Liza Harvey

Liza Harvey
Liza Harvey
34th Leader of the Opposition; in Western Australia
	In office; 13 June 2019 – 24 November 2020
Premier	Mark McGowan
Deputy	Bill Marmion
Preceded by	Mike Nahan
Succeeded by	Zak Kirkup
Member of the Legislative Assembly; of Western Australia; for Scarborough
	In office; 6 September 2008 – 13 March 2021
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Stuart Aubrey
Deputy	In office; 13 June 2019 – 22 November 2020
Party leadership positions
Leader of the Liberal Party; of Western Australia
	In office; 13 June 2019 – 22 November 2020
Deputy	Bill Marmion
Preceded by	Mike Nahan
Succeeded by	Zak Kirkup
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party; of Western Australia
	In office; 16 February 2016 – 13 June 2019
Leader	Colin Barnett; Mike Nahan
Preceded by	Kim Hames
Succeeded by	Bill Marmion
Deputy Leader of the Opposition; in Western Australia
	In office; 17 March 2017 – 13 June 2019
Leader	Colin Barnett; Mike Nahan
Preceded by	Kim Hames
Succeeded by	Bill Marmion
Premier	In office; 16 February 2016 – 17 March 2017
Ministerial offices
16th Deputy Premier of Western Australia
	In office; 16 February 2016 – 17 March 2017
Premier	Colin Barnett
Preceded by	Kim Hames
Succeeded by	Roger Cook
Minister for Police and Road Safety
	In office; 29 June 2012 – 17 March 2017
Premier	Colin Barnett
Preceded by	Rob Johnson
Succeeded by	Michelle Roberts
Minister for Women's Interests
	In office; 21 March 2013 – 17 March 2017
Premier	Colin Barnett
Preceded by	Robyn McSweeney
Succeeded by	Simone McGurk
Minister for Small Business and Tourism
	In office; 21 March 2013 – 8 December 2014
Premier	Colin Barnett
Preceded by	Simon O'Brien (Small Business); Colin Barnett (Tourism)
Succeeded by	Joe Francis(Small Business); Kim Hames (Tourism)
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
	In office; 8 December 2014 – 17 March 2017
Premier	Colin Barnett
Preceded by	Kim Hames
Succeeded by	Sue Ellery; (Education and Training)
Personal details
Born	Liza Mary Browne; 25 October 1966 (age 57); Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Hal Harvey; (m. 1996; wid. 2014)
Education	Mercedes College
Alma mater	University of Western Australia
Occupation	Recreational management; (Self-employed); Customer service; (Qantas)
Profession	Businesswoman; Politician

Liza Mary Harvey (née Browne; born 25 October 1966) is an Australian politician who was the Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2008 to 2021, representing the seat of Scarborough. She was a minister in the government of Colin Barnett, and in 2016 was appointed deputy premier, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She became leader of the opposition after being elected unopposed to replace Mike Nahan as state Liberal leader on 13 June 2019. On 22 November 2020, she resigned as Liberal leader and was replaced by Zak Kirkup. She lost her seat at the 2021 election.