Edmund Rupert Joseph "Ed" Dermer (born 30 October 1957) in Subiaco, Western Australia is an Australian politician.
He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council {MLC), representing the North Metropolitan Region from 1996 until 2013.
[2] Dermer was one of the three North Metropolitan Labor MLCs, including Graham Giffard and Ken Travers, who were critical to the introduction of daylight saving in Western Australia in 2006.
Initially intending to vote against the move, they all eventually decided to support it, in line with the wishes of their electorate and party.
[3] In 2008, Dermer was caught in a rip current with his sons, Alexander and Cameron, while holidaying at a Surfers Paradise beach.