Minister for Housing is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by John Carey of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1947 state election, for the government of Sir Ross McLarty, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Communities, as well as several other government agencies.
Titles 1 April 1947 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Housing 1 July 2001 – 28 April 2010: Minister for Housing and Works 28 April 2010 – present: Minister for Housing
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 1 April 1947 5 January 1948 Ross McLarty Liberal 5 January 1948 7 October 1949 Ross McDonald Liberal 7 October 1949 6 April 1950 Arthur Watts Country 6 April 1950 24 October 1950 David Brand Liberal 24 October 1950 23 February 1953 Gerald Wild Liberal 23 February 1953 2 April 1959 Herb Graham Labor 2 April 1959 16 March 1965 Arthur Griffith Liberal 16 March 1965 3 March 1971 Des O'Neil Liberal 3 March 1971 12 October 1971 Don Taylor Labor 12 October 1971 8 April 1974 Arthur Bickerton Labor 8 April 1974 5 June 1975 Des O'Neil Liberal 5 June 1975 10 March 1977 Peter Jones National Country 10 March 1977 25 August 1978 Ray O'Connor Liberal 25 August 1978 5 March 1980 Alan Ridge Liberal 5 March 1980 12 February 1981 Andrew Mensaros Liberal 12 February 1981 25 January 1982 Peter Jones National Country 25 January 1982 14 May 1982 Ray Young Liberal 14 May 1982 25 February 1983 Richard Shalders Liberal 25 February 1983 25 February 1988 Keith Wilson Labor 25 February 1988 12 February 1990 Pam Beggs Labor 19 February 1990 5 February 1991 Yvonne Henderson Labor 5 February 1991 16 February 1993 Jim McGinty Labor 16 February 1993 24 August 1993 Doug Shave Liberal 24 August 1993 25 January 1994 Richard Lewis Liberal 25 January 1994 21 December 1995 Kevin Prince Liberal 21 December 1995 9 January 1997 Graham Kierath Liberal 9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Kim Hames Liberal 16 February 2001 27 June 2003 Tom Stephens Labor 27 June 2003 10 March 2005 Nick Griffiths Labor 10 March 2005 3 February 2006 Fran Logan Labor 3 February 2006 23 September 2008 Michelle Roberts Labor 23 September 2008 28 April 2010 Troy Buswell Liberal 28 April 2010 14 December 2010 Bill Marmion Liberal 14 December 2010 12 July 2012 Troy Buswell Liberal 12 July 2012 21 March 2013 Terry Redman National 21 March 2013 8 December 2014 Bill Marmion Liberal 8 December 2014 15 August 2016 Colin Holt National 15 August 2016 17 March 2017 Brendon Grylls National 17 March 2017 22 March 2017 Bill Johnston Labor 22 March 2017 19 March 2021 Peter Tinley Labor 19 March 2021 John Carey Labor
See also Minister for Planning (Western Australia) Minister for Housing (Australia) Minister for Housing (Victoria) Minister for Housing (New South Wales)
References
David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.