Minister for Education (Western Australia)

The Minister for Education and Training is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of education, and is answerable to the Parliament for all actions taken by the Department of Education under their authority. The holder of the office is usually an elected member of parliament from the ruling party or coalition, presently Sue Ellery of the Labor Party.

Minister for Education and Training
Incumbent
Sue Ellery
since 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
Department of Education
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of Western Australia
AppointerGovernor of Western Australia
Inaugural holderGeorge Shenton
(as Colonial Secretary)
Formation29 December 1890
WebsiteMinister Sue Ellery MLC

Until the Daglish Ministry in 1904, when the role was separately established, the responsibility for Education generally lay with the Colonial Secretary.

Ministers for Education and Training of Western Australia
MinisterPartyAssumed officeLeft officeTermTitleNotes
George Shenton(Forrest)29 December 189011 October 18921 year, 287 daysColonial Secretarynote 1
Stephen Henry Parker(Forrest)11 October 18924 December 18942 years, 54 days
Sir John Forrest(Forrest)4 December 189419 December 189415 days
Edward Wittenoom(Forrest)19 December 189412 May 18972 years, 144 days
Henry Lefroy(Forrest)12 May 189728 April 1898351 days
George Randell(Forrest)28 April 189827 May 19013 years, 29 days
Frederick IllingworthOpposition27 May 190121 November 1901178 daysnote 1
Matthew MossMinisterialist21 November 190123 December 190132 days
Frederick IllingworthOpposition23 December 19011 July 1902190 days
Walter KingsmillOpposition1 July 190210 August 19042 years, 40 days
Henry DaglishLabor10 August 19047 June 1905301 days
Thomas BathLabor7 June 190525 August 190579 days
Walter KingsmillMinisterialist25 August 19057 May 1906255 days
Frank WilsonMinisterialist7 May 190630 June 19093 years, 54 days
John NansonMinisterialist30 June 19097 October 19112 years, 99 days
Thomas WalkerLabor7 October 191127 July 19164 years, 294 days
Hal ColebatchLiberal (WA) /
Nationalist		27 July 191617 June 19236 years, 331 days
John EwingNationalist18 June 192315 April 1924302 days
John DrewLabor16 April 192424 April 19306 years, 8 days
Norbert KeenanNationalist24 April 193019 September 19311 year, 148 days
Thomas DavyNationalist19 September 193118 February 19331 year, 152 days
Hubert ParkerNationalist24 February 193324 April 193359 days
John WillcockLabor24 April 193326 March 19351 year, 336 days
Harry MillingtonLabor26 March 193513 May 19361 year, 48 days
Frank WiseLabor13 May 193618 April 19392 years, 340 days
William KitsonLabor18 April 19399 December 19434 years, 235 days
John TonkinLabor9 December 19431 April 19473 years, 113 days
Arthur WattsCountry1 April 194723 February 19535 years, 328 days
John TonkinLabor23 February 195313 May 19541 year, 79 days
Bill HegneyLabor13 May 19542 April 19594 years, 324 days
Arthur WattsCountry2 April 19591 February 19622 years, 305 days
Edgar LewisCountry1 February 19623 March 19719 years, 30 days
John TonkinLabor3 March 197112 October 1971223 days
Tom EvansLabor12 October 197130 May 19731 year, 230 days
Jerry DolanLabor30 May 19738 April 1974313 days
Graham MacKinnonLiberal8 April 197410 March 19772 years, 336 days
Peter JonesNational (NCP)10 March 19775 March 19802 years, 361 days
Bill GraydenLiberal5 March 198025 January 19821 year, 326 days
Andrew MensarosLiberal25 January 198225 February 19831 year, 31 days
Bob PearceLabor25 February 198325 February 19885 years, 0 days
Dr Carmen LawrenceLabor25 February 198812 February 19901 year, 352 days
Dr Geoff GallopLabor12 February 19905 February 1991358 days
Kay HallahanLabor5 February 199116 February 19932 years, 11 days
Norman MooreLiberal16 February 199321 December 19952 years, 308 days
Colin BarnettLiberal21 December 199516 February 20015 years, 57 days
Alan CarpenterLabor16 February 200110 March 20054 years, 22 daysMinister for Education and Trainingnote 2
Ljiljanna RavlichLabor10 March 200513 December 20061 year, 278 days
Mark McGowanLabor13 December 200623 September 20081 year, 285 days
Liz ConstableIndependent23 September 200829 June 20124 years, 179 days
Peter CollierLiberal29 June 201217 March 20174 years, 261 days[1]
Sue ElleryLabor17 March 2017present3 years, 315 daysMinister for Education and Training[2]

Notes
  1. Politicians were not officially associated with organised parties until 1904.
  2. The position was known as Minister for Education and Training from 14 January 2003 to 23 September 2008, when it reverted to its previous name. See "Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 - Reconstitution of the Gallop Ministry" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 14 January 2003. p. 2003:101.

References
  1. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament%5CMemblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Collier,+Peter+Charles?opendocument
  2. "Hon. Suzanne (Sue) Mary Ellery MLC". Current members. Parliament of Western Australia. n.d. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

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