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 after the 1953 state election, for the government of Albert Hawke, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage, and takes advice and recommendations from the Western Australian Planning Commission.
Titles 23 February 1953 – 3 March 1971: Minister for Town Planning 3 March 1971 – 12 October 1971: Minister for Decentralisation and Town Planning 12 October 1971 – 8 April 1974: Minister for Town Planning 8 April 1974 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Urban Development and Town Planning 25 February 1983 – 16 February 2001: Minister for Planning 16 February 2001 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Planning and Infrastructure 23 September 2008 – 19 March 2025: Minister for Planning 19 March 2025 – present: Minister for Planning and Lands
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister Party 23 February 1953 1 November 1958 Gilbert Fraser Labor 13 November 1958 2 April 1959 Frank Wise Labor 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 Leslie Logan Country 3 March 1971 6 July 1972 Herb Graham Labor 6 July 1972 8 April 1974 Ron Davies Labor 8 April 1974 25 August 1978 Cyril Rushton Liberal 25 August 1978 25 February 1983 June Craig Liberal 25 February 1983 23 December 1983 David Parker Labor 23 December 1983 20 December 1984 Peter Dowding Labor 20 December 1984 28 February 1989 Bob Pearce Labor 28 February 1989 19 February 1990 Pam Beggs Labor 19 February 1990 5 February 1991 Kay Hallahan Labor 5 February 1991 16 February 1993 David Smith Labor 16 February 1993 9 January 1997 Richard Lewis Liberal 9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Graham Kierath Liberal 16 February 2001 23 September 2008 Alannah MacTiernan Labor 23 September 2008 31 March 2016 John Day Liberal 31 March 2016 17 March 2017 Donna Faragher Liberal 17 March 2017 8 June 2023 Rita Saffioti Labor8 June 2023incumbentJohn Carey Labor
See also Minister for Heritage (Western Australia) Minister for Housing (Western Australia) Minister for Lands (Western Australia) Minister for State Development (Western Australia) Minister for Transport (Western Australia)
References David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.