Minister for Youth is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Hannah Beazley of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1983 state election, for the government of Brian Burke, and has existed in almost every government since then. The youth portfolio falls within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.
Titles
edit- 25 February 1983 – 20 December 1984: Minister for Youth
- 20 December 1984 – 25 February 1986: Minister for Youth Affairs
- 25 February 1986 – present: Minister for Youth
List of ministers
editTerm start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 February 1983 | 25 February 1986 | Keith Wilson | Labor | |
25 February 1986 | 28 February 1989 | Kay Hallahan | Labor | |
28 February 1989 | 12 February 1990 | Graham Edwards | Labor | |
12 February 1990 | 5 February 1991 | Gordon Hill | Labor | |
1991–1995: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers | ||||
29 June 1995 | 21 December 1995 | Roger Nicholls | Liberal | |
21 December 1995 | 3 April 1996 | Cheryl Edwardes | Liberal | |
3 April 1996 | 9 January 1997 | Richard Court | Liberal | |
9 January 1997 | 16 February 2001 | Mike Board | Liberal | |
6 March 2001 | 10 March 2005 | Sheila McHale | Labor | |
10 March 2005 | 3 February 2006 | Mark McGowan | Labor | |
3 February 2006 | 13 December 2006 | David Templeman | Labor | |
13 December 2006 | 23 September 2008 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor | |
23 September 2008 | 22 November 2010 | Donna Faragher | Liberal | |
22 November 2010 | 14 December 2010 | John Day | Liberal | |
14 December 2010 | 21 March 2013 | Robyn McSweeney | Liberal | |
21 March 2013 | 20 September 2016 | Tony Simpson | Liberal | |
22 September 2016 | 17 March 2017 | Paul Miles | Liberal | |
17 March 2017 | 20 December 2019 | Peter Tinley | Labor | |
20 December 2019 | 14 December 2021 | Dave Kelly | Labor | |
14 December 2022 | 8 December 2023 | Simone McGurk | Labor | |
8 December 2023 | incumbent | Hannah Beazley | Labor |
See also
editReferences
edit- David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.