Minister for Commerce (Western Australia)






Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Johnston of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1993 state election, for the government of Richard Court. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Commerce.


The current Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations holds responsibilities that were previously given to several separate ministers – the Minister for Works (abolished 2001), Minister for Labour (abolished 2001), and Minister for Consumer Affairs (abolished 2008).




Contents






  • 1 List of commerce ministers


  • 2 List of works ministers


  • 3 List of labour ministers


  • 4 List of consumer affairs ministers


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





List of commerce ministers


Titles


  • 16 February 1993 – 16 February 2001: Minister for Commerce and Trade

  • 23 September 2008 – 17 March 2017: Minister for Commerce

  • 17 March 2017 – present: Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations






















































Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
16 February 1993
16 February 2001

Hendy Cowan
 

National

2001–2008: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
23 September 2008
28 April 2010

Troy Buswell
 

Liberal
28 April 2010
14 December 2010

Bill Marmion
 

Liberal
14 December 2010
21 March 2013

Simon O'Brien
 

Liberal
21 March 2013
17 March 2017

Michael Mischin
 

Liberal
17 March 2017


Bill Johnston
 

Labor


List of works ministers


Titles


  • 29 December 1890 – 27 May 1901: Director of Public Works

  • 27 May 1901 – 16 April 1924: Minister for Works

  • 16 April 1924 – 20 August 1936: Minister for Public Works

  • 20 August 1936 – 25 February 1986: Minister for Works

  • 25 February 1986 – 5 February 1991: Minister for Works and Services

  • 5 February 1991 – 16 February 1993: Minister for Construction

  • 16 February 1993 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Works































































































































































































































































































































Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
29 December 1890
10 March 1896

Harry Venn
 
Ministerial
1 April 1896
23 August 1900

Frederick Piesse
 
Ministerial
10 September 1900
27 May 1901

Barrington Wood
 
Ministerial
27 May 1901
21 November 1901

Walter Kingsmill
 
Ministerial
21 November 1901
23 December 1901

Timothy Quinlan
 
Ministerial
23 December 1901
28 April 1904

Hector Rason
 
Ministerial
28 April 1904
10 August 1904

John Nanson
 
Ministerial
10 August 1904
7 June 1905

William Johnson
 

Labor
7 June 1905
25 August 1905

Patrick Lynch
 

Labor
25 August 1905
7 May 1906

Frank Wilson
 
Ministerial
7 May 1906
30 June 1909

James Price
 
Ministerial
30 June 1909
16 September 1910
Frank Wilson (again)
 
Ministerial
16 September 1910
17 October 1911

Henry Daglish
 
Ministerial
17 October 1911
23 November 1914
William Johnson (again)
 

Labor
23 November 1914
27 July 1916

William Angwin
 

Labor
27 July 1916
15 April 1924

William George
 

Liberal /
Nationalist
16 April 1924
23 April 1930

Alick McCallum
 

Labor
24 April 1930
24 April 1933

John Lindsay
 

Country
24 April 1933
16 March 1935
Alick McCallum (again)
 

Labor
16 March 1935
13 May 1936

James Kenneally
 

Labor
15 July 1936
9 December 1943

Harold Millington
 

Labor
9 December 1943
1 April 1947

Albert Hawke
 

Labor
1 April 1947
6 April 1950

Victor Doney
 

Country
6 April 1950
23 February 1953

David Brand
 

Liberal
23 February 1953
2 April 1959

John Tonkin
 

Labor
2 April 1959
16 March 1965

Gerald Wild
 

Liberal
16 March 1965
3 March 1971

Ross Hutchinson
 

Liberal
3 March 1971
8 April 1974

Colin Jamieson
 

Labor
8 April 1974
10 March 1977

Des O'Neil
 

Liberal
10 March 1977
25 August 1978

Ray O'Connor
 

Liberal
25 August 1978
5 March 1980

Graham MacKinnon
 

Liberal
5 March 1980
25 February 1983

Andrew Mensaros
 

Liberal
25 February 1983
25 February 1986

Ken McIver
 

Labor
25 February 1986
16 March 1987

Des Dans
 

Labor
16 March 1987
25 February 1988

Peter Dowding
 

Labor
25 February 1988
28 February 1989

Gavan Troy
 

Labor
28 February 1989
19 February 1990

Yvonne Henderson
 

Labor
19 February 1990
5 February 1991

Pam Buchanan
 

Labor
5 February 1991
16 February 1993

Pam Buchanan
 

Labor
16 February 1993
10 February 1995

Graham Kierath
 

Liberal
10 February 1995
9 January 1997

Kevin Minson
 

Liberal
9 January 1997
22 December 1999

Mike Board
 

Liberal
22 December 1999
16 February 2001

Rob Johnson
 

Liberal
16 February 2001
1 July 2001

Tom Stephens
 

Labor


List of labour ministers


Titles


  • 10 August 1904 – 25 August 1905: Minister for Labour

  • 25 August 1905 – 16 September 1910: Minister for Commerce and Labour

  • 16 April 1924 – 8 April 1974: Minister for Labour

  • 8 April 1974 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Labour and Industry

