The Honourable Kim Beazley AC
Patron
The Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia has accepted the invitation to become a patron of Screenwest.
Born and raised in Western Australia, Mr. Beazley completed a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts at the University of Western Australia. He has had a distinguished career nationally and internationally as Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 1996 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 2001 and 2005 to 2006.
In 2009, Mr Beazley was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia for service to the Parliament of Australia through contributions to the development of government policies in relation to defence and international relations, and as an advocate for Indigenous people, and to the community.
Prior to his return to Western Australia to take up the position of Governor, Mr. Beazley was Ambassador to the United States of America from 2010 to 2016 and on his return to Australia was appointed President of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue from 2016-2017 and Co-Chairman of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue from 2016 to 2018.