Paddy Embry Explained

Paddy Embry
Office:President of the New Country Party
Deputy:Frank Hough
Jeff Knuth
Term Start:9 January 2004
Term End:24 November 2007
Predecessor:Party established
Successor:Chris Dodoff
Office1:Leader of Pauline Hanson's
One Nation
in Western Australia
Leader1:John Fischer
Term Start1:3 October 1998
Term End1:15 May 2003
Predecessor1:Office established
Successor1:Frank Hough
Office2:Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West
Term Start2:22 May 2001
Term End2:21 May 2005
Birth Date:19 October 1942
Birth Place:Oundle, England
Birth Name:Patrick Paul Elliot Embry
Party:New Country (2004–2008)
Otherparty:One Nation (1998–2003)
Independent (2003–2004)
Parents:Basil Embry
Margaret Elliot
Spouse:Patricia Finnegan
Children:4
Occupation:Sheep farmer
(Self–employed)
Profession:Farmer
Politician

Patrick Paul Elliot Embry (born 19 October 1942) is a former Australian politician. Born in Oundle in the United Kingdom to Air Chief Marshal Basil Embry and Lady Margaret Elliot,[1] he arrived in Australia in December 1956 and became a farmer. In 2001, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West Region, representing One Nation. On 15 May 2003, he resigned from One Nation to sit as an independent. He co-founded the New Country Party with fellow ex-One Nation independent Frank Hough on 30 November 2004. Embry was defeated in 2005.[2]

Embry ran for the Senate at the 2010 federal election as an independent grouped candidate.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. 14 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Parliament of Western Australia. Parliament of Western Australia. Embry, Patrick (Paddy). 2009. 6 February 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927062045/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Members%2B-%2BFormer. 27 September 2011. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Australian Electoral Commission. Australian Electoral Commission. Voting in Western Australia. 21 August 2010.