Murray Criddle

Murray John Criddle (born 11 December 1943) was an Australian politician and farmer at Binnu, Western Australia. Criddle was born in Geraldton and educated at Ogilvie Primary School and Christ Church Grammar School. After leaving high school he farmed at Binnu from 1961.^[1] He was an active sports participant in the district and played 207 Australian Rules football games for the Northampton Rams.^[2]

The Honourable Murray John Criddle OAM
Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
In office 22 May 1993 – 2 January 2008 (resigned)
Preceded by	None (new creation)
Succeeded by	Wendy Duncan
Constituency	Electoral region of Agricultural
Personal details
Born	(1943-12-11)11 December 1943 Geraldton, Western Australia
Political party	National Party
Spouse	Delphine (Del) Kaye Williams
Children	Four daughters
Residence	Horrocks, Western Australia
Occupation	Farmer at Binnu

Criddle was a National Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1993 to 2008, representing the Agricultural electoral region. He was Minister for Transport from 1998 to 2001 in Richard Court's Liberal-National coalition government.^[1]

He was Chairman of the Mid West Development Commission, from 2009-2017,^[1] and retired to Horrocks, Western Australia.^[3]

References

1. "Hon Murray John Criddle". Members’ biographical register. Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
2. Butler, Steve (29 August 2015). "Tiny town kicks well above its weight". The West Australian. Perth, WA. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
3. Wilson, Ken (17 February 2020). "McIntosh ups the ante in Geraldton". Farm Weekly. South Perth, WA. Retrieved 6 August 2020.