Joe Berinson
Joseph Max Berinson (7 January 1932 – 2 June 2018) was an Australian politician who represented the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the Australian House of Representatives and the Western Australian Legislative Council. He was Minister for the Environment in the Whitlam government for several months in 1975, later serving a decade as Attorney-General of Western Australia.
The Honourable Joe Berinson | |
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Berinson in 1970 | |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 14 July 1975 – 11 November 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Peacock |
| Attorney-General of Western Australia | |
| In office 25 February 1983 – 16 February 1993 | |
| Premier | Brian Burke Peter Dowding Carmen Lawrence |
| Preceded by | Ian Medcalf |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Edwardes |
| Member of the Australian House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 October 1969 – 13 December 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Chaney |
| Succeeded by | Ross McLean |
| Constituency | Perth |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 21 May 1989 – 30 April 1993 | |
| Constituency | North Metropolitan |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 22 May 1983 – 21 May 1989 Serving with Sam Piantadosi | |
| Constituency | North Central Metropolitan |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| In office 22 May 1980 – 21 May 1983 Serving with Lyla Elliott | |
| Preceded by | Don Cooley |
| Succeeded by | Fred McKenzie |
| Constituency | North-East Metropolitan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Max Berinson 7 January 1932 Highgate, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 2 June 2018 (aged 86) Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Resting place | Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse |
Jeanette Bekhor (m. 1958) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Highgate Primary School Perth Modern School |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
| Profession | Pharmacist Lawyer |
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