Minister for Community Services (Western Australia)

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Minister for Community Services is a position in the

Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1943 state election, for the government of John Willcock. It was abolished in 1947 and not recreated until 1971, but has existed in most governments since then. The minister is one of the ministers responsible for the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities
.

Between 1986 and 2001 there was a separate minister titled either Minister for the Family or Minister for Family and Children's Services, whose responsibilities are now held by the Minister for Community Services.

List of community services ministers

Titles
  • 9 December 1943 – 1 April 1947: Minister for Social Services
  • 3 March 1971 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Community Welfare
  • 25 February 1983 – 7 September 1992: Minister for Community Services
  • 7 September 1992 – 13 December 2006: Minister for Community Development
  • 13 December 2006 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Communities
  • 23 September 2008 – present: Minister for Community Services
Term start Term end Minister Party
9 December 1943 1 April 1947 John Tonkin  
Labor
1947–1971: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 March 1971 7 February 1973 Bill Willesee  
Labor
7 February 1973 8 April 1974
Ronald Thompson
  
Labor
8 April 1974 20 May 1975 Norm Baxter  
National Country
20 May 1975 5 June 1975 Graham MacKinnon  
Liberal
5 June 1975 10 March 1977 Norm Baxter (again)  
National Country
10 March 1977 25 August 1978 Alan Ridge  
Liberal
25 August 1978 5 March 1980 Ray Young  
Liberal
5 March 1980 25 January 1982 Bill Hassell  
Liberal
25 January 1982 14 May 1982 Ray Young (again)  
Liberal
14 May 1982 25 February 1983 Richard Shalders  
Liberal
25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Keith Wilson  
Labor
25 February 1986 28 February 1989 Kay Hallahan  
Labor
28 February 1989 5 February 1991 David Smith  
Labor
5 February 1991 16 February 1993 Eric Ripper  
Labor
16 February 1993 29 June 1995 Roger Nicholls  
Liberal
1995–2001: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
16 February 2001 3 February 2006 Sheila McHale  
Labor
3 February 2006 2 March 2007 David Templeman  
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 14 December 2022 Simone McGurk  
Labor
14 December 2022 incumbent Sabine Winton  
Labor

List of family ministers

Titles
  • 25 February 1986 – 29 June 1995: Minister for the Family
  • 29 June 1995 – 16 February 2001: Minister for Family and Children's Services
Term start Term end Minister Party
25 February 1986 19 February 1990 Kay Hallahan  
Labor
19 February 1990 7 September 1992 Carmen Lawrence  
Labor
7 September 1992 16 February 1993 Eric Ripper  
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

See also

References

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