Minister for Fisheries is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1947 state election, in the new ministry formed by Ross McLarty. It has existed in every government since then, sometimes under different titles. The minister is currently responsible for the state government's Fisheries within the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. It is responsible for commercial and recreational fishing in Western Australia.
Titles 1 April 1947 – 16 March 1965: Minister for Fisheries 16 March 1965 – 20 December 1974: Minister for Fisheries and Fauna 20 December 1974 – 20 December 1984: Minister for Fisheries and Wildlife 20 December 1984 – present: Minister for Fisheries
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister Party 1 April 1947 23 February 1953 Arthur Abbott Liberal 23 February 1953 2 April 1959 Lionel Kelly Labor 2 April 1959 17 August 1965 Ross Hutchinson Liberal 17 August 1965 3 March 1971 Graham MacKinnon Liberal 3 March 1971 6 July 1972 Ron Davies Labor 6 July 1972 8 April 1974 Arthur Bickerton Labor 8 April 1974 20 May 1975 Matt Stephens National Country 5 June 1975 10 March 1977 Peter Jones National Country 10 March 1977 25 August 1978 Graham MacKinnon Liberal 25 August 1978 5 March 1980 Ray O'Connor Liberal 5 March 1980 25 January 1982 Gordon Masters Liberal 25 January 1982 25 February 1983 Dick Old National Country 25 February 1983 25 February 1986 David Evans Labor 25 February 1986 28 February 1989 Julian Grill Labor 28 February 1989 16 February 1993 Gordon Hill Labor 16 February 1993 16 February 2001 Monty House National 16 February 2001 10 March 2005 Kim Chance Labor 10 March 2005 23 September 2008 Jon Ford Labor 23 September 2008 21 March 2013 Norman Moore Liberal 21 March 2013 11 December 2013 Troy Buswell Liberal 11 December 2013 31 March 2016 Ken Baston Liberal 31 March 2016 17 March 2017 Joe Francis Liberal 17 March 2017 18 December 2019 Dave Kelly Labor 18 December 2019 19 March 2021 Peter Tinley Labor19 March 2021incumbentDon Punch Labor
See also Minister for Agriculture and Food (Western Australia) Minister for the Environment (Western Australia)
References David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.