Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia)

Minister for Regional Development is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1977, for the government of Charles Court, and has existed in most governments since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Regional Development.

Prior to the creation of a regional development portfolio, there was a separate minister with responsibility for North-West Australia, called the Minister for North-West. That position has not existed since 1993. Additionally, in the Labor governments of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, either some or all of the regions of Western Australia had specific ministers.

List of regional development ministers Ordinal Minister(s) Party Office Term start Term end Time in office Des O'Neil Liberal Minister for Regional Administration 10 March 1977 5 March 1980 Ray O'Connor Liberal 5 March 1980 12 February 1981 Peter Jones National Country 12 February 1981 25 January 1982 Barry MacKinnon Liberal 25 January 1982 11 June 1982 days 1982–1983: responsibilities held by Minister for Industrial, Commercial, and Regional Development Julian Grill Labor Minister for Regional Development 25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Jeff Carr Labor 12 May 1986 28 February 1989 Gordon Hill Labor 28 February 1989 19 February 1990 Pam Buchanan Labor 19 February 1990 20 December 1990 days 1990–1995: responsibilities held by other ministers Hendy Cowan National Minister for Regional Development 10 February 1995 16 February 2001 Tom Stephens Labor 1 July 2001 16 September 2004 Kim Chance Labor 16 September 2004 21 September 2004 days Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor 21 September 2004 10 March 2005 days John Bowler Labor 10 March 2005 3 February 2006 days Jon Ford Labor 3 February 2006 23 September 2008 Brendon Grylls National 23 September 2008 11 December 2013 Terry Redman National 11 December 2013 17 March 2017 Alannah MacTiernan Labor 17 March 2017 14 December 2022 Don Punch Labor14 December 2022incumbent

List of ministers for specific regions

Gascoyne

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 26 November 1992 16 February 1993 Tom Stephens Labor 1993–2001: no minister 16 February 2001 16 September 2004 Tom Stephens Labor 16 September 2004 21 September 2004 Kim Chance Labor 21 September 2004 10 March 2005 Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor 10 March 2005 23 September 2008 Jon Ford Labor

Goldfields-Esperance

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 19 February 1990 16 February 1993 Ian Taylor Labor 1993–2001: no minister 16 February 2001 1 July 2001 Clive Brown Labor 1 July 2001 27 June 2003 Nick Griffiths Labor 27 June 2003 16 September 2004 Tom Stephens Labor 16 September 2004 21 September 2004 Kim Chance Labor 21 September 2004 10 March 2005 Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor 10 March 2005 2 March 2007 John Bowler Labor 2 March 2007 23 September 2008 Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor

Great Southern Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 16 February 2001 10 March 2005 Kim Chance Labor 10 March 2005 2 March 2007 John Bowler Labor 2 March 2007 23 September 2008 Kim Chance Labor

Kimberley

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 16 February 2001 16 September 2004 Tom Stephens Labor 16 September 2004 21 September 2004 Kim Chance Labor 21 September 2004 10 March 2005 Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor 10 March 2005 23 September 2008 Jon Ford Labor

Mid-West Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 28 February 1989 5 February 1991 Jeff Carr Labor 5 February 1991 7 September 1992 Gordon Hill Labor 7 September 1992 26 November 1992 Ian Taylor Labor 26 November 1992 16 February 1993 Tom Stephens Labor 1993–2001: no minister 16 February 2001 23 September 2008 Kim Chance Labor

North-West Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 17 May 1919 17 June 1923 Hal Colebatch Nationalist 18 June 1923 15 April 1924 John Ewing Liberal 1924–1933: no minister 24 April 1933 26 March 1935 Harry Millington Labor 26 March 1935 15 July 1936 Frank Wise Labor 1936–1939: no minister 29 March 1939 1 April 1947 Aubrey Coverley Labor 1 April 1947 24 October 1950 Ross McLarty Liberal 24 October 1950 3 January 1952 Garnet Wood Country 17 January 1952 23 February 1953 Ross McLarty Liberal 23 February 1953 2 April 1959 Harry Strickland Labor 1959–1971: no minister 12 October 1971 30 May 1973 Herb Graham Labor 30 May 1973 8 April 1974 Arthur Bickerton Labor 8 April 1974 5 June 1975 Alan Ridge Liberal 5 June 1975 5 March 1980 Des O'Neil Liberal 5 March 1980 12 February 1981 Ray O'Connor Liberal 12 February 1981 25 January 1982 Peter Jones National Country 25 January 1982 25 February 1983 Barry MacKinnon Liberal 25 February 1983 25 July 1986 Julian Grill Labor 25 July 1986 16 February 1993 Ernie Bridge Labor

Peel

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 16 February 2001 27 June 2003 Jim McGinty Labor 27 June 2003 10 March 2005 Bob Kucera Labor 10 March 2005 3 February 2006 Mark McGowan Labor 3 February 2006 9 November 2006 Norm Marlborough Labor 9 November 2006 13 December 2006 Mark McGowan Labor 13 December 2006 23 September 2008 David Templeman Labor

Pilbara

South-West

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 25 February 1986 28 February 1989 Julian Grill Labor 28 February 1989 16 February 1993 David Smith Labor 1993–2001: no minister 16 February 2001 27 June 2003 Jim McGinty Labor 27 June 2003 10 March 2005 Bob Kucera Labor 10 March 2005 23 September 2008 Mark McGowan Labor

Wheatbelt

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 26 November 1992 16 February 1993 Tom Stephens Labor 1993–2001: no minister 16 February 2001 23 September 2008 Kim Chance Labor

See also Minister for Energy (Western Australia) Minister for Mines and Petroleum (Western Australia) Minister for State Development (Western Australia)

References David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.

Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia)

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