Minister for Sport and Recreation is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Rita Saffioti of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1972, in the ministry of John Tonkin, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the Department of Sport and Recreation.
Titles 6 July 1972 – 20 December 1984: Minister for Recreation 20 December 1984 – present: Minister for Sport and Recreation
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister Party 6 July 1972 8 April 1974 Tom Evans Labor 8 April 1974 10 March 1977 Graham MacKinnon Liberal 10 March 1977 5 March 1980 Peter Jones National Country 5 March 1980 25 January 1982 Bill Grayden Liberal 25 January 1982 25 February 1983 Bob Pike Liberal 25 February 1983 25 February 1988 Keith Wilson Labor 25 February 1988 12 February 1990 Graham Edwards Labor 19 February 1990 27 February 1991 Gordon Hill Labor 27 February 1991 16 February 1993 Graham Edwards Labor 16 February 1993 24 August 1993 Doug Shave Liberal 24 August 1993 16 February 2001 Norman Moore Liberal 16 February 2001 27 June 2003 Alan Carpenter Labor 27 June 2003 13 October 2005 Bob Kucera Labor 13 October 2005 25 November 2005 Mark McGowan Labor 25 November 2005 23 September 2008 John Kobelke Labor 3 February 2006 3 February 2006 John Bowler Labor 23 September 2008 8 December 2014 Terry Waldron National 8 December 2014 17 March 2017 Mia Davies National 17 March 2017 13 March 2021 Mick Murray Labor 19 March 2021 21 December 2021 Tony Buti Labor 21 December 202119 March 2025 David Templeman Labor19 March 2025incumbentRita SaffiotiLabor
See also Minister for Racing and Gaming (Western Australia) Minister for Tourism (Western Australia) Minister for Sport (Australia) Minister for Sport (New South Wales) Minister for Sport (Victoria) Minister for Sport and Recreation (Northern Territory)
References
David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.