Treasurer of Western Australia

The 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.

Not to be confused with Minister for Finance (Western Australia).

Treasurer of Western Australia
Western Australian Coat of Arms
Flag of Western Australia
Incumbent
Rita Saffioti
since 8 June 2023
Department of Treasury
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPremier of Western Australia
SeatDumas House, Perth
NominatorPremier of Western Australia
AppointerGovernor of Western Australia
on the advice of the premier
Term lengthAt the Governor's pleasure
Formation29 January 1890
First holderSir John Forrest

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

List of treasurers of Western Australia
Treasurer Party Assumed office Left office Term
William Henry Drake(none)1838[2]184810 years
Anthony O'Grady Lefroynone1856[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 IllingworthOpposition127 May 190121 November 1901178 days
Alf MorgansMinisterialist121 November 190123 December 190132 days
Frederick IllingworthOpposition123 December 19011 July 1902190 days
James GardinerOpposition11 July 190220 April 19041 year, 294 days
Cornthwaite RasonOpposition120 April 190410 August 1904112 days
Henry DaglishLabor10 August 190425 August 19051 year, 15 days
Hector RasonMinisterialist25 August 19057 May 1906255 days
Frank WilsonMinisterialist7 May 190630 June 19093 years, 54 days
Sir Newton MooreMinisterialist30 June 190916 September 19101 year, 78 days
Frank WilsonMinisterialist16 September 19107 October 19111 year, 21 days
John ScaddanLabor7 October 191127 July 19164 years, 294 days
Frank WilsonLiberal (WA)27 July 191628 June 1917336 days
James GardinerCountry28 June 19172 April 19191 year, 278 days
Sir Henry LefroyNationalist2 April 191917 April 191915 days
Sir Hal ColebatchNationalist17 April 191917 May 191930 days
Sir James MitchellNationalist17 May 191916 April 19244 years, 335 days
Philip CollierLabor16 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 WillcockLabor20 August 193631 July 19458 years, 345 days
Frank WiseLabor31 July 19451 April 19471 year, 244 days
Sir Ross McLartyLiberal1 April 194723 February 19535 years, 328 days
Albert HawkeLabor23 February 19532 April 19596 years, 38 days
Sir David BrandLiberal2 April 19593 March 197111 years, 335 days
Tom EvansLabor3 March 197112 October 1971223 days
John TonkinLabor12 October 19718 April 19742 years, 178 days
Sir Charles CourtLiberal8 April 197425 January 19827 years, 292 days
Ray O'ConnorLiberal25 January 198219 February 19831 year, 25 days
Brian BurkeLabor19 February 198325 February 19885 years, 6 days
Peter DowdingLabor25 February 198812 February 19901 year, 352 days
Dr Carmen LawrenceLabor12 February 199016 February 19933 years, 4 days
Richard CourtLiberal16 February 199310 February 20017 years, 360 days
Eric RipperLabor16 February 200123 September 20087 years, 220 days
Troy BuswellLiberal23 September 200827 April 20101 year, 216 days
Colin BarnettLiberal27 April 201014 December 2010231 days
Christian PorterLiberal14 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 NahanLiberal17 March 201417 March 20173 years, 0 days
Ben WyattLabor17 March 201718 March 20214 years, 1 day
Mark McGowanLabor18 March 20218 June 20232 years, 82 days
Rita SaffiotiLabor8 June 2023present125 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. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
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