Minister for Housing is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by John Carey of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1947 state election, for the government of Sir Ross McLarty, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Communities, as well as several other government agencies.
Titles
edit- 1 April 1947 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Housing
- 1 July 2001 – 28 April 2010: Minister for Housing and Works
- 28 April 2010 – present: Minister for Housing
List of ministers
editTerm start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 April 1947 | 5 January 1948 | Ross McLarty | Liberal | |
5 January 1948 | 7 October 1949 | Ross McDonald | Liberal | |
7 October 1949 | 6 April 1950 | Arthur Watts | Country | |
6 April 1950 | 24 October 1950 | David Brand | Liberal | |
24 October 1950 | 23 February 1953 | Gerald Wild | Liberal | |
23 February 1953 | 2 April 1959 | Herb Graham | Labor | |
2 April 1959 | 16 March 1965 | Arthur Griffith | Liberal | |
16 March 1965 | 3 March 1971 | Des O'Neil | Liberal | |
3 March 1971 | 12 October 1971 | Don Taylor | Labor | |
12 October 1971 | 8 April 1974 | Arthur Bickerton | Labor | |
8 April 1974 | 5 June 1975 | Des O'Neil (again) | Liberal | |
5 June 1975 | 10 March 1977 | Peter Jones | National Country | |
10 March 1977 | 25 August 1978 | Ray O'Connor | Liberal | |
25 August 1978 | 5 March 1980 | Alan Ridge | Liberal | |
5 March 1980 | 12 February 1981 | Andrew Mensaros | Liberal | |
12 February 1981 | 25 January 1982 | Peter Jones (again) | National Country | |
25 January 1982 | 14 May 1982 | Ray Young | Liberal | |
14 May 1982 | 25 February 1983 | Richard Shalders | Liberal | |
25 February 1983 | 25 February 1988 | Keith Wilson | Labor | |
25 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 | Pam Beggs | Labor | |
19 February 1990 | 5 February 1991 | Yvonne Henderson | Labor | |
5 February 1991 | 16 February 1993 | Jim McGinty | Labor | |
16 February 1993 | 24 August 1993 | Doug Shave | Liberal | |
24 August 1993 | 25 January 1994 | Richard Lewis | Liberal | |
25 January 1994 | 21 December 1995 | Kevin Prince | Liberal | |
21 December 1995 | 9 January 1997 | Graham Kierath | Liberal | |
9 January 1997 | 16 February 2001 | Kim Hames | Liberal | |
16 February 2001 | 27 June 2003 | Tom Stephens | Labor | |
27 June 2003 | 10 March 2005 | Nick Griffiths | Labor | |
10 March 2005 | 3 February 2006 | Fran Logan | Labor | |
3 February 2006 | 23 September 2008 | Michelle Roberts | Labor | |
23 September 2008 | 28 April 2010 | Troy Buswell | Liberal | |
28 April 2010 | 14 December 2010 | Bill Marmion | Liberal | |
14 December 2010 | 12 July 2012 | Troy Buswell (again) | Liberal | |
12 July 2012 | 21 March 2013 | Terry Redman | National | |
21 March 2013 | 8 December 2014 | Bill Marmion (again) | Liberal | |
8 December 2014 | 15 August 2016 | Colin Holt | National | |
15 August 2016 | 17 March 2017 | Brendon Grylls | National | |
17 March 2017[1] | 22 March 2017[1] | Bill Johnston | Labor | |
22 March 2017[2] | 19 March 2021[2] | Peter Tinley | Labor | |
19 March 2021[3] | John Carey | Labor |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr William (Bill) Joseph Johnston". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Mr Peter Charles Tinley". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Mr John Newton Carey". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.