Minister for Water is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Simone McGurk of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1913, for the government of John Scaddan, and has existed in almost every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Water, which manage water resources in Western Australia. Until the 1930s, the responsibilities now held by the Minister for Water were often shared by two ministers, each with a different title.
Titles 16 January 1913 – 27 July 1916 (two ministers): Minister for Water Supply and Minister for Sewerage and Drainage 27 July 1916 – 28 June 1917: Minister for Water Supply 28 June 1917 – 15 April 1924 (two ministers): Minister for Water Supply and Minister for Sewerage and Drainage 15 April 1924 – 15 December 1927: Minister for Water Supply 15 December 1927 – 23 April 1930 (two ministers): Minister for Metropolitan Water Supply and Minister for Goldfields and Agricultural Water Supplies 24 April 1930 – 24 April 1933 (two ministers): Minister for Metropolitan Water Supply and Minister for Country Water Supplies 24 April 1933 – 1 April 1947: Minister for Water Supplies 1 April 1947 – 23 February 1953: Minister for Water Supply 23 February 1953 – 5 March 1980: Minister for Water Supplies 5 March 1980 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Water Resources 23 September 2008 – present: Minister for Water
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 16 January 1913 23 November 1914 William Johnson Labor 23 November 1914 27 July 1916 Philip Collier Labor 27 July 1916 28 June 1917 James Mitchell Liberal 28 June 1917 15 April 1924 William George Nationalist 15 April 1924 15 December 1927 Alick McCallum Labor 15 December 1927 23 April 1930 Alick McCallum Labor James Cunningham Labor 24 April 1930 24 April 1933 John Lindsay Country Charles Baxter Country 24 April 1933 16 March 1935 Alick McCallum Labor 26 March 1935 9 December 1943 Harold Millington Labor 9 December 1943 1 April 1947 Albert Hawke Labor 1 April 1947 6 April 1950 Victor Doney Country 6 April 1950 23 February 1953 David Brand Liberal 23 February 1953 2 April 1959 John Tonkin Labor 2 April 1959 16 March 1965 Gerald Wild Liberal 16 March 1965 3 March 1971 Ross Hutchinson Liberal 3 March 1971 8 April 1974 Colin Jamieson Labor 8 April 1974 10 March 1977 Des O'Neil Liberal 10 March 1977 25 August 1978 Ray O'Connor Liberal 25 August 1978 5 March 1980 Graham MacKinnon Liberal 5 March 1980 25 February 1983 Andrew Mensaros Liberal 25 February 1983 12 May 1986 Arthur Tonkin Labor 12 May 1986 25 July 1986 Des Dans Labor 25 July 1986 16 February 1993 Ernie Bridge Labor 16 February 1993 10 February 1995 Paul Omodei Liberal 10 February 1995 21 December 1995 Peter Foss Liberal 21 December 1995 9 January 1997 Roger Nicholls Liberal 9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Kim Hames Liberal 16 February 2001 1 July 2001 Judy Edwards Labor 2001–2005: no minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for the Environment 10 March 2005 25 January 2006 Geoff Gallop Labor 25 January 2006 3 February 2006 Alan Carpenter Labor 3 February 2006 23 September 2008 John Kobelke Labor 23 September 2008 14 December 2010 Graham Jacobs Liberal 14 December 2010 21 March 2013 Bill Marmion Liberal 21 March 2013 11 December 2013 Terry Redman National 11 December 201317 March 2017 Mia Davies National 17 March 201714 December 2022 Dave Kelly Labor14 December 2022incumbentSimone McGurk Labor
See also Minister for the Environment and Water (Australia) Minister for Water (Victoria) Minister for Water (New South Wales) Minister for the Environment (Western Australia) Minister for Fisheries (Western Australia) Minister for Lands (Western Australia)
References David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.