Minister for Youth (Western Australia)

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Minister for Youth is a position in the

Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1983 state election, for the government of Brian Burke, and has existed in almost every government since then. The youth portfolio falls within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities
.

Titles

  • 25 February 1983 – 20 December 1984: Minister for Youth
  • 20 December 1984 – 25 February 1986: Minister for Youth Affairs
  • 25 February 1986 – present: Minister for Youth

List of ministers

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Keith Wilson  
Labor
25 February 1986 28 February 1989 Kay Hallahan  
Labor
28 February 1989 12 February 1990 Graham Edwards  
Labor
12 February 1990 5 February 1991 Gordon Hill  
Labor
1991–1995: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
29 June 1995 21 December 1995 Roger Nicholls  
Liberal
21 December 1995 3 April 1996 Cheryl Edwardes  
Liberal
3 April 1996 9 January 1997 Richard Court  
Liberal
9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Mike Board  
Liberal
6 March 2001 10 March 2005 Sheila McHale  
Labor
10 March 2005 3 February 2006
Mark McGowan
 
Labor
3 February 2006 13 December 2006 David Templeman  
Labor
13 December 2006 23 September 2008 Ljiljanna Ravlich  
Labor
23 September 2008 22 November 2010 Donna Faragher  
Liberal
22 November 2010 14 December 2010 John Day  
Liberal
14 December 2010 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 20 December 2019 Peter Tinley  
Labor
20 December 2019 14 December 2021 Dave Kelly  
Labor
14 December 2022 8 December 2023 Simone McGurk  
Labor
8 December 2023 incumbent Hannah Beazley  
Labor

See also

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