Frank Donovan (politician)
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Frank Donovan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 9 May 1987 – 4 February 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Tonkin |
| Succeeded by | None (seat abolished) |
| Constituency | Morley-Swan |
| In office 4 February 1989 – 6 February 1993 | |
| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | Clive Brown |
| Constituency | Morley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1947 Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England |
| Party | Labor (to 1991) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (from 1991) |
Francis Anthony Donovan (born 28 January 1947) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1987 to 1993. A Vietnam veteran, Donovan worked as a social worker before entering politics. He was a member of the Labor Party until 1991, when he resigned to sit as an independent.
Donovan was born in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England, to Cecelia Mary (née Fletcher) and James Francis Donovan. In 1964, after leaving school, he moved to Australia and enlisted in the Australian Army. He served a tour of duty with the 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War, and on his return was posted to the Balmoral Naval Hospital in Sydney as a welfare officer. Donovan left the army in 1969, and moved to Western Australia the following year. After a few years as a self-employed cabinet-maker, he moved to Roebourne (a small town in the Pilbara), where he was employed as a welfare officer by the state government. In 1977, Donovan began studying at the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), graduating with a Bachelor of Social Work in 1980. He subsequently worked as a researcher for Graeme Campbell, a federal Labor MP, and then as a social worker. He was also involved in the formation of a statewide association for Vietnam veterans.[1]