Minister for State Development (Western Australia)

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Minister for State Development
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Mark McGowan headshot.jpg
Incumbent
Mark McGowan

since 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
Department of State Development
Style The Honourable
Nominator Premier of Western Australia
Appointer Governor of Western Australia
Inaugural holder James Mitchell
(as Minister for Industries)
Formation16 September 1910
Website Premier Mark McGowan
Minister assisting the Minister for State Development
Coat of arms of Western Australia.svg
Alannah MacTiernan in December 2020 cropped.jpg
Incumbent
Alannah MacTiernan MLC

since 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
Department of State Development
Style The Honourable
Nominator Premier of Western Australia
Appointer Governor of Western Australia
Inaugural holder James Mitchell
(as Minister for Industries)
Formation16 September 1910
Website Minister Alannah MacTiernan MLC

Minister for State Development is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Premier Mark McGowan of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1910, for the government of Frank Wilson, and has existed in most governments since then, including every government after 1939. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of State Development.

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List of ministers

OrderMinisterPartyPremierTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 James Mitchell  NoneMinister for Industries16 September 19107 October 1911
1911–1916: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
James Mitchell (again)  Liberal Minister for Industries27 July 191628 June 1917
2 Robert Robinson   Nationalist 28 June 191721 June 1919
3 John Scaddan   Country 25 June 191922 March 1924
4 William Angwin   Labor 16 April 192430 April 1927
1927–1930: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
John Scaddan (again)  Nationalist Minister for Industry24 April 193024 April 1933
5 James Kenneally   Labor Minister for Industrial Development24 April 193326 March 1935
1935–1939: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
6 Albert Hawke   Labor Minister for Industrial Development18 April 19391 April 1947
7 Arthur Watts   Country 1 April 194723 February 1953
Albert Hawke (again)  Labor 23 February 195313 May 1954
8 Lionel Kelly   Labor 13 May 195419 December 1957
Albert Hawke (again)  Labor 19 December 195713 November 1958
9 Frank Wise   Labor 13 November 19582 April 1959
10 Charles Court   Liberal Court 2 April 19593 March 1971
11 Herb Graham   Labor 3 March 197112 October 1971
 Minister for Development and Decentralisation12 October 197130 May 1973
12 Don Taylor   Labor 30 May 19738 April 1974
13 Andrew Mensaros   Liberal Minister for Industrial Development8 April 19745 March 1980
14 Peter Jones   National Country Minister for Industrial Development and Commerce
and Minister for Resources Development
5 March 198011 June 19822 years, 357 days
 Minister for Resources Development11 June 198225 February 1983
15 Barry MacKinnon   Liberal Minister for Industrial, Commercial, and Regional Development
16 Mal Bryce   Labor Minister for Economic Development and Technology25 February 198323 December 1983
 Minister for Industrial Development23 December 198325 February 1986
 Minister for Industry and Technology25 February 198625 February 1988
17 David Parker   Labor Minister for Economic Development and Trade25 February 198828 February 1989
 Minister for Resources Development28 February 198919 February 1990
18 Ian Taylor   Labor Minister for Finance and Economic Development19 February 199020 December 1990
 Minister for State Development20 December 199016 February 1993
19 Colin Barnett   Liberal Barnett Minister for Resources Development16 February 199316 February 2001
20 Clive Brown   Labor Minister for State Development16 February 20013 March 2005
21 Alan Carpenter   Labor 3 March 200513 December 2006
22 Eric Ripper   Labor 13 December 200623 September 2008
Colin Barnett (again)  Liberal 23 September 200831 March 2016
23 Bill Marmion   Liberal 31 March 201617 March 2017
24 Mark McGowan   Labor McGowan 17 March 2017incumbent5 years, 89 days

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