Norm Marlborough

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Hon Norm Marlborough MLA, Member for Peel is a Western Australian politician.

Norm Marlborough was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Cockburn in 1986 and in 1989 was elected to the WA Legislative Assembly seat of Peel.

He served in a number of Shadow portfolios and then whilst in Government as Parliamentary Secretary roles and in January 2005 was promoted to the Cabinet as Minister for Small Business; Peel & the South West; Minister Assisting the Minister for Education and Training.

In November 2006 he resigned from parliament following the release of taped phone calls to disgraced former premier Brian Burke in which Burke advises Marlborough as to how to answer a question regarding the appointment to a government commission.

Norm Marlborough was born in Yorkshire, England on 12 August 1945 and arrived in Western Australia in 1963. Before he entered parliament he was a fitter and turner and later, a union official. He is married to Ros Marlborough and has 2 sons, Patrick and Richard.