Minister for Planning and Lands is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by John Carey of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1870, under the name Commissioner of Crown Lands, at a time when Western Australia was still a British colony and had not yet achieved responsible government. Except for a brief period between 2001 and 2003, it has existed in every government since then. The minister is currently responsible for the state government's Land Use Management division comprising part of the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, which is responsible for the management of crown land in Western Australia.
Titles 18 December 1870 – 27 May 1901: Commissioner of Crown Lands 27 May 1901 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Lands 25 February 1983 – 25 February 1986: Minister for Lands and Surveys 25 February 1986 – 16 February 2001: Minister for Lands 27 June 2003 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Land Information 23 September 2008 – 19 March 2025: Minister for Lands 19 March 2025 – present: Minister for Planning and Lands
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister Party 18 December 1870 9 April 1883 Malcolm Fraser None 10 July 1883 9 June 1887 John Forrest None 9 June 1887 4 January 1888 J. C. H. James None 6 March 1888 21 October 1890 John Forrest None 29 December 1890 4 December 1894 William Marmion None 4 December 1894 13 March 1897 Alexander Richardson Ministerial 13 March 1897 14 February 1901 George Throssell Ministerial 15 February 1901 27 May 1901 Charles Moran Ministerial 27 May 1901 21 November 1901 Charles Sommers Ministerial 21 November 1901 23 December 1901 John Nanson Ministerial 23 December 1901 23 January 1903 Adam Jameson Ministerial 23 January 1903 10 August 1904 John Hopkins Ministerial 10 August 1904 7 June 1905 John Drew Independent 7 June 1905 25 August 1905 Thomas Bath Labor 25 August 1905 30 June 1909 Newton Moore Ministerial 30 June 1909 7 October 1911 James Mitchell Ministerial 17 October 1911 23 November 1914 Thomas Bath Labor 23 November 1914 27 July 1916 William Johnson Labor 27 July 1916 17 April 1919 Henry Lefroy Lib./Nat. 17 April 1919 15 April 1924 James Mitchell Nationalist 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 15 March 1939 3 August 1945 Frank Wise Labor 3 August 1945 1 April 1947 Alexander Panton Labor 1 April 1947 23 February 1953 Lindsay Thorn Country 23 February 1953 17 December 1957 Ernest Hoar Labor 17 December 1957 2 April 1959 Lionel Kelly Labor 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 Stewart Bovell Liberal 3 March 1971 8 April 1974 David Evans Labor 8 April 1974 10 March 1977 Alan Ridge Liberal 10 March 1977 25 August 1978 June Craig Liberal 25 August 1978 25 January 1982 David Wordsworth Liberal 25 January 1982 25 February 1983 Ian Laurance Liberal 25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Ken McIver Labor 25 February 1986 16 March 1987 Ian Taylor Labor 16 March 1987 25 February 1988 Keith Wilson Labor 25 February 1988 28 February 1989 Yvonne Henderson Labor 28 February 1989 5 February 1991 Kay Hallahan Labor 5 February 1991 16 February 1993 David Smith Labor 16 February 1993 26 April 1996 George Cash Liberal 26 April 1996 9 January 1997 Graham Kierath Liberal 9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Doug Shave Liberal 22 December 1999 16 February 2001 Rob Johnson Liberal 2001–2003: no minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure 27 June 2003 10 March 2005 Nick Griffiths Labor 10 March 2005 3 February 2006 John Bowler Labor 3 February 2006 23 September 2008 Michelle Roberts Labor 23 September 2008 11 December 2013 Brendon Grylls National 11 December 2013 17 March 2017 Terry Redman National 17 March 201713 December 2018 Rita Saffioti Labor 13 December 2018 13 March 2021Ben Wyatt Labor 19 March 2021 21 December 2021Tony Buti Labor 21 December 2021 Incumbent John Carey Labor
See also Minister for Agriculture and Food (Western Australia) Minister for the Environment (Western Australia) Minister for Fisheries (Western Australia) Minister for Forestry (Western Australia) Minister for Water (Western Australia) Surveyor-General of Western Australia Commissioner of Crown Lands (Australia) DevelopmentWA
References
David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.