the Shire of York.^[6]

References

Parliament of Western Australia
Preceded by Tom Herzfeld	Member for Mundaring 1983–1989	Abolished
New creation	Member for Swan Hills 1989–1993	Succeeded by June van de Klashorst

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The Honourable Gavan Troy

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office 19 February 1983 – 4 February 1989
Preceded by	Tom Herzfeld
Succeeded by	None (abolished)
Constituency	Mundaring
In office 4 February 1989 – 6 February 1993
Preceded by	None (new seat)
Succeeded by	June van de Klashorst
Constituency	Swan Hills

Personal details
Born	(1940-05-31) 31 May 1940 (age 84) Subiaco, Western Australia
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	WAIT