Minister for Lands (Western Australia)

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Minister for Lands is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by John Carey of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1870, under the name Commissioner of Crown Lands, at a time when Western Australia was still a British colony and had not yet achieved responsible government. Exception for a brief period between 2001 and 2003, it has existed in every government since then. The minister is currently responsible for the state government's Land Use Management division comprising part of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, which is responsible for the management of crown land in Western Australia.

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Term startTerm endMinisterParty
18 December 18709 April 1883 Malcolm Fraser  None
10 July 18839 June 1887 John Forrest  None
9 June 18874 January 1888 J. C. H. James  None
6 March 188821 October 1890John Forrest (again) None
29 December 18904 December 1894 William Marmion  None
4 December 189413 March 1897 Alexander Richardson  Ministerial
13 March 189714 February 1901 George Throssell  Ministerial
15 February 190127 May 1901 Charles Moran  Ministerial
27 May 190121 November 1901 Charles Sommers  Ministerial
21 November 190123 December 1901 John Nanson  Ministerial
23 December 190123 January 1903 Adam Jameson  Ministerial
23 January 190310 August 1904 John Hopkins  Ministerial
10 August 19047 June 1905 John Drew  Independent
7 June 190525 August 1905 Thomas Bath   Labor
25 August 190530 June 1909 Newton Moore  Ministerial
30 June 19097 October 1911 James Mitchell  Ministerial
17 October 191123 November 1914Thomas Bath (again)  Labor
23 November 191427 July 1916 William Johnson   Labor
27 July 191617 April 1919 Henry Lefroy   Lib./Nat.
17 April 191915 April 1924James Mitchell (again)  Nationalist
16 April 192430 April 1927 William Angwin   Labor
30 April 192723 April 1930 Frank Troy   Labor
24 April 193024 April 1933 Charles Latham   Country
24 April 193315 March 1939Frank Troy (again)  Labor
15 March 19393 August 1945 Frank Wise   Labor
3 August 19451 April 1947 Alexander Panton   Labor
1 April 194723 February 1953 Lindsay Thorn   Country
23 February 195317 December 1957 Ernest Hoar   Labor
17 December 19572 April 1959 Lionel Kelly   Labor
2 April 19593 March 1971 Stewart Bovell   Liberal
3 March 19718 April 1974 David Evans   Labor
8 April 197410 March 1977 Alan Ridge   Liberal
10 March 197725 August 1978 June Craig   Liberal
25 August 197825 January 1982 David Wordsworth   Liberal
25 January 198225 February 1983 Ian Laurance   Liberal
25 February 198325 February 1986 Ken McIver   Labor
25 February 198616 March 1987 Ian Taylor   Labor
16 March 198725 February 1988 Keith Wilson   Labor
25 February 198828 February 1989 Yvonne Henderson   Labor
28 February 19895 February 1991 Kay Hallahan   Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993 David Smith   Labor
16 February 199326 April 1996 George Cash   Liberal
26 April 19969 January 1997 Graham Kierath   Liberal
9 January 199716 February 2001 Doug Shave   Liberal
22 December 199916 February 2001 Rob Johnson   Liberal
2001–2003: no minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
27 June 200310 March 2005 Nick Griffiths   Labor
10 March 20053 February 2006 John Bowler   Labor
3 February 200623 September 2008 Michelle Roberts   Labor
23 September 200811 December 2013 Brendon Grylls   National
11 December 201317 March 2017 Terry Redman   National
17 March 201713 December 2018 Rita Saffioti   Labor
13 December 201813 March 2021 Ben Wyatt   Labor
19 March 202117 December 2021 [1] Tony Buti   Labor
17 December 2021 [2] Incumbent John Carey   Labor

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