Minister for Planning (Western Australia)

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Minister for Planning of Government of Western Australia
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Incumbent
John Carey
since 8 June 2023
Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (Western Australia)

Minister for Planning and Lands 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 1953 state election, for the government of Albert Hawke, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage, and takes advice and recommendations from the Western Australian Planning Commission.

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List of ministers

Term startTerm endMinisterParty
23 February 19531 November 1958 Gilbert Fraser   Labor
13 November 19582 April 1959 Frank Wise   Labor
2 April 19593 March 1971 Leslie Logan   Country
3 March 19716 July 1972 Herb Graham   Labor
6 July 19728 April 1974 Ron Davies   Labor
8 April 197425 August 1978 Cyril Rushton   Liberal
25 August 197825 February 1983 June Craig   Liberal
25 February 198323 December 1983 David Parker   Labor
23 December 198320 December 1984 Peter Dowding   Labor
20 December 198428 February 1989 Bob Pearce   Labor
28 February 198919 February 1990 Pam Beggs   Labor
19 February 19905 February 1991 Kay Hallahan   Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993 David Smith   Labor
16 February 19939 January 1997 Richard Lewis   Liberal
9 January 199716 February 2001 Graham Kierath   Liberal
16 February 200123 September 2008 Alannah MacTiernan   Labor
23 September 200831 March 2016 John Day   Liberal
31 March 201617 March 2017 Donna Faragher   Liberal
17 March 20178 June 2023 Rita Saffioti   Labor
8 June 2023incumbent John Carey   Labor

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