Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

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Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Paul Papalia of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1924, under the name Minister for Immigration, for the first ministry formed by Philip Collier. With the exception of some of the governments of the 1940s and 1950s, it has existed in every government since then. The minister is currently responsible for the state government's Office of Multicultural Interests, which falls within the Department of Local Government and Communities.

Titles

16 April 1924 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Immigration
25 February 1983 – 11 August 1998: Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs
11 August 1998 – present: Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

List of ministers

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Term start	Term end	Minister	colspan="2"\| Party
align=center\| 16 April 1924 \| align=center\| 30 April 1927 \| William Angwin \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 30 April 1927 \| align=center\| 23 April 1930 \| Frank Troy \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 24 April 1930 \| align=center\| 24 April 1933 \| Charles Latham \| {{Australian party style\|Country}}\| \| Country
align=center\| 24 April 1933 \| align=center\| 15 March 1939 \| Frank Troy {{Small\|(again)}} \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
colspan=5 style="background: #cccccc;" \| *1939–1949: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers*
align=center\| 7 October 1949 \| align=center\| 23 February 1953 \| Lindsay Thorn \| {{Australian party style\|Country}}\| \| Country
colspan=5 style="background: #cccccc;" \| *1953–1959: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers*
align=center\| 2 April 1959 \| align=center\| 3 March 1971 \| Stewart Bovell \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 3 March 1971 \| align=center\| 7 February 1973 \| David Evans \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 7 February 1973 \| align=center\| 30 May 1973 \| Don Taylor \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 30 May 1973 \| align=center\| 8 April 1974 \| John Harman \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 8 April 1974 \| align=center\| 21 July 1978 \| Bill Grayden \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 7 August 1978 \| align=center\| 25 January 1982 \| Ray O'Connor \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 25 January 1982 \| align=center\| 25 February 1983 \| Gordon Masters \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 25 February 1983 \| align=center\| 25 February 1986 \| Ron Davies \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 25 February 1986 \| align=center\| 25 July 1986 \| Kay Hallahan \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 25 July 1986 \| align=center\| 19 February 1990 \| Gordon Hill \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 19 February 1990 \| align=center\| 5 February 1991 \| Carmen Lawrence \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 5 February 1991 \| align=center\| 16 February 1993 \| Judyth Watson \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 16 February 1993 \| align=center\| 10 February 1995 \| Graham Kierath \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 10 February 1995 \| align=center\| 9 January 1997 \| Paul Omodei \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 9 January 1997 \| align=center\| 22 December 1999 \| Mike Board \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 22 December 1999 \| align=center\| 16 February 2001 \| Rob Johnson \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 16 February 2001 \| align=center\| 10 March 2005 \| Geoff Gallop \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 10 March 2005 \| align=center\| 13 October 2005 \| Bob Kucera \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 13 October 2005 \| align=center\| 25 November 2005 \| Mark McGowan \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 25 November 2005 \| align=center\| 26 May 2006 \| Margaret Quirk \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 26 May 2006 \| align=center\| 13 December 2006 \| Tony McRae \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 13 December 2006 \| align=center\| 23 September 2008 \| Ljiljanna Ravlich \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 23 September 2008 \| align=center\| 21 March 2013 \| John Castrilli \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 21 March 2013 \| align=center\| 17 March 2017 \| Mike Nahan \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal
align=center\| 17 March 2017 \| align=center\| 19 March 2021 \| Paul Papalia \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor
align=center\| 19 March 2021 \| align=center\| \| Tony Buti{{cite web \|title=Dr Antonio (Tony) De Paulo Buti \|url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Buti,+Antonio+(Tony)+De+Paulo \|website=Parliament of Western Australia \|access-date=11 March 2022}} \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor

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Minister

colspan="2"| Party

align=center| 16 April 1924

| align=center| 30 April 1927

| William Angwin

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

Titles

List of ministers

See also

References