Minister for Sport and Recreation (Western Australia)
{{short description|Position in the government of Western Australia}}
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Minister for Sport and Recreation is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by David Templeman of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1972, in the ministry of John Tonkin, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the Department of Sport and Recreation.
Titles
- 6 July 1972 – 20 December 1984: Minister for Recreation
- 20 December 1984 – present: Minister for Sport and Recreation
List of ministers
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Term start | Term end | Minister | colspan="2"| Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=center| 6 July 1972
| align=center| 8 April 1974 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 8 April 1974
| align=center| 10 March 1977 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |||
| align=center| 10 March 1977
| align=center| 5 March 1980 | {{Australian party style|National}}| | |||
| align=center| 5 March 1980
| align=center| 25 January 1982 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |||
| align=center| 25 January 1982
| align=center| 25 February 1983 | Bob Pike | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |||
| align=center| 25 February 1983
| align=center| 25 February 1988 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 25 February 1988
| align=center| 12 February 1990 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 19 February 1990
| align=center| 27 February 1991 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 27 February 1991
| align=center| 16 February 1993 | Graham Edwards {{Small|(again)}} | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 16 February 1993
| align=center| 24 August 1993 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |||
| align=center| 24 August 1993
| align=center| 16 February 2001 | {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | |||
| align=center| 16 February 2001
| align=center| 27 June 2003 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 27 June 2003
| align=center| 13 October 2005 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 13 October 2005
| align=center| 25 November 2005 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 25 November 2005
| align=center| 23 September 2008 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 3 February 2006
| align=center| 3 February 2006 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 23 September 2008
| align=center| 8 December 2014 | {{Australian party style|National}}| | National | |||
| align=center| 8 December 2014
| align=center| 17 March 2017 | {{Australian party style|National}}| | National | |||
| align=center| 17 March 2017
| align=center| 13 March 2021 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 19 March 2021
| align=center| 21 December 2021 | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor | |||
| align=center| 21 December 2021
| align=center|incumbent | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | Labor |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- 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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