Gallop ministry explained

The Gallop Ministry was the 33rd Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, and was led by Labor Premier Geoff Gallop and his deputy, Eric Ripper. It succeeded the Court–Cowan Ministry on 16 February 2001, following the defeat of the Liberal-National coalition government at the 2001 election six days earlier. The Ministry was reconstituted on 10 March 2005 following the February 2005 election. It was succeeded by the Carpenter Ministry on 3 February 2006 due to the retirement of Dr Geoff Gallop from politics on 25 January.

First Ministry

The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 14 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 10 March 2005. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.

OfficeMinister
Premier
Minister for Public Sector Management
Minister for Federal Affairs
Minister for Science
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Dr Geoff Gallop, BEc, MA, MPhil, D.Phil. (Oxon), MLA
Deputy Premier
Treasurer
Minister for Energy
Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Minister for Forestry and Fisheries
Minister for the Mid West
Minister for the Wheatbelt
Minister for the Great Southern
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Kim Chance, MLC
Minister for Housing (until 2 July 2001)
Minister for Works and Services (until 2 July 2001)
Minister for Housing and Works (2 July 2001 – 27 June 2003)
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development (from 2 July 2001)
Minister for Heritage (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for the Kimberley
Minister for the Pilbara
Minister for the Gascoyne
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance
Tom Stephens, BA, MLC
(until 16 September 2004)
(until 2 July 2001:)

Minister for Labour Relations

Minister for Consumer Affairs

Minister for Employment and Training

Minister for Training (2 July 2001 – 14 January 2003)
Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection (from 2 July 2001)
Minister for Indigenous Affairs (from 27 June 2003)
Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly
Minister assisting the Minister
     for Public Sector Management (from 27 June 2003)

John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA
Attorney-General
Minister for Health (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for Electoral Affairs

(until 27 June 2003:)

Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs

Minister for Peel and the South West

Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris (Hons), LL.B., JP, MLA
Minister for the Environment and Heritage (until 27 June 2003)
Minister for the Environment (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for Water Resources (until 2 July 2001)
Dr Judy Edwards, MBBS, MLA
Minister for Police
Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Local Government (until 2 July 2001)
Minister assisting the Minister
     for Planning and Infrastructure (9 March 2001 – 1 July 2002)
Minister for Justice (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for Community Safety (from 27 June 2003)
Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA
Minister for Planning and InfrastructureAlannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA
Minister for State Development
Minister for Tourism (9 March 2001 – 27 June 2003)
Minister for Small Business (until 27 June 2003)
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance (until 2 July 2001)
Clive Brown, MLA
Minister for Education (until 14 January 2003)
Minister for Education and Training (from 14 January 2003)
Minister for Sport and Recreation (until 27 June 2003)
Minister for Indigenous Affairs (until 27 June 2003)
Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA
Minister for Community Development
Minister for Women's Interests (from 9 March 2001)
Minister for Seniors and Youth (from 9 March 2001)
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA
Minister for Health (until 27 June 2003)

(from 27 June 2003:)

Minister for Tourism

Minister for Small Business

Minister for Sport and Recreation

Minister for Peel and the South West

Bob Kucera, APM, MLA
Minister for Housing and Works (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for Racing and Gaming
Minister for Government Enterprises (from 2 July 2001)
Minister for Land Information (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance (2 July 2001 – 27 June 2003)
Minister assisting the Treasurer (until 2 July 2001)
Nick Griffiths, LL.B., MLC
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development
Minister for Heritage
Minister for the Kimberley
Minister for the Pilbara
Minister for the Gascoyne
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance
Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA (SocSc), Dip.Ed., MLC
(from 21 September 2004)
Parliamentary SecretariesMark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA
Fran Logan, BA (Hons), MLA
Norm Marlborough, MLA
Graham Giffard, BA, MIR, MLC
Ken Travers, MLC
Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA (SocSc), Dip.Ed., MLC
    (until 21 September 2004)
Sue Ellery, MLC (from 21 September 2004)
Mick Murray, MLA (from 21 September 2004)

