Minister for Seniors and Volunteering

Minister for Seniors and Ageing and Minister for Volunteering are positions in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Mick Murray of the Labor Party. The position of "Minister for the Aged" was first created in 1984, for the government of Brian Burke; in 2005 a combined "Minister for Seniors and Volunteering". This arrangement was terminated in 2017 when they were made into separate portfolios. The ministers' portfolios fall within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.

Titles

  • 20 December 1984 – 27 February 1991: Minister for the Aged
  • 27 February 1991 – 25 November 2005: Minister for Seniors
  • 25 November 2005 – 17 March 2017: Minister for Seniors and Volunteering
  • 17 March 2017 – present: Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Minister for Volunteering

List of ministers

Term startTerm endMinister(s)Party
20 December 1984 25 February 1986 Keith Wilson   Labor
25 February 1986 12 May 1986 Ian Taylor   Labor
12 May 1986 19 February 1990 Kay Hallahan   Labor
19 February 1990 27 February 1991 Graham Edwards   Labor
27 February 1991 16 February 1993 Judyth Watson   Labor
16 February 1993 21 December 1995 Roger Nicholls   Liberal
21 December 1995 9 January 1997 Cheryl Edwardes   Liberal
9 January 1997 22 December 1999 Rhonda Parker   Liberal
22 December 1999 16 February 2001 June van de Klashorst   Liberal
6 March 2001 10 March 2005 Sheila McHale   Labor
10 March 2005 13 October 2005 Bob Kucera   Labor
13 October 2005 25 November 2005 Mark McGowan   Labor
25 November 2005 3 February 2006 Margaret Quirk   Labor
3 February 2006 8 May 2006 David Templeman   Labor
8 May 2006 9 May 2006 John D'Orazio   Labor
9 May 2006 2 March 2007 David Templeman (again)   Labor
2 March 2007 23 September 2008 Sue Ellery   Labor
23 September 2008 21 March 2013 Robyn McSweeney   Liberal
21 March 2013 20 September 2016 Tony Simpson   Liberal
22 September 2016 17 March 2017 Paul Miles   Liberal
17 March 2017 Mick Murray   Labor

See also

References

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