Treasurer of Western Australia

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Treasurer of Western Australia
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Incumbent
Rita Saffioti
since 8 June 2023
Department of Treasury
Style The Honourable
Member of
Reports to Premier of Western Australia
Seat Dumas House, Perth
NominatorPremier of Western Australia
Appointer Governor of Western Australia
on the advice of the premier
Term length At the governor's pleasure
Formation29 January 1890
First holderSir John Forrest

Treasurer of Western Australia is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the management of Western Australia's public sector finances, and for preparing and delivering the annual state budget. With only rare exceptions, until 2001, the position of treasurer was usually held by the premier of Western Australia.

Up until the government of Philip Collier in 1924, the position was called Colonial Treasurer. [1]

List of treasurers of Western Australia

TreasurerPartyAssumed officeLeft officeTerm
William Henry Drake (none)1838 [2] 184810 years
Anthony O'Grady Lefroy none1856 [3] December 189034 years, 181 days
Sir John Forrest (pro-Forrest)129 December 189015 February 190110 years, 48 days
George Throssell (pro-Forrest)115 February 190127 May 1901101 days
Frederick Illingworth Opposition127 May 190121 November 1901178 days
Alf Morgans Ministerialist121 November 190123 December 190132 days
Frederick IllingworthOpposition123 December 19011 July 1902190 days
James Gardiner Opposition11 July 190220 April 19041 year, 294 days
Cornthwaite Rason Opposition120 April 190410 August 1904112 days
Henry Daglish Labor 10 August 190425 August 19051 year, 15 days
Hector Rason Ministerialist25 August 19057 May 1906255 days
Frank Wilson Ministerialist7 May 190630 June 19093 years, 54 days
Sir Newton Moore Ministerialist30 June 190916 September 19101 year, 78 days
Frank WilsonMinisterialist16 September 19107 October 19111 year, 21 days
John Scaddan Labor7 October 191127 July 19164 years, 294 days
Frank Wilson Liberal (WA) 27 July 191628 June 1917336 days
James Gardiner Country 28 June 19172 April 19191 year, 278 days
Sir Henry Lefroy Nationalist 2 April 191917 April 191915 days
Sir Hal Colebatch Nationalist17 April 191917 May 191930 days
Sir James Mitchell Nationalist17 May 191916 April 19244 years, 335 days
Philip Collier Labor16 April 192424 April 19306 years, 8 days
Sir James MitchellNationalist24 April 193024 April 19333 years, 0 days
Philip CollierLabor24 April 193320 August 19363 years, 118 days
John Willcock Labor20 August 193631 July 19458 years, 345 days
Frank Wise Labor31 July 19451 April 19471 year, 244 days
Sir Ross McLarty Liberal 1 April 194723 February 19535 years, 328 days
Albert Hawke Labor23 February 19532 April 19596 years, 38 days
Sir David Brand Liberal2 April 19593 March 197111 years, 335 days
Tom Evans Labor3 March 197112 October 1971223 days
John Tonkin Labor12 October 19718 April 19742 years, 178 days
Sir Charles Court Liberal8 April 197425 January 19827 years, 292 days
Ray O'Connor Liberal25 January 198219 February 19831 year, 25 days
Brian Burke Labor19 February 198325 February 19885 years, 6 days
Peter Dowding Labor25 February 198812 February 19901 year, 352 days
Dr Carmen Lawrence Labor12 February 199016 February 19933 years, 4 days
Richard Court Liberal16 February 199310 February 20017 years, 360 days
Eric Ripper Labor16 February 200123 September 20087 years, 220 days
Troy Buswell Liberal23 September 200827 April 20101 year, 216 days
Colin Barnett Liberal27 April 201014 December 2010231 days
Christian Porter Liberal14 December 201012 June 20121 year, 181 days
Colin BarnettLiberal12 June 20127 July 201225 days
Troy BuswellLiberal7 July 201210 March 20141 year, 246 days
Colin BarnettLiberal10 March 201417 March 20147 days
Mike Nahan Liberal17 March 201417 March 20173 years, 0 days
Ben Wyatt Labor17 March 201718 March 20214 years, 1 day
Mark McGowan Labor18 March 20218 June 20232 years, 82 days
Rita Saffioti Labor8 June 2023present1 year, 360 days

References

  1. ↑ "Treasurers of Western Australia" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. 19 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Drake, Sir William Henry"  . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. ↑ Lefroy, G. C. "Lefroy, Anthony O'Grady (1816–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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