35th Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia Elections: 2021
In office 24 November 2020 – 13 March 2021
Premier
Mark McGowan
Deputy
Libby Mettam
Preceded by
Liza Harvey
Succeeded by
Mia Davies
Leader of the Liberal Party of Western Australia
In office 24 November 2020 – 13 March 2021
Deputy
Libby Mettam
Preceded by
Liza Harvey
Succeeded by
David Honey
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Dawesville
In office 11 March 2017 – 13 March 2021
Preceded by
Kim Hames
Succeeded by
Lisa Munday
Party positions
Manager of Opposition Business
In office 27 June 2019 – 24 November 2020
Leader
Liza Harvey
Preceded by
Dean Nalder
Succeeded by
Peter Katsambanis
Deputy State Director of Campaign Support
In office 2008 – 2015 Serving with Ben Morton
Leader
Colin Barnett
Succeeded by
Sam Calabrese
Personal details
Born
(1987-02-23) 23 February 1987 (age 37) Midland, Western Australia
Political party
Liberal
Residence
Subiaco, Western Australia
Education
Governor Stirling Senior High School
Alma mater
Murdoch University
Occupation
Consultant, business owner
Profession
Policy advisor Politician
Zak Richard Francis Kirkup (born 23 February 1987) is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Liberal Party, and served as a member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Dawesville from 2017 to 2021.
In November 2020, Kirkup was elected as the leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party and became Leader of the Opposition.[1] He led the party into the 2021 state election, in which they were defeated in a wipeout loss. He made the unprecedented decision to concede defeat two weeks prior to the election taking place. He lost his own seat of Dawesville to Labor's Lisa Munday, becoming the first major party leader in Western Australia to lose his seat in 88 years.[2] Shortly after the election, Kirkup announced his resignation from politics.
^Bell, Frances. "Zak Kirkup elected new WA Liberal Party leader after Dean Nalder's last-minute withdrawal". ABC News. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^"Zak Kirkup becomes first WA major party leader to lose his seat in 88 years". Nine News Perth. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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