Editing Geoff Gallop (section)

==Politics==
Gallop was elected to the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly]] for the [[Electoral district of Victoria Park|seat of Victoria Park]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite news
 | author = Staff writer
 | title = RTRS-Gallop becomes W.Australia opposition leader
 | work = Reuters News
 | publisher = [[Reuters]]
 | date = 8 October 1996
 }}
</ref>
From 1990 to 1993, during the [[Carmen Lawrence|Lawrence]] [[Lawrence Ministry|Labor Government]], Gallop held portfolios including Education, Parliamentary and Electoral Reform, Fuel and Energy, Micro-Economic Reform, and Minister assisting the Treasurer.<ref name="BrokenBurden"/> The Lawrence government was defeated at the 1993 state elections, and Gallop was elected Deputy Leader of the State Parliamentary Labor Party.

===Opposition Leader (1996–2001)===
In Opposition, his Shadow Ministerial responsibilities included Treasury, Resources and Energy, Parliamentary and Electoral Reform, Public Sector Management, Accountability, Sport and Recreation, Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Federal Affairs, Treasury and the South West.<ref name="BrokenBurden"/>

In October 1996, [[Jim McGinty]] resigned as Leader of the Opposition and named Gallop his successor, a role he assumed without a caucus vote.<ref name="DrWho"/>
Soon afterwards, he led Labor into [[1996 Western Australian state election|an election held in December]]. He was heavily defeated by the [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)|Liberal Party]] government of [[Richard Court]], taking only 35.8 percent of the primary vote—its lowest total since 1901.<ref>{{cite news
 | author = Staff writer
 | title = Western Australian government returned
 | publisher = [[Agence France-Presse]]
 | date = 14 December 1996
 | quote = The Western Australian Liberal-National Party Government, headed by Premier Richard Court, has been returned to office with an increased majority in the State Legislative Assembly (lower house).
 }}</ref>

===In government (2001–2006)===
At the [[2001 Western Australian state election|February 2001 state election]], Gallop led the Labor Party to victory,<ref>{{cite news
 | author = Staff writer
 | title = Labor claims state election victory
 | work = Associated Press Newswires
 | publisher = Associated Press
 | date = 11 February 2001
 }}
</ref> taking 13 seats from the Liberals on a seven-percent swing—the largest swing against a sitting government in the state since 1911.<ref>{{Cite journal|last= Black |first= David |date=December 2001 |title= The Western Australian election of 10 February 2001: Coalition demolition |journal= Australian Journal of Political Science |volume= 36 |issue= 2 |pages= 355–362 |issn=1036-1146 |doi=10.1080/10361140120078871|s2cid= 153571399 }}</ref>

Gallop became Premier and Minister for Public Sector Management, Federal Affairs, Science, Citizenship and Multicultural Interests.<ref>{{cite news
 | first = Wendy
 | last = Pryer
 | title = The new cabinet
 | work = [[The West Australian]]
 | publisher = West Australian Newspapers Limited
 | page = 4
 | date = 16 February 2001
 }}
</ref>
Gallop went on to win a second term at the 26 February 2005 state election.<ref>{{cite news

 | author = Staff writer
 | title = Gallop wins second term in close-fought contest
 | work = [[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]
 | publisher = News Limited
 | location = [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
 | page = 1
 | date = 27 February 2005
 }}</ref>
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As premier, Dr Gallop oversaw a range of political and social reforms (electoral reform, gay and lesbian equality and a state Administrative Tribunal), changed the State's industrial and labour laws, brought a spirit of reconciliation to the resolution of native Title and developed partnership models for the State's indigenous communities, changed the law to require all 16- and 17-year-olds to be in education or training, was the first Premier to commit his government to a major desalination plant, stopped the logging of all of the State's Old Growth Forests, creating a record number of new national parks, restructured the State's electricity and racing industries, and started construction of the [[Mandurah railway line|Perth to Mandurah Railway]] and the associated City Rail Tunnel.

As Minister for Science he established the Science Council, committed significant funding to Research and Development in the State, and established the Premier's Research Fellowship Program to attract leading researchers from overseas and interstate.

===Resignation===
On 16 January 2006 Gallop announced he was resigning as premier and retiring from politics to aid his recovery from depression.<ref name="RipperStepsIn"/>
He addressed a news conference stating that "in the interests of my health and my family I have decided to rethink my career".<ref name="RipperStepsIn"/>
Deputy Premier and Treasurer [[Eric Ripper]] took over from Gallop as Acting Premier, pending a leadership vote at the State Labor Caucus.<ref name="RipperStepsIn">{{cite news
 | author = Staff writer
 | title = Ripper steps in as acting WA Premier
 | work = AAP Bulletins
 | publisher = Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd
 | date = 16 January 2006
 }}
</ref>
[[Alan Carpenter]] was elected unopposed<ref>{{cite news
 | author = Staff writer
 | title = WA Premier is chosen
 | work = [[The Sunday Mail (Brisbane)]]
 | publisher = News Limited
 | page = 19
 | date = 22 January 2006}}
</ref>
and was sworn in on 25 January 2006.