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Minister for Commerce (Western Australia)

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Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Sue Ellery 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).

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 – unknown: Minister for Commerce and Industrial Relations
  • Unknown – present: Minister for Commerce

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class="wikitable"
Term startTerm endMinister(s)colspan="2"| Party
align=center| 16 February 1993

| align=center| 16 February 2001

| Hendy Cowan

| {{Australian party style|National}}| 

| National

colspan=5 style="background: #cccccc;" | 2001–2008: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
align=center| 23 September 2008

| align=center| 28 April 2010

| Troy Buswell

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 28 April 2010

| align=center| 14 December 2010

| Bill Marmion

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 14 December 2010

| align=center| 21 March 2013

| Simon O'Brien

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 21 March 2013

| align=center| 17 March 2017

| Michael Mischin

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 17 March 2017

| align=center|18 December 2018

| Bill Johnston

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center|18 December 2018

| align=center|18 March 2021

|John Quigley

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

|Labor

align=center|18 March 2021

| align=center|17 December 2021

|Amber-Jade Sanderson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

|Labor

align=center|21 December 2021

| align=center|14 December 2022

|Roger Cook

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

|Labor

align=center|14 December 2022

| align=center|

|Sue Ellery

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

|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

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class="wikitable"
Term startTerm endMinister(s)colspan="2"| Party
align=center| 29 December 1890

| align=center| 10 March 1896

| Harry Venn

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 1 April 1896

| align=center| 23 August 1900

| Frederick Piesse

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 10 September 1900

| align=center| 27 May 1901

| Barrington Wood

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 27 May 1901

| align=center| 21 November 1901

| Walter Kingsmill

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 21 November 1901

| align=center| 23 December 1901

| Timothy Quinlan

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 23 December 1901

| align=center| 28 April 1904

| Hector Rason

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 28 April 1904

| align=center| 10 August 1904

| John Nanson

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 10 August 1904

| align=center| 7 June 1905

| William Johnson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 7 June 1905

| align=center| 25 August 1905

| Patrick Lynch

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 25 August 1905

| align=center| 7 May 1906

| Frank Wilson

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 7 May 1906

| align=center| 30 June 1909

| James Price

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 30 June 1909

| align=center| 16 September 1910

| Frank Wilson {{Small|(again)}}

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 16 September 1910

| align=center| 3 October 1911

| Henry Daglish

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 17 October 1911

| align=center| 23 November 1914

| William Johnson {{Small|(again)}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 23 November 1914

| align=center| 27 July 1916

| William Angwin

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 27 July 1916

| align=center| 15 April 1924

| William George

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 

| Liberal /
Nationalist

align=center| 16 April 1924

| align=center| 23 April 1930

| Alick McCallum

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 24 April 1930

| align=center| 24 April 1933

| John Lindsay

| {{Australian party style|Country}}| 

| Country

align=center| 24 April 1933

| align=center| 16 March 1935

| Alick McCallum {{Small|(again)}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 16 March 1935

| align=center| 13 May 1936

| James Kenneally

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 15 July 1936

| align=center| 9 December 1943

| Harold Millington

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 9 December 1943

| align=center| 1 April 1947

| Albert Hawke

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 1 April 1947

| align=center| 6 April 1950

| Victor Doney

| {{Australian party style|Country}}| 

| Country

align=center| 6 April 1950

| align=center| 23 February 1953

| David Brand

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 23 February 1953

| align=center| 2 April 1959

| John Tonkin

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 2 April 1959

| align=center| 16 March 1965

| Gerald Wild

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 16 March 1965

| align=center| 3 March 1971

| Ross Hutchinson

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 3 March 1971

| align=center| 8 April 1974

| Colin Jamieson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 8 April 1974

| align=center| 10 March 1977

| Des O'Neil

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 10 March 1977

| align=center| 25 August 1978

| Ray O'Connor

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 25 August 1978

| align=center| 5 March 1980

| Graham MacKinnon

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 5 March 1980

| align=center| 25 February 1983

| Andrew Mensaros

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 25 February 1983

| align=center| 25 February 1986

| Ken McIver

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 25 February 1986

| align=center| 16 March 1987

| Des Dans

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 16 March 1987

| align=center| 25 February 1988

| Peter Dowding

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 25 February 1988

| align=center| 28 February 1989

| Gavan Troy

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 28 February 1989

| align=center| 19 February 1990

| Yvonne Henderson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 19 February 1990

| align=center| 5 February 1991

| Pam Buchanan

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 5 February 1991

| align=center| 16 February 1993

| Pam Buchanan

| {{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

| Kevin Minson

| {{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| 1 July 2001

| Tom Stephens

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| 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

