Minister for Housing (Western Australia)

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Minister for Housing
Incumbent
John Carey
since 19 March 2021
Department of Communities (Western Australia)
AppointerGovernor of Western Australia

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.

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Titles

List of ministers

Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
1 April 19475 January 1948 Ross McLarty   Liberal
5 January 19487 October 1949 Ross McDonald   Liberal
7 October 19496 April 1950 Arthur Watts   Country
6 April 195024 October 1950 David Brand   Liberal
24 October 195023 February 1953 Gerald Wild   Liberal
23 February 19532 April 1959 Herb Graham   Labor
2 April 195916 March 1965 Arthur Griffith   Liberal
16 March 19653 March 1971 Des O'Neil   Liberal
3 March 197112 October 1971 Don Taylor   Labor
12 October 19718 April 1974 Arthur Bickerton   Labor
8 April 19745 June 1975Des O'Neil (again)  Liberal
5 June 197510 March 1977 Peter Jones   National Country
10 March 197725 August 1978 Ray O'Connor   Liberal
25 August 19785 March 1980 Alan Ridge   Liberal
5 March 198012 February 1981 Andrew Mensaros   Liberal
12 February 198125 January 1982Peter Jones (again)  National Country
25 January 198214 May 1982 Ray Young   Liberal
14 May 198225 February 1983 Richard Shalders   Liberal
25 February 198325 February 1988 Keith Wilson   Labor
25 February 198812 February 1990 Pam Beggs   Labor
19 February 19905 February 1991 Yvonne Henderson   Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993 Jim McGinty   Labor
16 February 199324 August 1993 Doug Shave   Liberal
24 August 199325 January 1994 Richard Lewis   Liberal
25 January 199421 December 1995 Kevin Prince   Liberal
21 December 19959 January 1997 Graham Kierath   Liberal
9 January 199716 February 2001 Kim Hames   Liberal
16 February 200127 June 2003 Tom Stephens   Labor
27 June 200310 March 2005 Nick Griffiths   Labor
10 March 20053 February 2006 Fran Logan   Labor
3 February 200623 September 2008 Michelle Roberts   Labor
23 September 200828 April 2010 Troy Buswell   Liberal
28 April 201014 December 2010 Bill Marmion   Liberal
14 December 201012 July 2012Troy Buswell (again)  Liberal
12 July 201221 March 2013 Terry Redman   National
21 March 20138 December 2014Bill Marmion (again)  Liberal
8 December 201415 August 2016 Colin Holt   National
15 August 201617 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

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William (Bill) Joseph Johnston". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Peter Charles Tinley". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mr John Newton Carey". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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