Minister for Training and Workforce Development is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Simone McGurk of the Labor party. The position was first created after the 1933 state election, for the government of Philip Collier, but was abolished in 1943 and not re-created until 1982. It had been a distinct portfolio in most governments since then, albeit under several different names. The minister was responsible for the state government's Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD).
Following the WA State Election in 2017, the portfolio no longer exists. The new portfolio is now Education and Training, held by Sue Ellery.Sue Ellery MLC Welcome
Titles 24 April 1933 – 23 December 1983: Minister for Employment 23 December 1983 – 16 March 1987: Minister for Employment and Training 16 March 1987 – 25 February 1988: Minister for Productivity and Employment 25 February 1988 – 7 September 1992: Minister for Employment and Training 7 September 1992 – 16 February 1993: Minister for Employment and Minister for Training (two ministers) 16 February 1993 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Employment and Training 1 July 2001 – 17 November 2009: Minister for Training 17 November 2009 – 17 March 2017: Minister for Training and Workforce Development 17 March 2017 – 14 December 2022: Minister for Education and Training 14 December 2022 – present: Minister for Training
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 24 April 1933 13 May 1936 James Kenneally Labor 13 May 1936 18 April 1939 Albert Hawke Labor 18 April 1939 9 December 1943 Harold Millington Labor 1943–1982: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers 30 December 1982 25 February 1983 Bill Hassell Liberal 25 February 1983 23 December 1983 David Parker Labor 23 December 1983 25 February 1988 Peter Dowding Labor 25 February 1988 28 February 1989 Gordon Hill Labor 28 February 1989 19 February 1990 Gavan Troy Labor 1990–1991: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers 5 February 1991 7 September 1992 Kay Hallahan Labor 7 September 1992 16 February 1993 Kay Hallahan Labor Carmen Lawrence Labor 16 February 1993 9 January 1997 Norman Moore Liberal 9 January 1997 28 July 1998 Cheryl Edwardes Liberal 28 July 1998 22 December 1999 Graham Kierath Liberal 22 December 1999 16 February 2001 Mike Board Liberal 16 February 2001 14 January 2003 John Kobelke Labor 2003–2008: no separate minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Education and Training 23 September 2008 29 June 2012 Peter Collier Liberal 29 June 2012 21 March 2013 Murray Cowper Liberal 21 March 2013 11 December 2013 Terry Redman National 11 December 2013 8 December 2014 Kim Hames Liberal 8 December 2014 17 March 2017 Liza Harvey Liberal 2017–2022: no separate minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Education and Training14 December 2022incumbentSimone McGurk Labor
See also Treasurer of Western Australia Minister for Education (Western Australia) Minister for Small Business (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.