"As a younger political operative, working with Roger was an eye-opener for me. It was there he worked with Daniel Smith, who's stayed in similar fields and is now executive chair of lobbying firm ReGen Strategic. Immediately before joining parliament, he was state manager for CPR Communications and Public Relations – a communications and lobbying firm. He spent time working for the Yamatji Marlpa Bana Baba Maaja Aboriginal Corporation and the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council.įor a period he was also president of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation. The next few years were spent working in and around Aboriginal affairs, including for the state's Native Title Working Group, alongside people like Special Envoy for Reconciliation, Senator Pat Dodson, and Aboriginal Legal Service WA CEO Dennis Eggington. Roger Cook in 1986, speaking at a national day of action by students to try and keep tertiary education in Australia free. He established the National Union of Students as its first national president, before working for Labor heavyweights like Jim McGinty and Stephen Smith. His past also gives some insight into what Premier Cook might look like.īefore he took his seat in WA's Legislative Assembly Mr Cook was never far from politics. Economic prosperity must be harnessed to benefit for all." Student activist "The measure of any society is the way it treats is most disadvantaged and defenceless. "We lead a government that has been economically strong and socially progressive and this will not change," he said last week. The last week has already given some insight into how Mr Cook will govern, supported by a slightly tweaked cabinet team. With an oath and a signature, overseen by the King's representative in WA, Mr Cook became the state's 31st premier, officially relieving Mark McGowan of his duties. To get there, he's had to come to terms with the departure of a political mentor and friend, make quick but bold moves to secure the support of his party, and start selling himself to the people of WA as their new leader.īut all became real today, just off St Georges Terrace in the grand ballroom of Government House.
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