Shane Love

Ronald Shane Love (born 30 August 1961)^[1] is an Australian politician. He is the member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Moore, representing the National Party of Australia (WA) and is currently the leader of the opposition of Western Australia.

Shane Love MLA
Love in 2013
Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 January 2023
Premier	Mark McGowan (2023) Roger Cook (2023–)
Deputy	Peter Rundle
Preceded by	Mia Davies
Leader of the Nationals WA
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 January 2023
Deputy	Peter Rundle
Preceded by	Mia Davies
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Moore
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 March 2013
Preceded by	Grant Woodhams
Party leadership positions Deputy Leader of the Opposition In office 13 March 2021 – 30 January 2023 Leader Mia Davies Preceded by Libby Mettam Succeeded by Peter Rundle Deputy Leader ofthe Nationals WA In office 10 March 2020 – 30 January 2023 Preceded by Jacqui Boydell Succeeded by Peter Rundle Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Lands In office 8 December 2014 – 11 March 2017 Leader Terry Redman Brendon Grylls Mia Davies Preceded by Vince Catania Succeeded by Martin Aldridge
Ministerial offices Shadow Minister for Federal-State Relations Government Accountability Incumbent Assumed office 7 February 2023 Premier Mark McGowan Roger Cook Assistant Minister for State Development In office 8 December 2014 – 27 March 2017 Premier Colin Barnett Preceded by Bill Marmion Succeeded by Alannah MacTiernan
Personal details
Born	Ronald Shane Love (1961-08-30) 30 August 1961 (age 62) Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Political party	The Nationals WA
Alma mater	University of Western Australia (BComm)
Profession	Politician, farmer

Early life

Love was born on 30 August 1961 in Kerang, Victoria. He moved to Western Australia in 1974.^[1]

Political career

Before entering state politics, Love was active in local government for more than 12 years. He served as the Dandaragan Shire President from 2004 until 2013.^[2]

On 10 March 2020, Love was elected as deputy party leader, replacing Jacqui Boydell.^[3]

On 30 January 2023, Love was elected as the leader of the National Party, replacing Mia Davies after she resigned. This also made him the leader of the opposition,^[4] as the National Party held more seats than the Liberal Party.

Despite being the leader of the opposition, Love is not included in opinion polls on the question of preferred premier and approval ratings with political observers not believing he will ever be premier as it is deemed unlikely the Nationals will ever outperform the Labor and Liberal parties in future elections.^[5]

Political positions

Love formerly supported the Indigenous Voice to Parliament,^[6] but changed to opposing the voice in August 2023.^[7]

References

1. "Mr Ronald (Shane) Shane Love MLA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
2. https://www.nationalswa.com/our-team/shane-love/
3. "The Nationals WA elect Shane Love as New Deputy Leader". Nationals WA. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
4. Perpitch, Nicolas; Bourke, Keane; Burmas, Grace (30 January 2023). "Shane Love is WA's new opposition leader, as Libby Mettam takes over Liberal party leadership". ABC News. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
5. https://thewest.com.au/opinion/editorial-pragmatism-is-needed-in-thrashing-out-opposition-deal--c-11632182
6. https://nit.com.au/05-04-2023/5519/wa-liberals-defy-dutton-back-the-voice-to-parliament
7. "WA Nats withdraw support for voice". The Australian. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Grant Woodhams	Member for Moore 2013–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Mia Davies	Leader of the Opposition in Western Australia 2023–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Mia Davies	Leader of the National Party of Western Australia 2023–present	Incumbent