Minister for Water (Western Australia)

Minister for Water is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Simone McGurk of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1913, for the government of John Scaddan, and has existed in almost every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Water, which manage water resources in Western Australia. Until the 1930s, the responsibilities now held by the Minister for Water were often shared by two ministers, each with a different title.

Titles
  • 16 January 1913 – 27 July 1916 (two ministers): Minister for Water Supply and Minister for Sewerage and Drainage
  • 27 July 1916 – 28 June 1917: Minister for Water Supply
  • 28 June 1917 – 15 April 1924 (two ministers): Minister for Water Supply and Minister for Sewerage and Drainage
  • 15 April 1924 – 15 December 1927: Minister for Water Supply
  • 15 December 1927 – 23 April 1930 (two ministers): Minister for Metropolitan Water Supply and Minister for Goldfields and Agricultural Water Supplies
  • 24 April 1930 – 24 April 1933 (two ministers): Minister for Metropolitan Water Supply and Minister for Country Water Supplies
  • 24 April 1933 – 1 April 1947: Minister for Water Supplies
  • 1 April 1947 – 23 February 1953: Minister for Water Supply
  • 23 February 1953 – 5 March 1980: Minister for Water Supplies
  • 5 March 1980 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Water Resources
  • 23 September 2008 – present: Minister for Water

List of ministers
Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
16 January 1913 23 November 1914 William Johnson   Labor
23 November 1914 27 July 1916 Philip Collier   Labor
27 July 1916 28 June 1917 James Mitchell   Liberal
28 June 1917 15 April 1924 William George   Nationalist
15 April 1924 15 December 1927 Alick McCallum   Labor
15 December 1927 23 April 1930 Alick McCallum
(Metropolitan)		   Labor
James Cunningham
(Agricultural and Goldfields)		   Labor
24 April 1930 24 April 1933 John Lindsay
(Metropolitan)		   Country
Charles Baxter
(Country)		   Country
24 April 1933 16 March 1935 Alick McCallum (again)   Labor
26 March 1935 9 December 1943 Harold Millington   Labor
9 December 1943 1 April 1947 Albert Hawke   Labor
1 April 1947 6 April 1950 Victor Doney   Country
6 April 1950 23 February 1953 David Brand   Liberal
23 February 1953 2 April 1959 John Tonkin   Labor
2 April 1959 16 March 1965 Gerald Wild   Liberal
16 March 1965 3 March 1971 Ross Hutchinson   Liberal
3 March 1971 8 April 1974 Colin Jamieson   Labor
8 April 1974 10 March 1977 Des O'Neil   Liberal
10 March 1977 25 August 1978 Ray O'Connor   Liberal
25 August 1978 5 March 1980 Graham MacKinnon   Liberal
5 March 1980 25 February 1983 Andrew Mensaros   Liberal
25 February 1983 12 May 1986 Arthur Tonkin   Labor
12 May 1986 25 July 1986 Des Dans   Labor
25 July 1986 16 February 1993 Ernie Bridge   Labor
16 February 1993 10 February 1995 Paul Omodei   Liberal
10 February 1995 21 December 1995 Peter Foss   Liberal
21 December 1995 9 January 1997 Roger Nicholls   Liberal
9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Kim Hames   Liberal
16 February 2001 1 July 2001 Judy Edwards   Labor
2001–2005: no minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for the Environment
10 March 2005 25 January 2006 Geoff Gallop   Labor
25 January 2006 3 February 2006 Alan Carpenter   Labor
3 February 2006 23 September 2008 John Kobelke   Labor
23 September 2008 14 December 2010 Graham Jacobs   Liberal
14 December 2010 21 March 2013 Bill Marmion   Liberal
21 March 2013 11 December 2013 Terry Redman   National
11 December 2013 17 March 2017 Mia Davies   National
17 March 2017 14 December 2022 Dave Kelly   Labor
14 December 2022 incumbent Simone McGurk   Labor

See also

References
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