The Brand–Watts Ministry was the 23rd Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, led by Liberal Premier David Brand and his deputy, Country Party leader Arthur Watts. It succeeded the Hawke ministry on 2 April 1959, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1959 election twelve days earlier. It was succeeded by the Brand–Nalder Ministry on 1 February 1962 following the Deputy Premier's retirement from politics.
The Ministry
On 2 April 1959, the Governor, Sir Charles Gairdner, constituted the Ministry. He designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following ministers to their positions, who served until the end of the Ministry.Hansard Index for 1959–1961, "Legislature of Western Australia"
The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party, whilst green entries indicate members of the National Country Party. The members of the Ministry were:
Office MinisterPremier Treasurer Minister for Tourism David Brand, MLADeputy Premier Minister for Education Minister for Electricity Attorney-General Arthur Watts, MLAMinister for Industrial Development Minister for the North-West Minister for Railways Charles Court, OBE, MLAMinister for Agriculture Crawford Nalder, MLAMinister for Works Minister for Water Supplies Gerald Wild, MLALeader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for Mines Minister for Housing Arthur Griffith, MLCMinister for Lands Minister for Forests Minister for Immigration Minister for Labour (from 16 November 1961) Stewart Bovell, MLAMinister for Transport Minister for Police Minister for Labour Minister for Native Welfare Charles Perkins, MLA(until 7 November 1961)Chief Secretary Minister for Health Minister for Fisheries Ross Hutchinson, DPC, MLAMinister for Local Government Minister for Town Planning Minister for Child Welfare Leslie Logan, MLCMinister for Transport Minister for Police Minister for Native Welfare George Cornell, MLA(from 16 November 1961)
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