Terry Waldron was elected to the West Australian Parliament as the Member for Wagin at the 2001 State General Election and appointed as the Deputy Leader of the National Party in WA in the same year.

Mr Waldron grew up on the family farm at Jingalup, south-west of Kojonup, and went to school at Jingalup Primary and later Hale School, Perth.

He returned to the family farm after leaving school, and subsequently ran his own real estate business for 10 years and Elders Great Southern Area Real Estate for five years.

Mr Waldron was the Great Southern cricket and football regional development officer for three years prior to his appointment as general manager with the WA Country Football League, a position he held for nine years before being elected to the State Parliament.

His sporting career includes playing League football and A Grade cricket in WA and SA. As Captain of the WA Country XI from 1980 to 1991, Mr Waldron played 21 matches against international cricket teams and he captained the Australian Country XI from 1988 to 1990.

Mr Waldron is a life member of the Kojonup Football Club, Kojonup Cricket Club and the Katanning Junior Football Council. In an administrative capacity he has been the secretary/treasurer of the Australian Country Football Council from 1998-2006 with lead responsibility for the organisation of the biennial Australian Country Football Carnivals.

After being elected to State Parliament and the Deputy Leadership of the National Party in 2001, Mr Waldron was appointed the Nationals spokesman for Education and Timber.

He served on the Delegated Legislation Committee from 2001 and when the Coalition in Opposition agreement was reached between the Nationals and Liberal Party.

In May 2004, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation and Shadow Minister for Youth and served on the Health and Education Standing Committee and was later appointed deputy chair of the Rural and Remote Education Advisory Council.

Following the formation of the Liberal-National alliance government after the 2008 election Mr Waldron was appointed Minister for Sport and Recreation; Racing and Gaming; and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health.

Mr Waldron is married with four daughters and lives in Narrogin