John Quigley

John Robert Quigley (born 1 December 1948) is an Australian barrister, solicitor and politician in Western Australia. A member of the ALP, he served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from the 2001 election until 2025, initially as the Member for Innaloo (2001–2005) until that seat's abolition in an electoral redistribution, then as the Member for Mindarie (2005–2013) until that seat's abolition in an electoral redistribution and is currently the Member for Butler. , he is the state's Attorney-General and Minister for Electoral Affairs in the second McGowan ministry after holding the position of Attorney General and Minister for Commerce in the McGowan Ministry.

Early life He was born on 1 December 1948 in Perth, Western Australia, and was educated at Aquinas College, Perth. Dropping out of high school at 16, Quigley became a stockman at Mardathuna Station near Carnarvon before returning to Perth to work as a truck driver for Brambles. Inspired by a book on US president Abraham Lincoln, he decided to pursue a career in law and enrol at the University of Western Australia.

In 2011, he was accused of bringing the legal profession into disrepute, a charge stemming from his campaign to expose the wrongful jailing of Andrew Mallard for murder, to which he replied "...if you take on corrupt police you will be pursued and they will try and destroy you." In November 2011 Quigley was fined $3000 by the State Administrative Tribunal for professional misconduct, again in relation to his successful campaign against police in the Mallard case.

As Minister for Electoral Affairs since the 2021 election, Quigley has been overseeing potential reforms to the voting system for the Western Australian Legislative Council. In April 2021, he formed a panel to examine potential reform of that voting system. The panel was led by former Governor of Western Australia Malcolm McCusker, and consisted of four electoral and constitutional law experts.

Attorney-General of Western Australia From April 2009 to March 2017, Quigley was the Shadow Attorney-General. He became the WA Attorney-General on 16 March 2017. In February 2024, Quigley announced he would step down as Attorney-General and as the MP for Butler at the 2025 state election.