Minister for Seniors and Volunteering

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Minister for Seniors and Ageing and Minister for Volunteering are positions in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position of "Minister for the Aged" was first created in 1984, for the government of Brian Burke; in 2005 a combined "Minister for Seniors and Volunteering". This arrangement was terminated in 2017 when they were made into separate portfolios. The ministers' portfolios fall within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.

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List of ministers

Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
20 December 198425 February 1986 Keith Wilson   Labor
25 February 198612 May 1986 Ian Taylor   Labor
12 May 198619 February 1990 Kay Hallahan   Labor
19 February 199027 February 1991 Graham Edwards   Labor
27 February 199116 February 1993 Judyth Watson   Labor
16 February 199321 December 1995 Roger Nicholls   Liberal
21 December 19959 January 1997 Cheryl Edwardes   Liberal
9 January 199722 December 1999 Rhonda Parker   Liberal
22 December 199916 February 2001 June van de Klashorst   Liberal
6 March 200110 March 2005 Sheila McHale   Labor
10 March 200513 October 2005 Bob Kucera   Labor
13 October 200525 November 2005 Mark McGowan   Labor
25 November 20053 February 2006 Margaret Quirk   Labor
3 February 20068 May 2006 David Templeman   Labor
8 May 20069 May 2006 John D'Orazio   Labor
9 May 20062 March 2007David Templeman (again)  Labor
2 March 200723 September 2008 Sue Ellery   Labor
23 September 200821 March 2013 Robyn McSweeney   Liberal
21 March 201320 September 2016 Tony Simpson   Liberal
22 September 201617 March 2017 Paul Miles   Liberal
17 March 201713 March 2021 Mick Murray   Labor
19 March 202121 December 2021 Reece Whitby   Labor
21 December 2021incumbent Don Punch   Labor

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