Minister for Commerce (Western Australia)

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Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Johnston of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1993 state election, for the government of Richard Court. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Commerce.

Government of Western Australia state government of Western Australia

The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government or the Western Australian Government. The Government of Western Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, was formed in 1890 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Western Australia has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, Western Australia ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth.

William Joseph Johnston is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Cannington.

Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch) Western Australian state branch of the Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party , commonly known as WA Labor, is the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party. It is the current governing party of Western Australia since winning the 2017 election under Mark McGowan.

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The current Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations holds responsibilities that were previously given to several separate ministers – the Minister for Works (abolished 2001), Minister for Labour (abolished 2001), and Minister for Consumer Affairs (abolished 2008).

List of commerce ministers

Titles

Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
16 February 199316 February 2001 Hendy Cowan   National
2001–2008: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
23 September 200828 April 2010 Troy Buswell   Liberal
28 April 201014 December 2010 Bill Marmion   Liberal
14 December 201021 March 2013 Simon O'Brien   Liberal
21 March 201317 March 2017 Michael Mischin   Liberal
17 March 2017 Bill Johnston   Labor

List of works ministers

Titles

Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
29 December 189010 March 1896 Harry Venn  Ministerial
1 April 189623 August 1900 Frederick Piesse  Ministerial
10 September 190027 May 1901 Barrington Wood  Ministerial
27 May 190121 November 1901 Walter Kingsmill  Ministerial
21 November 190123 December 1901 Timothy Quinlan  Ministerial
23 December 190128 April 1904 Hector Rason  Ministerial
28 April 190410 August 1904 John Nanson  Ministerial
10 August 19047 June 1905 William Johnson   Labor
7 June 190525 August 1905 Patrick Lynch   Labor
25 August 19057 May 1906 Frank Wilson  Ministerial
7 May 190630 June 1909 James Price  Ministerial
30 June 190916 September 1910Frank Wilson (again) Ministerial
16 September 191017 October 1911 Henry Daglish  Ministerial
17 October 191123 November 1914William Johnson (again)  Labor
23 November 191427 July 1916 William Angwin   Labor
27 July 191615 April 1924 William George   Liberal /
Nationalist
16 April 192423 April 1930 Alick McCallum   Labor
24 April 193024 April 1933 John Lindsay   Country
24 April 193316 March 1935Alick McCallum (again)  Labor
16 March 193513 May 1936 James Kenneally   Labor
15 July 19369 December 1943 Harold Millington   Labor
9 December 19431 April 1947 Albert Hawke   Labor
1 April 19476 April 1950 Victor Doney   Country
6 April 195023 February 1953 David Brand   Liberal
23 February 19532 April 1959 John Tonkin   Labor
2 April 195916 March 1965 Gerald Wild   Liberal
16 March 19653 March 1971 Ross Hutchinson   Liberal
3 March 19718 April 1974 Colin Jamieson   Labor
8 April 197410 March 1977 Des O'Neil   Liberal
10 March 197725 August 1978 Ray O'Connor   Liberal
25 August 19785 March 1980 Graham MacKinnon   Liberal
5 March 198025 February 1983 Andrew Mensaros   Liberal
25 February 198325 February 1986 Ken McIver   Labor
25 February 198616 March 1987 Des Dans   Labor
16 March 198725 February 1988 Peter Dowding   Labor
25 February 198828 February 1989 Gavan Troy   Labor
28 February 198919 February 1990 Yvonne Henderson   Labor
19 February 19905 February 1991 Pam Buchanan   Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993 Pam Buchanan   Labor
16 February 199310 February 1995 Graham Kierath   Liberal
10 February 19959 January 1997 Kevin Minson   Liberal
9 January 199722 December 1999 Mike Board   Liberal
22 December 199916 February 2001 Rob Johnson   Liberal
16 February 20011 July 2001 Tom Stephens   Labor

List of labour ministers

Titles

Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
10 August 19047 June 1905 John Holman   Labor
7 June 190525 August 1905 Robert Hastie   Labor
25 August 19057 May 1906 John Hicks  Ministerial
7 May 190616 September 1910 James Connolly  Ministerial
1910–1924: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
16 April 192423 April 1930 Alick McCallum   Labor
24 April 193024 April 1933 John Lindsay   Country
24 April 193316 March 1935Alick McCallum (again)  Labor
16 March 193513 May 1936 James Kenneally   Labor
15 July 19369 December 1943 Albert Hawke   Labor
1943–1945: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 August 19451 April 1947 Alexander Panton   Labor
1 April 194723 February 1953 Lindsay Thorn   Country
23 February 19532 April 1959 Bill Hegney   Labor
2 April 19597 November 1961 Charles Perkins   Country
16 November 196111 April 1962 Stewart Bovell   Liberal
12 April 196216 March 1965 Gerald Wild   Liberal
16 March 19653 March 1971 Des O'Neil   Liberal
3 March 197130 May 1973 Don Taylor   Labor
30 May 19738 April 1974 John Harman   Labor
8 April 197421 July 1978 Bill Grayden   Liberal
7 August 197825 January 1982 Ray O'Connor   Liberal
25 January 198225 February 1983 Gordon Masters   Liberal
25 February 198320 December 1984 Des Dans   Labor
20 December 198425 February 1988 Peter Dowding   Labor
25 February 19885 February 1991 Gavan Troy   Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993 Yvonne Henderson   Labor
16 February 199328 July 1998 Graham Kierath   Liberal
28 July 199816 February 2001 Cheryl Edwardes   Liberal
16 February 20011 July 2001 John Kobelke   Labor

List of consumer affairs ministers

Titles

Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
7 October 19496 April 1950 Arthur Abbott   Liberal
1950–1953: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
23 February 195313 May 1954 Bill Hegney   Labor
1954–1971: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 March 197112 October 1971 Ron Davies   Labor
12 October 197130 May 1973 Don Taylor   Labor
30 May 19738 April 1974 John Harman   Labor
8 April 197421 July 1978 Bill Grayden   Liberal
7 August 197825 January 1982 Ray O'Connor   Liberal
25 August 19785 March 1980 Graham MacKinnon   Liberal
25 January 198214 May 1982 Ray Young   Liberal
14 May 198225 February 1983 Richard Shalders   Liberal
25 February 198323 December 1983 Arthur Tonkin   Labor
23 December 198325 February 1986 Peter Dowding   Labor
25 February 198616 March 1987 Keith Wilson   Labor
16 March 198725 February 1988 Ian Taylor   Labor
25 February 198828 February 1989 Graham Edwards   Labor
28 February 198916 February 1993 Yvonne Henderson   Labor
16 February 199321 December 1995 Peter Foss   Liberal
21 December 19959 January 1997 Cheryl Edwardes   Liberal
9 January 199716 February 2001 Doug Shave   Liberal
16 February 20013 February 2006 John Kobelke   Labor
3 February 200613 December 2006 Michelle Roberts   Labor
13 December 200623 September 2008 Sheila McHale   Labor

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