Peter Watson Politician
Peter Bruce Watson (born 30 May 1947 in Reservoir, Victoria) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2001, representing the electorate of Albany.After arriving in Western Australia in 1961, Watson attended Perth Modern School and took up athletics.He excelled at the 1500m event and won the Australian title in 1968 and again in 1973. He represented Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1974 Commonwealth Games.Employed at Australia Post, Watson held various positions, including postal manager, before entering politics. He was elected in February 2001, defeating the standing member, Kevin Prince, and he was reelected in 2005, 2008 and 2013. In the latter two elections, Watson accomplished the feat of winning in the face of swings against the Australian Labor Party in the state as a whole.