succeeded predecessor birth_name birth_place party office preceded birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
mitch fifield alan stockdale richard kenneth robert alston perth , western australia , australia liberal party president victoria of the liberal party of australia senator for alan missen 19 december 1941 25 june 2014 7 may 1986 richard alston.jpg richard alston -lrb- politician -rrb-
 10 february 2004 richard alston barrister university of melbourne ; monash university
richard alston -lrb- politician -rrb-

richard kenneth robert alston -lrb- born 19 december 1941 in perth , western australia -rrb- was a member of the australian senate from 1986 to 2004 , representing the state of victoria for the liberal party .
he is currently the federal president of the liberal party of australia .
