Ralph Addis
Member / Western Australian Planning Commission
Ralph Addis is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience within the private, not-for-profit and government sectors. He has a natural affinity for regional Western Australia, having grown up on a farm at Cranbrook and spent much of his working life in Kununurra.
Mr Addis had been the director general at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development since November 2014 when it was then known as the Department of Regional Development. He stepped down from the role in January 2022 and became chief executive of Lotterywest and Healthway from February 2022 to October 2023.
Mr Addis holds a degree in Commerce, a Master of Agricultural Economics, and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.