Minister for Police (Western Australia)

Minister for Police is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Paul Papalia of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1919, in the first ministry formed by James Mitchell, and has existed in almost every government since. The current minister is primarily responsible for the Western Australia Police, although past ministers held responsibilities now assigned to the Minister for Emergency Services and the Minister for Road Safety.

Between 2003 and 2008 (in the Labor governments of Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter) there was a separate minister titled Minister for Community Safety. Since 2008, the minister for police has also been the minister for road safety.

List of police ministers
Titles
  • 25 June 1919 – 5 June 1975: Minister for Police
  • 5 June 1975 – 25 January 1982: Minister for Police and Traffic
  • 25 January 1982 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Police
  • 25 February 1983 – 19 February 1990: Minister for Police and Emergency Services
  • 19 February 1990 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Police
  • 1 July 2001 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Police and Emergency Services
  • 23 September 2008 – present: Minister for Police
Term startTerm endMinisterParty
25 June 1919 22 March 1924 John Scaddan   Country
16 April 1924 25 June 1928 John Willcock   Labor
25 June 1928 23 April 1930 Harold Millington   Labor
24 April 1930 24 April 1933 John Scaddan (again)   Nationalist
24 April 1933 15 July 1936 Harold Millington (again)   Labor
15 July 1936 24 March 1937 Frank Wise   Labor
24 March 1937 18 April 1939 William Kitson   Labor
1939–1943: no minister – responsibility for police held by the Chief Secretary
9 December 1943 1 April 1947 William Kitson (again)   Labor
1 April 1947 5 January 1948 Ross McDonald   Liberal
5 January 1948 6 April 1950 Hubert Parker   Liberal
6 April 1950 23 February 1953 Arthur Abbott   Liberal
23 February 1953 14 April 1956 Herbert Styants   Labor
20 April 1956 2 April 1959 John Brady   Labor
2 April 1959 7 November 1961 Charles Perkins   Country
16 November 1961 11 April 1962 George Cornell   Country
12 April 1962 3 March 1971 James Craig   Country
3 March 1971 30 May 1973 Jerry Dolan   Labor
30 May 1973 8 April 1974 Ronald Thompson   Labor
8 April 1974 10 March 1977 Ray O'Connor   Liberal
10 March 1977 5 March 1980 Des O'Neil   Liberal
5 March 1980 30 December 1982 Bill Hassell   Liberal
30 December 1982 25 February 1983 Ian Medcalf   Liberal
25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Jeff Carr   Labor
25 February 1986 12 May 1986 Arthur Tonkin   Labor
12 May 1986 25 February 1988 Gordon Hill   Labor
25 February 1988 19 February 1990 Ian Taylor   Labor
19 February 1990 16 February 1993 Graham Edwards   Labor
16 February 1993 9 January 1997 Bob Wiese   National
9 January 1997 28 July 1998 John Day   Liberal
28 July 1998 16 February 2001 Kevin Prince   Liberal
16 February 2001 25 January 2006 Michelle Roberts   Labor
3 February 2006 8 May 2006 John D'Orazio   Labor
8 May 2006 23 September 2008 John Kobelke   Labor
23 September 2008 29 June 2012 Rob Johnson   Liberal
29 June 2012 17 March 2017 Liza Harvey   Liberal
17 March 2017 19 March 2021 Michelle Roberts (again)   Labor
19 March 2021 present Paul Papalia   Labor

List of community safety ministers
Term startTerm endMinisterParty
27 June 2003 25 January 2006 Michelle Roberts   Labor
3 February 2006 8 May 2006 John D'Orazio   Labor
8 May 2006 23 September 2008 John Kobelke   Labor

See also

References
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