Minister for Health (Western Australia)
Minister for Health is a position in the
the first ministry formed by James Mitchell, and has existed in every government since, with the minister being responsible for the Department for Health. Prior to 1919, the minister responsible for public health was the Colonial Secretary
.
Titles
- 17 May 1919 – 15 April 1924: Minister for Public Health
- 16 April 1924 – present: Minister for Health
List of ministers
| Term start | Term end | Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1919 | 3 April 1921 | Hal Colebatch | Nationalist
| |
| 13 April 1921 | 22 August 1922 | Frank Broun | Country
| |
| 22 August 1922 | 15 April 1924 | Richard Sampson | Country
| |
| 16 April 1924 | 30 April 1927 | John Drew | Labor
| |
| 30 April 1927 | 23 April 1930 | Selby Munsie | Labor
| |
| 24 April 1930 | 24 April 1933 | Charles Latham | Country
| |
| 24 April 1933 | 12 March 1938 | Selby Munsie (again) | Labor
| |
| 24 March 1938 | 3 August 1945 | Alexander Panton | Labor
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| 3 August 1945 | 1 April 1947 | Emil Nulsen | Labor
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| 1 April 1947 | 5 January 1948 | Hubert Parker | Liberal
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| 5 January 1948 | 7 October 1949 | Arthur Abbott | Liberal
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| 7 October 1949 | 23 February 1953 | Florence Cardell-Oliver | Liberal
| |
| 23 February 1953 | 2 April 1959 | Emil Nulsen (again) | Labor
| |
| 2 April 1959 | 17 August 1965 | Ross Hutchinson | Liberal
| |
| 17 August 1965 | 3 March 1971 | Graham MacKinnon | Liberal
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| 3 March 1971 | 8 April 1974 | Ron Davies | Labor
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| 8 April 1974 | 20 May 1975 | Norm Baxter | National Country
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| 20 May 1975 | 5 June 1975 | Graham MacKinnon (again) | Liberal
| |
| 5 June 1975 | 10 March 1977 | Norm Baxter (again) | National Country
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| 10 March 1977 | 25 August 1978 | Alan Ridge | Liberal
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| 25 August 1978 | 25 February 1983 | Ray Young | Liberal
| |
| 25 February 1983 | 25 February 1986 | Barry Hodge | Labor
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| 25 February 1986 | 25 February 1988 | Ian Taylor | Labor
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| 25 February 1988 | 13 November 1992 | Keith Wilson | Labor
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| 26 November 1992 | 16 February 1993 | Ian Taylor (again) | Labor
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| 16 February 1993 | 10 February 1995 | Peter Foss | Liberal
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| 10 February 1995 | 21 December 1995 | Graham Kierath | Liberal
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| 21 December 1995 | 28 July 1998 | Kevin Prince | Liberal
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| 28 July 1998 | 16 February 2001 | John Day | Liberal
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| 16 February 2001 | 17 June 2003 | Bob Kucera | Labor
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| 27 June 2003 | 23 September 2008 | Jim McGinty | Labor
| |
| 23 September 2008 | 31 March 2016 | Kim Hames | Liberal
| |
| 31 March 2016 | 17 March 2017 | John Day (again) | Liberal
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| 17 March 2017[1] | 21 December 2021[1] | Roger Cook | Labor
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| 21 December 2021[2] | Amber-Jade Sanderson | Labor
| ||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mr Roger Hugh Cook". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Amber-Jade Sanderson". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.
