Dianne Guise

Dianne Joy Guise (born 29 October 1952) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, representing the district of Wanneroo.

Born in Melbourne, Guise was formerly the President of the WA Council of State School Organisations.

Guise was first elected to parliament at the 2001 state election, defeating sitting Liberal MP Iain McLean. Guise was re-elected at the 2005 election, defeating Liberal candidate Paul Miles. From 2001 to 2008, Guise served Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the Chairman of Committees.

Seeking a third term at the 2008 election, Guise was defeated by her 2005 opponent, Paul Miles of the Liberal Party.

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Guise

Guise is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

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Sights

The ruins of the medieval castle of Guise, seat of the Dukes of Guise, are located in the commune.

Economy

Guise is the agricultural centre of the northern area of Aisne.

Miscellaneous

Guise was the birthplace of Camille Desmoulins (1760–1794), a journalist and politician who played an important part in the French Revolution.

Over a period of 20 years, beginning about 1856, Jean-Baptiste Godin built Le Familistère (the Social Palace), an industrial and communal residential complex that was a separate community within Guise. It expressed many of his ideas about developing social sympathy through improved housing and services for workers and their families, influenced by the ideas of the philosopher Charles Fourier. In 1880 Godin created a cooperative association by which the workers owned and managed the complex. This continued until 1968.

On the 29th of August 1914 the Battle of St. Quentin (1914) was fought in and around the town. A memorial in Guise celebrates this event.

Guise (disambiguation)

Guise is a commune in France. Guise may also refer to:

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Guise (name)

Guise is a surname possibly derived from the Guise baronets of England or from Guise, commune in France. It is less commonly used as a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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