Fred Tubby


Frederick Charles Tubby is a former Australian politician.
The son of Reg Tubby, also an MP, he was born in Morawa, Western Australia, and was a school principal before entering politics. In 1988 he was elected in a by-election to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Dale, moving to the new seat of Roleystone the following year. In 1989 he was appointed Shadow Minister for the Family, Seniors and Consumer Affairs, exchanging Education for Family in 1990 and becoming simply Shadow Minister for Education in 1992. In 1993, following the Liberal election victory, he became a parliamentary secretary, which he remained throughout the two terms of Liberal government. He lost his seat in 2001.