Bevan Lawrence
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| Bevan Ernest Lawrence | |
| Born | Perth, Western Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Aquinas College, Perth |
| Occupation | Barrister & political campaigner |
Bevan Ernest Lawrence is a Western Australian barrister and political campaigner. He is the older brother of the ALP politician and former Premier of Western Australia, Carmen Lawrence.
Lawrence attended Aquinas College, Perth and subsequently studied law at the University of Western Australia. He graduated as a Bachelor of Law in 1966.[1]
He has been licensed to practice law in Western Australia since 19 March 1968[2] and has specialised in insurance law.
In 1987, he was a spokesperson for the group People Against the Australia Card.
He was a founder, in 1989, of People for Fair and Open Government (PFOG), an activist group which campaigned for political reform in Western Australia during the WA Inc era. PFOG played a significant role in persuading the government led by Lawrence's sister to request a Royal Commission into the WA Inc matters.
In 1998 he joined the campaign against the treaty to implement a Multilateral Agreement on Investment.
[edit] References
- ^ From the biographical notes on Contributors page of The Samuel Griffiths Society's website pages pertaining to their 1993 Fremantle conference.
- ^ List of licensed legal practitioners in W.A. from the website of the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
[edit] External Links
- Website of the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia
- Link to speech given by Bevan Lawrence to the The Samuel Griffith Society at The Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Western Australia, on 5 November 1993; on the topic, "W.A. Inc.: Why Didn't We Hear The Alarm Bells?". Retrieved on 2 April 2008.
- Link to an article by Hal Colebatch, published in The Australian on 5 March 2007, in which Bevan Lawrence is quoted as a source on WA Inc matters
- MAI RESOLUTIONS of Public Meeting. Retrieved on 2008-04-07. “Guest speakers: ... Bevan Lawrence”
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