Chris Tallentire was elected to State Parliament in 2008. Chris is an avid cyclist and strongly supports a number of local community and sporting groups.

Chris is passionate about education and training, and is proud to be part of a government that has opened the Jobs and Skills Centre at Thornlie TAFE, frozen TAFE fees, reduced fees for a number of priority TAFE courses for 2020 and 2021 and has introduced requirements for large government projects to include apprenticeships and training.

Chris regularly holds street corner meetings and his office is readily available to assist local residents with any queries he can assist with.