Minister for Local Government (Western Australia)

The Minister for Local Government is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia, first created in 1949 during the McLarty–Watts Ministry. The minister, who may also hold other portfolios, is responsible for the relationships between the state government and the local government areas of Western Australia, often facilitated through the WA Local Government Association (WALGA). The current Minister for Local Government is Paul Miles of the Liberal Party, who holds the position as a member of the Barnett Ministry.

List of Ministers for Local Government

Twenty people have been appointed as Minister for Local Government in Western Australia, with Leslie Logan's 11 years and 335 days the longest time period in the position. From the early 1950s through to the 1980s, the Minister for Local Government was generally also the Minister for Town Planning, although the portfolios were always created separately.^[1] In the table below, members of the Legislative Council are designated "MLC". All others were members of the Legislative Assembly at the time of their service. In Western Australia, serving ministers are entitled to be styled "The Honourable", and may retain the style after three years' service in the ministry.^[2]

Order	Minister	Party		Premier	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	David Brand		Liberal	McLarty	Minister for Local Government	7 October 1949	6 April 1950	181 days
2	Victor Doney		Country			6 April 1950	23 February 1953	2 years, 323 days
3	Gilbert Fraser		Labor	Hawke		23 February 1953	1 November 1958	5 years, 251 days
4	Frank Wise MLC					1 November 1958	2 April 1959	152 days
5	Leslie Logan MLC		Country	Brand		2 April 1959	3 March 1971	11 years, 335 days
6	Claude Stubbs MLC		Labor	Tonkin		3 March 1971	8 April 1974	3 years, 36 days
7	Cyril Rushton		Liberal	C. Court		8 April 1974	25 August 1978	4 years, 139 days
8	June Craig					25 August 1978	25 January 1982	4 years, 184 days
				O'Connor		25 January 1982	25 February 1983
9	Jeff Carr		Labor	Burke		25 February 1983	25 February 1988	6 years, 3 days
				Dowding		25 February 1988	28 February 1989
10	Kay Hallahan MLC					28 February 1989	12 February 1990	349 days
11	Gordon Hill			Lawrence		12 February 1990	5 February 1991	358 days
12	David Smith					5 February 1991	16 February 1993	2 years, 11 days
13	Paul Omodei		Liberal	R. Court		16 February 1993	16 February 2001	8 years, 0 days
14	Michelle Roberts		Labor	Gallop		16 February 2001	1 July 2001	135 days
15	Tom Stephens MLC					1 July 2001	16 September 2004	3 years, 77 days
16	Ljiljanna Ravlich					21 September 2004	10 March 2005	170 days
17	John Bowler					10 March 2005	25 January 2006	330 days
				Carpenter		25 January 2006	3 February 2006
18	Jon Ford MLC					3 February 2006	13 December 2006	313 days
– (17)	John Bowler					13 December 2006	2 March 2007	79 days
– (16)	Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC					2 March 2007	23 September 2008	1 year, 205 days
19	John Castrilli		Liberal	Barnett		23 September 2008	21 March 2013	4 years, 179 days
20	Tony Simpson					21 March 2013	20 September 2016	3 years, 183 days
21	Paul Miles					22 September 2016	7 December 2016	76 days

References

1. Local Government Ministry of Western Australia – Parliamentary Library of Western Australia. Last updated 28 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
2. Addressing a Member of Parliament – Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2014.