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Dean Nalder
Dean Cambell Nalder (born 5 February 1966) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for the Liberal Party from 2013 to 2021, representing the seat of Alfred Cove until 2017, and Bateman following the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution. At various times, he served as Minister for Transport, Minister for Finance and Minister for Agriculture and Food in the ministry of Premier Colin Barnett from 2014 to 2016. Following the Liberals' defeat at the 2017 state election, Nalder served in a number of shadow portfolios in the shadow ministries of Mike Nahan and Liza Harvey until resigning from the frontbench on 8 December 2020, following his announcement of retirement from politics at the next election. He was succeeded in his seat of Bateman by Labor's Kim Giddens on 13 March 2021.
Nalder was born in Narrogin, and raised on a farm at Wagin, in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. His father, Cambell Nalder, was a National Party member of parliament, and his grandfather, Sir Crawford Nalder, was a leader of the Country Party of Western Australia and Deputy Premier of Western Australia.
Nalder attended Wesley College, Perth for his secondary education, and attended Curtin University of Technology, graduating in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in business, economics and financial management. In 1995, Nalder completed a graduate diploma in applied finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.
He worked for the ANZ Bank from 1990 until 2008. Various promotions during those years saw him moving successively to Sydney and Melbourne. In 2004, he returned to Perth, to take up the position of general manager retail for South Australia and Western Australia. In 2008, Nalder joined Australia Post as state commercial manager, leaving the organisation in 2010, rather than move to the eastern states.
Between 1988 and 1991, Nalder played Australian rules football for the South Fremantle Football Club, appearing in 30 matches in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He represented South Fremantle as a centre half-forward in the 1989 2nd semi-final of the WAFL.
He retired in 1992 due to injuries.
Nalder entered parliament at the 2013 state election, winning the seat of Alfred Cove from the independent incumbent Janet Woollard. Following the resignation of Troy Buswell from the Barnett Ministry on 10 March 2014, Nalder was appointed Minister for Transport and Minister for Finance. He replaced Mike Nahan (who had been elevated to Treasurer) in the latter position.
Nalder was removed as Minister of Finance in December 2014 after allegations emerged of potential conflicts of interest between his private business interests and his ministerial responsibilities. The allegations included that he had failed to properly disclose a personal investment he had made in Metier Asia and had a potential conflict of interest relating to a car leasing company which provided services to public servants under a scheme administered by his own department. Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett ordered a review of Nalder's private financial interests and, despite the review finding no evidence that Nalder had sought or gained any personal benefit, criticised him for "serious errors of judgement" and demoted him as the Minister for Finance. Nalder accepted his demotion and acknowledged that he had made mistakes which had "created the perception of a potential wrong-doing."
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Dean Nalder
Dean Cambell Nalder (born 5 February 1966) is an Australian former politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia for the Liberal Party from 2013 to 2021, representing the seat of Alfred Cove until 2017, and Bateman following the 2017 electoral boundary re-distribution. At various times, he served as Minister for Transport, Minister for Finance and Minister for Agriculture and Food in the ministry of Premier Colin Barnett from 2014 to 2016. Following the Liberals' defeat at the 2017 state election, Nalder served in a number of shadow portfolios in the shadow ministries of Mike Nahan and Liza Harvey until resigning from the frontbench on 8 December 2020, following his announcement of retirement from politics at the next election. He was succeeded in his seat of Bateman by Labor's Kim Giddens on 13 March 2021.
Nalder was born in Narrogin, and raised on a farm at Wagin, in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. His father, Cambell Nalder, was a National Party member of parliament, and his grandfather, Sir Crawford Nalder, was a leader of the Country Party of Western Australia and Deputy Premier of Western Australia.
Nalder attended Wesley College, Perth for his secondary education, and attended Curtin University of Technology, graduating in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in business, economics and financial management. In 1995, Nalder completed a graduate diploma in applied finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.
He worked for the ANZ Bank from 1990 until 2008. Various promotions during those years saw him moving successively to Sydney and Melbourne. In 2004, he returned to Perth, to take up the position of general manager retail for South Australia and Western Australia. In 2008, Nalder joined Australia Post as state commercial manager, leaving the organisation in 2010, rather than move to the eastern states.
Between 1988 and 1991, Nalder played Australian rules football for the South Fremantle Football Club, appearing in 30 matches in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He represented South Fremantle as a centre half-forward in the 1989 2nd semi-final of the WAFL.
He retired in 1992 due to injuries.
Nalder entered parliament at the 2013 state election, winning the seat of Alfred Cove from the independent incumbent Janet Woollard. Following the resignation of Troy Buswell from the Barnett Ministry on 10 March 2014, Nalder was appointed Minister for Transport and Minister for Finance. He replaced Mike Nahan (who had been elevated to Treasurer) in the latter position.
Nalder was removed as Minister of Finance in December 2014 after allegations emerged of potential conflicts of interest between his private business interests and his ministerial responsibilities. The allegations included that he had failed to properly disclose a personal investment he had made in Metier Asia and had a potential conflict of interest relating to a car leasing company which provided services to public servants under a scheme administered by his own department. Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett ordered a review of Nalder's private financial interests and, despite the review finding no evidence that Nalder had sought or gained any personal benefit, criticised him for "serious errors of judgement" and demoted him as the Minister for Finance. Nalder accepted his demotion and acknowledged that he had made mistakes which had "created the perception of a potential wrong-doing."
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