McNee was born in Wyalkatchem in Western Australia and was a farmer before entering politics.
In 1983 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly as the Liberal member for Mount Marshall.
From 1990 to 1992 he was Shadow Minister for Transport and Fisheries and from 1992 to 1993 Shadow Minister for Water Resources; however, when the Liberal Party won government in 1993 he was demoted to Parliamentary Secretary assisting in Water Resources and Local Government, serving until 1997.
McNee retired in 2005, and died on 17 April 2015, at the age of 81.
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