Robert John Thomas (17 October 1954 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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but arrived in

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in 1955. He worked as a clerk before entering politics. In 1989 he was elected to the

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as a

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member for South West. He was Opposition Whip from 1997 until his retirement in 2001.

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1954 births 2016 deaths Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-WesternAustralia-MP-stub