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Nats to pick new Cabinet member

Nationals leader Terry Redman has exercised a "captain's pick" to replace Terry Waldron in Cabinet, with former party president Colin Holt and deputy speaker Wendy Duncan considered most likely to be promoted.

Colin Barnett confirmed that under the Liberal-Nationals partnership arrangement in Government, the Nationals were entitled to replace Mr Waldron from within their ranks. "It lies with me as to what portfolios that person is given," he said.

The Premier said the Cabinet reshuffle to accommodate Mr Waldron's replacement would be kept to a minimum but conceded other ministers could be affected.

Mr Redman said he had told Mr Barnett what the Nationals had decided, but he would not reveal the name until the Premier decided on the allocation of portfolios.

"The Nationals' process is that the leader has the choice of picking the successor," he said.

The Nationals leader in the Legislative Council, Mr Holt was party president in the lead-up to the election campaign last year.

Ms Duncan, another former party president, co-created the Royalties for Regions policy with former leader Brendon Grylls.