  • 25 February 1983 – 16 March 1987: Minister for Industrial Relations

  • 16 March 1987 – 19 February 1990: Minister for Labour

  • 19 February 1990 – 16 February 1993: Minister for Productivity and Labour Relations

  • 16 February 1993 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Labour Relations

















































































































































































































Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
10 August 1904
7 June 1905

John Holman
 

Labor
7 June 1905
25 August 1905

Robert Hastie
 

Labor
25 August 1905
7 May 1906

John Hicks
 
Ministerial
7 May 1906
16 September 1910

James Connolly
 
Ministerial

1910–1924: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
16 April 1924
23 April 1930

Alick McCallum
 

Labor
24 April 1930
24 April 1933

John Lindsay
 

Country
24 April 1933
16 March 1935
Alick McCallum (again)
 

Labor
16 March 1935
13 May 1936

James Kenneally
 

Labor
15 July 1936
9 December 1943

Albert Hawke
 

Labor

1943–1945: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 August 1945
1 April 1947

Alexander Panton
 

Labor
1 April 1947
23 February 1953

Lindsay Thorn
 

Country
23 February 1953
2 April 1959

Bill Hegney
 

Labor
2 April 1959
7 November 1961

Charles Perkins
 

Country
16 November 1961
11 April 1962

Stewart Bovell
 

Liberal
12 April 1962
16 March 1965

Gerald Wild
 

Liberal
16 March 1965
3 March 1971

Des O'Neil
 

Liberal
3 March 1971
30 May 1973

Don Taylor
 

Labor
30 May 1973
8 April 1974

John Harman
 

Labor
8 April 1974
21 July 1978

Bill Grayden
 

Liberal
7 August 1978
25 January 1982

Ray O'Connor
 

Liberal
25 January 1982
25 February 1983

Gordon Masters
 

Liberal
25 February 1983
20 December 1984

Des Dans
 

Labor
20 December 1984
25 February 1988

Peter Dowding
 

Labor
25 February 1988
5 February 1991

Gavan Troy
 

Labor
5 February 1991
16 February 1993

Yvonne Henderson
 

Labor
16 February 1993
28 July 1998

Graham Kierath
 

Liberal
28 July 1998
16 February 2001

Cheryl Edwardes
 

Liberal
16 February 2001
1 July 2001

John Kobelke
 

Labor


List of consumer affairs ministers


Titles


  • 7 October 1949 – 13 May 1954: Minister for Prices

  • 3 March 1971 – 8 April 1974: Minister for Prices Control and Minister for Consumer Protection (two titles)

  • 8 April 1974 – 3 November 1993: Minister for Consumer Affairs

  • 3 November 1993 – 16 February 2001: Minister for Fair Trading

  • 16 February 2001 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Consumer Affairs

  • 1 July 2001 – 3 February 2006: Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection

  • 3 February 2006 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Consumer Protection







































































































































































Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
7 October 1949
6 April 1950

Arthur Abbott
 

Liberal

1950–1953: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
23 February 1953
13 May 1954

Bill Hegney
 

Labor

1954–1971: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 March 1971
12 October 1971

Ron Davies
 

Labor
12 October 1971
30 May 1973

Don Taylor
 

Labor
30 May 1973
8 April 1974

John Harman
 

Labor
8 April 1974
21 July 1978

Bill Grayden
 

Liberal
7 August 1978
25 January 1982

Ray O'Connor
 

Liberal
25 August 1978
5 March 1980

Graham MacKinnon
 

Liberal
25 January 1982
14 May 1982

Ray Young
 

Liberal
14 May 1982
25 February 1983

Richard Shalders
 

Liberal
25 February 1983
23 December 1983

Arthur Tonkin
 

Labor
23 December 1983
25 February 1986

Peter Dowding
 

Labor
25 February 1986
16 March 1987

Keith Wilson
 

Labor
16 March 1987
25 February 1988

Ian Taylor
 

Labor
25 February 1988
28 February 1989

Graham Edwards
 

Labor
28 February 1989
16 February 1993

Yvonne Henderson
 

Labor
16 February 1993
21 December 1995

Peter Foss
 

Liberal
21 December 1995
9 January 1997

Cheryl Edwardes
 

Liberal
9 January 1997
16 February 2001

Doug Shave
 

Liberal
16 February 2001
3 February 2006

John Kobelke
 

Labor
3 February 2006
13 December 2006

Michelle Roberts
 

Labor
13 December 2006
23 September 2008

Sheila McHale
 

Labor


See also



  • Treasurer of Western Australia

  • Minister for Finance (Western Australia)

  • Minister for Housing (Western Australia)

  • Minister for Small Business (Western Australia)

  • Minister for State Development (Western Australia)



References



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








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