| Fred Riebeling | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 May 2001 – 6 September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | George Strickland |
| Succeeded by | Grant Woodhams |
| Constituency | Ashburton (1992–1996) Burrup (1996–2005) North West Coastal (2005–2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1953 Bridgetown Western Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Colleen |
| Profession | Registrar |
Fredrick (Fred) Riebeling (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2008.
Riebeling was born in Bridgetown. He firstly represented the electorate of Ashburton until the electorate was abolished in 1994 and became part of the electorate of Burrup which itself later abolished in a redistribution in 2003 and became part of the electorate of North West Coastal[1] Riebeling was appointed as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2001.
He is married to Colleen Riebling and has three sons: Brendan, Shane and Paul.
Riebeling retired shortly before the 2008 election and Vince Catania, the son of Balcatta MP Nick Catania won preselection for the vacant seat and retained the seat for the Labor Party.[2]