Shane Love

Shadow Minister for Regional Development; Transport; Jobs & Trade; Climate Action; Finance; Federal-State Relations; Public Sector Management; Government Accountability

Shane has worked alongside the people of the Mid-West as a local MP since 2013. Before that, he was a local councillor and President of the Shire of Dandaragan.

His experience in community service, small business and agriculture has given him a keen understanding of the needs of his constituents, and of the challenges facing peple right across the state.

As a Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development and Lands when The Nationals were last in government, Shane was at the forefront of our landmark Royalties for Regions program, which left lasting benefits for almost every regional community in Western Australia.

He became Leader of The Nationals WA, and Leader of the Opposition, in 2023 and has taken the fight to Labor for their failure to deliver basic necessities like housing and safety from crime for West Australians.

Before politics, Shane also served in a range of regional and local organisations, including as a director of the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council, as a board member of the Wheatbelt Development Commission, a member of the Wheatbelt Regional Advisory Planning Committee, the West Midlands Natural Resource Group, the Central Coastal Business Enterprise Centre Board and the Badgingarra School Council.