Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Paul Papalia of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1924, under the name Minister for Immigration, for the first ministry formed by Philip Collier. With the exception of some of the governments of the 1940s and 1950s, it has existed in every government since then. The minister is currently responsible for the state government's Office of Multicultural Interests, which falls within the Department of Local Government and Communities.
Titles 16 April 1924 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Immigration 25 February 1983 – 11 August 1998: Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs 11 August 1998 – present: Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister Party 16 April 1924 30 April 1927 William Angwin Labor 30 April 1927 23 April 1930 Frank Troy Labor 24 April 1930 24 April 1933 Charles Latham Country 24 April 1933 15 March 1939 Frank Troy Labor 1939–1949: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers 7 October 1949 23 February 1953 Lindsay Thorn Country 1953–1959: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 Stewart Bovell Liberal 3 March 1971 7 February 1973 David Evans Labor 7 February 1973 30 May 1973 Don Taylor Labor 30 May 1973 8 April 1974 John Harman Labor 8 April 1974 21 July 1978 Bill Grayden Liberal 7 August 1978 25 January 1982 Ray O'Connor Liberal 25 January 1982 25 February 1983 Gordon Masters Liberal 25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Ron Davies Labor 25 February 1986 25 July 1986 Kay Hallahan Labor 25 July 1986 19 February 1990 Gordon Hill Labor 19 February 1990 5 February 1991 Carmen Lawrence Labor 5 February 1991 16 February 1993 Judyth Watson Labor 16 February 1993 10 February 1995 Graham Kierath Liberal 10 February 1995 9 January 1997 Paul Omodei Liberal 9 January 1997 22 December 1999 Mike Board Liberal 22 December 1999 16 February 2001 Rob Johnson Liberal 16 February 2001 10 March 2005 Geoff Gallop Labor 10 March 2005 13 October 2005 Bob Kucera Labor 13 October 2005 25 November 2005 Mark McGowan Labor 25 November 2005 26 May 2006 Margaret Quirk Labor 26 May 2006 13 December 2006 Tony McRae Labor 13 December 2006 23 September 2008 Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor 23 September 2008 21 March 2013 John Castrilli Liberal 21 March 2013 17 March 2017 Mike Nahan Liberal 17 March 2017 19 March 2021 Paul Papalia Labor 19 March 2021 Tony Buti Labor
See also Minister for Tourism (Western Australia)
References
David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.