Minister for Housing (Western Australia)

Minister for Housing

Incumbent
John Carey

since 19 March 2021

Department of Communities (Western Australia)
Appointer| Governor of Western Australia

Minister for Housing is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by John Carey 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 Communities, as well as several other government agencies.

## Titles

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* 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

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Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party

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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[1] | 22 March 2017[1] | Bill Johnston |  | Labor
22 March 2017[2] | 19 March 2021[2] | Peter Tinley |  | Labor
19 March 2021[3] |  | John Carey |  | Labor

## See also

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* Minister for Planning (Western Australia)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mr William (Bill) Joseph Johnston". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
2. ^ a b "Mr Peter Charles Tinley". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. ^ "Mr John Newton Carey". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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

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