The Carpenter Ministry was the 34th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, and was led by Labor Premier Alan Carpenter and his deputy Eric Ripper. It succeeded the Gallop Ministry on 3 February 2006 due to the retirement of Dr Geoff Gallop from politics on 25 January, and was in turn succeeded by the Barnett Ministry on 23 September 2008 after the Labor Party lost government at the state election held on 6 September.
The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 13 December 2006. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.
Office | Minister |
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Premier | Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA |
Deputy Premier | Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Agriculture and Food | Kim Chance, MLC |
Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA (SocSc), Dip.Ed., MLC | |
Minister for Police and Emergency Services (from 8 May 2006) | John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA [1] |
Attorney-General | Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris (Hons), LL.B., JP, MLA |
Minister for Housing and Works | Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA |
Minister for Indigenous Affairs | Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA |
Minister for the Environment | Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA |
Minister for Energy | Fran Logan, BA (Hons), MLA |
Minister for Resources | John Bowler, JP, MLA |
Minister for Police and Emergency Services (3 February–8 May 2006) Minister for Disability Services (8–9 May 2006) | John D'Orazio, BSc, MPS, MLA (3 February–9 May 2006) [1] |
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development | Jon Ford, JP, MLC |
Minister for Disability Services (3 February–8 May 2006) Minister for Justice (8–26 May 2006) Minister for Corrective Services (from 26 May 2006) | Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B. (Hons), MLA [1] [2] [3] |
Minister for Small Business | Norm Marlborough, MLA (3 February–9 November 2006) [3] |
Minister for Community Development | David Templeman, BEd, DipTchg, MLA |
Minister for Disability Services (from 26 May 2006) | Tony McRae, MLA (from 26 May 2006) [2] |
Parliamentary Secretaries | Kate Doust, MLC |
On 13 December 2006, the Premier announced a major Cabinet reshuffle, with only five ministers being unaffected. Three ministers were demoted to junior posts—former Minister for Education Ljiljanna Ravlich, former Minister for Resources John Bowler and former Minister for Indigenous Affairs Sheila McHale. [7] It was decided not to replace Norm Marlborough's position in the cabinet, vacated a month earlier, so the number of ministers decreased from 17 to 16. [8] Apart from Tony McRae and John Bowler, the members remained Ministers until the end of the Carpenter Ministry on 23 September 2008.
Office | Minister |
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Premier | Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA |
Deputy Premier | Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Agriculture and Food | Kim Chance, MLC |
Minister for Local Government (from 2 March 2007) | Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA (SocSc), Dip.Ed., MLC |
Minister for Police and Emergency Services | John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA |
Attorney-General | Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris (Hons), LL.B., JP, MLA |
Minister for Employment Protection (2 March 2007 – 26 February 2008) | Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA |
Minister for Disability Services (from 2 March 2007) | Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA |
Minister for Education and Training (26 February–2 March 2007) [1] | Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA |
Minister for Energy | Fran Logan, BA (Hons), MLA |
Minister for Local Government | John Bowler, JP, MLA (until 2 March 2007) [2] |
Minister for Employment Protection (from 26 February 2008) | Jon Ford, JP, MLC |
Minister for Corrective Services | Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B. (Hons), MLA |
Minister for Child Protection (until 2 March 2007) [2] | David Templeman, BEd, DipTchg, MLA |
Minister for the Environment | Tony McRae, MLA (until 26 February 2007) [1] |
Minister for Child Protection | Sue Ellery, MLC (from 2 March 2007) |
Parliamentary Secretaries | Kate Doust, MLC |
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