Vince Catania

Vince Catania MLA
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Member of Parliament for Mining and Pastoral
In office 22 May 2005 – 12 August 2008
Preceded by	Kevin Leahy
Succeeded by	Shelley Eaton
Member of Parliament for North West
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 September 2008
Preceded by	Fred Riebeling
Personal details
Born	(1977-02-23) 23 February 1977 Perth, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor (until July 2009) WA Nationals (since July 2009)

Vincent Alexander "Vince" Catania (born 23 February 1977) is an Australian politician. He serves as a National in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

Biography

Early life

He was born on 23 February 1977 in Perth, Western Australia. His father, Nick Catania, is the former state Labor politician and former Mayor of the Town of Vincent.

Career

He was first elected to the Legislative Council at the 2005 state election, to represent the Mining and Pastoral region. He switched to run for the Legislative Assembly at the 2008 state election following the retirement of Speaker Fred Riebeling, and was duly elected to the seat of North West.

He sat in the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2005 to 2008 and has been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 2008. He represented the Australian Labor Party until defecting to the WA Nationals on 20 July 2009, citing his belief that Labor had become too "city-centric".

References

Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Fred Riebeling (as member for North West Coastal)	Member for North West 2008–2013	Succeeded by Self (as member for North West Central)
Preceded by Self (as member for North West)	Member for North West Central 2013–present	Incumbent