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Term startTerm endMinister(s)colspan="2"| Party
align=center| 10 August 1904

| align=center| 7 June 1905

| John Holman

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 7 June 1905

| align=center| 25 August 1905

| Robert Hastie

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 25 August 1905

| align=center| 7 May 1906

| John Hicks

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

align=center| 7 May 1906

| align=center| 16 September 1910

| James Connolly

| {{Australian party style|Ministerial (WA)}}| 

| Ministerial

colspan=5 style="background: #cccccc;" | 1910–1924: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
align=center| 16 April 1924

| align=center| 23 April 1930

| Alick McCallum

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 24 April 1930

| align=center| 24 April 1933

| John Lindsay

| {{Australian party style|Country}}| 

| Country

align=center| 24 April 1933

| align=center| 16 March 1935

| Alick McCallum {{Small|(again)}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 16 March 1935

| align=center| 13 May 1936

| James Kenneally

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 15 July 1936

| align=center| 9 December 1943

| Albert Hawke

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

colspan=5 style="background: #cccccc;" | 1943–1945: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
align=center| 3 August 1945

| align=center| 1 April 1947

| Alexander Panton

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 1 April 1947

| align=center| 23 February 1953

| Lindsay Thorn

| {{Australian party style|Country}}| 

| Country

align=center| 23 February 1953

| align=center| 2 April 1959

| Bill Hegney

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 2 April 1959

| align=center| 7 November 1961

| Charles Perkins

| {{Australian party style|Country}}| 

| Country

align=center| 16 November 1961

| align=center| 11 April 1962

| Stewart Bovell

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 12 April 1962

| align=center| 16 March 1965

| Gerald Wild

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 16 March 1965

| align=center| 3 March 1971

| Des O'Neil

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 3 March 1971

| 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| 20 December 1984

| Des Dans

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 20 December 1984

| align=center| 25 February 1988

| Peter Dowding

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 25 February 1988

| align=center| 5 February 1991

| Gavan Troy

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 5 February 1991

| align=center| 16 February 1993

| Yvonne Henderson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 16 February 1993

| align=center| 28 July 1998

| Graham Kierath

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 28 July 1998

| align=center| 16 February 2001

| Cheryl Edwardes

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 16 February 2001

| align=center| 1 July 2001

| John Kobelke

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| 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

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Term startTerm endMinister(s)colspan="2"| Party
align=center| 7 October 1949

| align=center| 6 April 1950

| Arthur Abbott

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

colspan=5 style="background: #cccccc;" | 1950–1953: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
align=center| 23 February 1953

| align=center| 13 May 1954

| Bill Hegney

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

colspan=5 style="background: #cccccc;" | 1954–1971: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
align=center| 3 March 1971

| align=center| 12 October 1971

| Ron Davies

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 12 October 1971

| 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 August 1978

| align=center| 5 March 1980

| Graham MacKinnon

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 25 January 1982

| align=center| 14 May 1982

| Ray Young

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 14 May 1982

| align=center| 25 February 1983

| Richard Shalders

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 25 February 1983

| align=center| 23 December 1983

| Arthur Tonkin

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 23 December 1983

| align=center| 25 February 1986

| Peter Dowding

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 25 February 1986

| align=center| 16 March 1987

| Keith Wilson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 16 March 1987

| align=center| 25 February 1988

| Ian Taylor

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 25 February 1988

| align=center| 28 February 1989

| Graham Edwards

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 28 February 1989

| align=center| 16 February 1993

| Yvonne Henderson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 16 February 1993

| align=center| 21 December 1995

| Peter Foss

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 21 December 1995

| align=center| 9 January 1997

| Cheryl Edwardes

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 9 January 1997

| align=center| 16 February 2001

| Doug Shave

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| Liberal

align=center| 16 February 2001

| align=center| 3 February 2006

| John Kobelke

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 3 February 2006

| align=center| 13 December 2006

| Michelle Roberts

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

align=center| 13 December 2006

| align=center| 23 September 2008

| Sheila McHale

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Labor

See also

References

  • David Black (2014), [https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183010/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/ParliamentaryHandbook/23rd%20Edition%20of%20the%20Parliament%20Handbook%20-%20Final%20Version.pdf The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition)]. Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.

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