party office birth_date term_start article_title name
liberal member metropolitan region of the western australian legislative council for south 24 august 1970 22 may 2009 phil edman
 phil edman
phil edman

phillip john `` phil '' edman -lrb- born 24 august 1970 -rrb- is an australian politician .
born in tamworth , new south wales , edman arrived in western australia in 1976 .
he was a business proprietor before entering politics .
he served as a councillor with the city of rockingham from 2005 until 2009 , during which time he received a conviction for drink driving .
after unsuccessfully contesting the house of representatives seat of brand for the liberal party in the 2004 and 2007 federal elections , he was elected to the western australian legislative council for south metropolitan in 2008 .
his term commenced on 22 may 2009 .
