Minister for Housing (Western Australia)

Minister for Housing is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Peter Tinley of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1947 state election, for the government of Sir Ross McLarty, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Housing, as well as several other government agencies.

Titles

• 1 April 1947 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Housing
• 1 July 2001 – 28 April 2010: Minister for Housing and Works
• 28 April 2010 – present: Minister for Housing

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
1 April 1947	5 January 1948	Ross McLarty		Liberal
5 January 1948	7 October 1949	Ross McDonald		Liberal
7 October 1949	6 April 1950	Arthur Watts		Country
6 April 1950	24 October 1950	David Brand		Liberal
24 October 1950	23 February 1953	Gerald Wild		Liberal
23 February 1953	2 April 1959	Herb Graham		Labor
2 April 1959	16 March 1965	Arthur Griffith		Liberal
16 March 1965	3 March 1971	Des O'Neil		Liberal
3 March 1971	12 October 1971	Don Taylor		Labor
12 October 1971	8 April 1974	Arthur Bickerton		Labor
8 April 1974	5 June 1975	Des O'Neil (again)		Liberal
5 June 1975	10 March 1977	Peter Jones		National Country
10 March 1977	25 August 1978	Ray O'Connor		Liberal
25 August 1978	5 March 1980	Alan Ridge		Liberal
5 March 1980	12 February 1981	Andrew Mensaros		Liberal
12 February 1981	25 January 1982	Peter Jones (again)		National Country
25 January 1982	14 May 1982	Ray Young		Liberal
14 May 1982	25 February 1983	Richard Shalders		Liberal
25 February 1983	25 February 1988	Keith Wilson		Labor
25 February 1988	12 February 1990	Pam Beggs		Labor
19 February 1990	5 February 1991	Yvonne Henderson		Labor
5 February 1991	16 February 1993	Jim McGinty		Labor
16 February 1993	24 August 1993	Doug Shave		Liberal
24 August 1993	25 January 1994	Richard Lewis		Liberal
25 January 1994	21 December 1995	Kevin Prince		Liberal
21 December 1995	9 January 1997	Graham Kierath		Liberal
9 January 1997	16 February 2001	Kim Hames		Liberal
16 February 2001	27 June 2003	Tom Stephens		Labor
27 June 2003	10 March 2005	Nick Griffiths		Labor
10 March 2005	3 February 2006	Fran Logan		Labor
3 February 2006	23 September 2008	Michelle Roberts		Labor
23 September 2008	28 April 2010	Troy Buswell		Liberal
28 April 2010	14 December 2010	Bill Marmion		Liberal
14 December 2010	12 July 2012	Troy Buswell (again)		Liberal
12 July 2012	21 March 2013	Terry Redman		National
21 March 2013	8 December 2014	Bill Marmion (again)		Liberal
8 December 2014	15 August 2016	Colin Holt		National
15 August 2016	17 March 2017	Brendon Grylls		National
17 March 2017		Peter Tinley		Labor

See also

• Minister for Planning (Western Australia)

References

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