Minister for State Development (Western Australia)

Minister for State Development is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Marmion of the Liberal Party. The position was first created in 1910, for the government of Frank Wilson, and has existed in most governments since then, including every government after 1939. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of State Development.

Titles

• 16 September 1910 – 24 April 1930: Minister for Industries
• 24 April 1930 – 24 April 1933: Minister for Industry
• 24 April 1933 – 12 October 1971: Minister for Industrial Development
• 12 October 1971 – 8 April 1974: Minister for Development and Decentralisation
• 8 April 1974 – 5 March 1980: Minister for Industrial Development
• 5 March 1980 – 11 June 1982 (two ministers): Minister for Industrial Development and Commerce and Minister for Resources Development
• 11 June 1982 – 25 February 1983 (two ministers): Minister for Industrial, Commercial, and Regional Development and Minister for Resources Development
• 25 February 1983 – 23 December 1983: Minister for Economic Development and Technology
• 23 December 1983 – 25 February 1986: Minister for Industrial Development
• 25 February 1986 – 25 February 1988: Minister for Industry and Technology
• 25 February 1988 – 28 February 1989: Minister for Economic Development and Trade
• 28 February 1989 – 19 February 1990: Minister for Resources Development
• 19 February 1990 – 20 December 1990: Minister for Finance and Economic Development
• 20 December 1990 – 16 February 1993: Minister for State Development
• 16 February 1993 – 16 February 2001: Minister for Resources Development
• 16 February 2001 – present: Minister for State Development

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
16 September 1910	7 October 1911	James Mitchell		None
1911–1916: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
27 July 1916	28 June 1917	James Mitchell (again)		Liberal
28 June 1917	21 June 1919	Robert Robinson		Nationalist
25 June 1919	22 March 1924	John Scaddan		Country
16 April 1924	30 April 1927	William Angwin		Labor
1927–1930: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
24 April 1930	24 April 1933	John Scaddan (again)		Nationalist
24 April 1933	26 March 1935	James Kenneally		Labor
1935–1939: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
18 April 1939	1 April 1947	Albert Hawke		Labor
1 April 1947	23 February 1953	Arthur Watts		Country
23 February 1953	13 May 1954	Albert Hawke (again)		Labor
13 May 1954	19 December 1957	Lionel Kelly		Labor
19 December 1957	13 November 1958	Albert Hawke (again)		Labor
13 November 1958	2 April 1959	Frank Wise		Labor
2 April 1959	3 March 1971	Charles Court		Liberal
3 March 1971	30 May 1973	Herb Graham		Labor
30 May 1973	8 April 1974	Don Taylor		Labor
8 April 1974	5 March 1980	Andrew Mensaros		Liberal
5 March 1980	25 January 1982	Peter Jones		National Country
25 January 1982	25 February 1983	Peter Jones (Resources Development)		National Country
		Barry MacKinnon (Industrial Development & Commerce)		Liberal
25 February 1983	25 February 1988	Mal Bryce		Labor
25 February 1988	19 February 1990	David Parker		Labor
19 February 1990	16 February 1993	Ian Taylor		Labor
16 February 1993	16 February 2001	Colin Barnett		Liberal
16 February 2001	3 March 2005	Clive Brown		Labor
3 March 2005	13 December 2006	Alan Carpenter		Labor
13 December 2006	23 September 2008	Eric Ripper		Labor
23 September 2008	31 March 2016	Colin Barnett (again)		Liberal
31 March 2016		Bill Marmion		Liberal

See also

• Minister for Energy (Western Australia)
• Minister for Mines and Petroleum (Western Australia)
• Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia)

References

• David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.