Brian Burke facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Brian Burke
23rd Premier of Western Australia
In office 25 February 1983 – 25 February 1988
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Richard Trowbridge Gordon Reid
Deputy	Mal Bryce
Preceded by	Ray O'Connor
Succeeded by	Peter Dowding
Leader of the Labor Party in Western Australia
In office 18 September 1981 – 25 February 1988
Deputy	Mal Bryce
Preceded by	Ron Davies
Succeeded by	Peter Dowding
Treasurer of Western Australia
In office 25 February 1983 – 25 February 1988
Premier	Himself
Preceded by	Ray O'Connor
Succeeded by	Peter Dowding
Minister Co-ordinating Economic and Social Development
In office 25 February 1983 – 16 March 1987
Premier	Himself
Preceded by	Ray O'Connor
Succeeded by	Peter Dowding
Minister for Forestry
In office 25 February 1983 – 22 March 1985
Premier	Himself
Preceded by	Ian Laurance
Succeeded by	Monty House
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Balga
In office 19 February 1983 – 25 February 1988
Preceded by	Constituency re-established
Succeeded by	Ted Cunningham
In office 30 March 1974 – 19 February 1977
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Balcatta
In office 19 February 1977 – 25 February 1983
Preceded by	Constituency re-established
Succeeded by	Ron Bertram
In office 30 March 1973 – 30 March 1974
Preceded by	Herb Graham
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Brian Thomas Burke (1947-02-25) 25 February 1947 (age 77) Subiaco, Western Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Relations	Terry Burke (brother)
Parents	Tom Burke Madeline Orr
Profession	Journalist politician

Brian Thomas Burke (born 25 February 1947) was the 23rd Premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 to 25 February 1988. He was from the Labor Party. He worked as a journalist before becoming a politician. As Premier he was popular at first but later on his government was involved in a number of private companies that failed. He resigned to become an ambassador. During the 1990s he was convicted of committing crimes while he was Premier and spent time in prison.