Minister for Finance (Western Australia)

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Minister for Finance is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Ben Wyatt of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1993, for the government of Richard Court. It was abolished in 1999, but revived in 2010 for the government of Colin Barnett. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Finance.

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Term startTerm endMinisterParty
16 February 199322 December 1999 Max Evans   Liberal
1999–2010: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
14 December 201021 March 2013 Simon O'Brien   Liberal
21 March 201317 March 2014 Mike Nahan   Liberal
17 March 20148 December 2014 Dean Nalder   Liberal
8 December 201422 September 2016 Bill Marmion   Liberal
22 September 201617 March 2017 Sean L'Estrange   Liberal
17 March 2017 Ben Wyatt   Labor

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