The Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Roger Cook of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1910, for the government of Frank Wilson, and has existed in most governments since then, including every government after 1939. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of State Development.
List of ministers Order Minister Party Premier Title Term start Term end James Mitchell None Minister for Industries 16 September 1910 7 October 1911 1911–1916: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers James Mitchell Liberal Minister for Industries 27 July 1916 28 June 1917 Robert Robinson Nationalist 28 June 1917 21 June 1919 John Scaddan Country 25 June 1919 22 March 1924 William Angwin Labor 16 April 1924 30 April 1927 1927–1930: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers John Scaddan Nationalist Minister for Industry 24 April 1930 24 April 1933 James Kenneally Labor Minister for Industrial Development 24 April 1933 26 March 1935 1935–1939: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers Albert Hawke Labor Minister for Industrial Development 18 April 1939 1 April 1947 Arthur Watts Country 1 April 1947 23 February 1953 Albert Hawke Labor 23 February 1953 13 May 1954 Lionel Kelly Labor 13 May 1954 19 December 1957 Albert Hawke Labor 19 December 1957 13 November 1958 Frank Wise Labor 13 November 1958 2 April 1959 Charles Court Liberal Court 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 Herb Graham Labor 3 March 1971 12 October 1971 Minister for Development and Decentralisation 12 October 1971 30 May 1973 Don Taylor Labor 30 May 1973 8 April 1974 Andrew Mensaros Liberal Minister for Industrial Development 8 April 1974 5 March 1980 Peter Jones National Country Minister for Industrial Development and Commerceand Minister for Resources Development 5 March 1980 11 June 1982 Minister for Resources Development 11 June 1982 25 February 1983 Barry MacKinnon Liberal Minister for Industrial, Commercial, and Regional Development Mal Bryce Labor Minister for Economic Development and Technology 25 February 1983 23 December 1983 Minister for Industrial Development 23 December 1983 25 February 1986 Minister for Industry and Technology 25 February 1986 25 February 1988 David Parker Labor Minister for Economic Development and Trade 25 February 1988 28 February 1989 Minister for Resources Development 28 February 1989 19 February 1990 Ian Taylor Labor Minister for Finance and Economic Development 19 February 1990 20 December 1990 Minister for State Development 20 December 1990 16 February 1993 Colin Barnett Liberal Barnett Minister for Resources Development 16 February 1993 16 February 2001 Clive Brown Labor Minister for State Development 16 February 2001 3 March 2005 Alan Carpenter Labor 3 March 2005 13 December 2006 Eric Ripper Labor 13 December 2006 23 September 2008 Colin Barnett Liberal 23 September 2008 31 March 2016 Bill Marmion Liberal 31 March 2016 17 March 2017 Mark McGowan Labor McGowan Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade 17 March 2017 19 March 2021 Roger Cook Labor McGowan 19 March 2021 presentCook
See also Minister for Energy (Western Australia) Minister for Mines and Petroleum (Western Australia) Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia)
References David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.