John Hyde | |
Constituency Mp: | Perth |
Parliament: | Western Australian |
Term Start: | 10 February 2001 |
Term End: | 9 March 2013 |
Predecessor: | Diana Warnock |
Successor: | Eleni Evangel |
Office2: | Mayor of the Town of Vincent |
Term Start2: | 1999 |
Term End2: | 2001 |
Birth Date: | 13 October 1957 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Victoria |
Birthname: | John Norman Hyde |
Citizenship: | Australian |
Party: | Labor Party |
Relations: | John Hyde (father) |
Alma Mater: | Deakin University Murdoch University |
Profession: | Teacher |
John Norman Hyde (born 13 October 1957 in Hamilton, Victoria) is a former politician who was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Perth.
His father was Geelong and Claremont football player John Hyde.[1]
Hyde was elected to the seat in 2001 after the retirement of Diana Warnock.[2] He was shadow minister for Local Government, Culture and the Arts, Heritage, and Citizenship and Multicultural Interests. He lost his seat in the March 2013 election.
Hyde was the first openly gay man to be elected to the Western Australian parliament. He had previously been mayor of the Town of Vincent.