On 3 March 2001, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan, whose portfolio included road safety, lost her licence after being booked for driving at 98 km/h in a 60 km/h zone near Pinjarra.[1] On 9 March 2001, Premier Gallop appointed Minister for Police Michelle Roberts as Minister assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with respect to Road Safety, meaning that Roberts would chair the Ministerial Council on Road Safety and be responsible for three Acts of Parliament.[2]

The parliamentary secretaries were not appointed at the same time as the rest of the Ministry. A separate announcement was made on 23 March 2001 confirming their appointments.[3]

On 27 June 2003, a Cabinet reshuffle removed Health from Bob Kucera and Housing and Works from Tom Stephens, reallocating the portfolios to Jim McGinty and Nick Griffiths respectively. The membership of the Cabinet remained unchanged.[4]

On 16 September 2004, Tom Stephens MLC resigned from the Ministry and from Parliament in order to contest the seat of Kalgoorlie at the October 2004 federal election. Kim Chance adopted the portfolios before they were reassigned to Ljiljanna Ravlich, who was promoted from parliamentary secretary to Minister on 21 September 2004.

Second Ministry

Following the state election on 26 February 2005, the Ministry was reconstituted on 10 March—the only personnel change resulted from the retirement from politics of Clive Brown.

The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 10 March 2005. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.

OfficeMinister
Premier
Minister for Public Sector Management
Minister for Water Resources
Minister for Federal Affairs
Dr Geoff Gallop, BEc, MA, MPhil, D.Phil. (Oxon), MLA
Deputy Premier
Treasurer
Minister for Government Enterprises
Minister assisting the Minister
     for Public Sector Management
Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA
Minister for Agriculture and Forestry
Minister for the Mid West
Minister for the Wheatbelt
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Kim Chance, MLC
Minister for Education and Training
Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA (SocSc), Dip.Ed., MLC
Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection
Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Minister assisting the Minister for Water Resources
Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly
John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA
Attorney-General
Minister for Health
Minister for Electoral Affairs
Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris (Hons), LL.B., JP, MLA
Minister for the Environment
Minister for Science
Dr Judy Edwards, MBBS, MLA
Minister for Police
Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Community Safety
Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA
Minister for Planning and InfrastructureAlannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA
Minister for State Development
Minister for Energy
Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA
Minister for Community Development
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Minister for Women's Interests
Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Minister for Seniors
Bob Kucera, APM, MLA
(until 13 October 2005)
Minister for Tourism
Minister for Racing and Gaming
Minister for Youth
Minister for Peel and the South West

(13 October–25 November 2005:)

Minister for Disability Services

Minister for Sport and Recreation

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

Minister for Seniors

Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA
Minister for Housing and Works
Minister for Heritage
Minister assisting the Minister
     for Planning and Infrastructure
Fran Logan, BA (Hons), MLA
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development
Minister for Land Information
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance
Minister for the Great Southern
John Bowler, MLA
Minister for Justice
Minister for Small Business
John D'Orazio, BSc, MPS, MLA
Minister for Fisheries
Minister for the Kimberley
Minister for the Pilbara
Minister for the Gascoyne
Jon Ford, JP, MLC
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Minister for Seniors and Volunteering
Minister assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs
Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B. (Hons), MLA
(from 25 November 2005)
Parliamentary Secretaries
(Appointed 26 April 2005)
Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B. (Hons), MLA (until 25 November 2005)
Adele Farina, MLC
Peter Watson, MLC
Kate Doust, MLC
Norm Marlborough, MLA
Tony McRae, MLA (from 24 May 2005)

On 13 October 2005, Bob Kucera resigned from the ministry. His portfolios were assumed by Mark McGowan until 25 November 2005, when they were split between incoming minister Margaret Quirk and John Bowler.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Rotten driver. Ruse. Ben. The West Australian. 8 March 2001. 1.
  2. News: Safety switch, transport shuffle "in vain". Robb. Trevor. The West Australian. 9 March 2001. 1.
  3. News: Ministers get workload aid. Pratley. Jerry. The West Australian. 24 March 2001. 49.
  4. News: Kucera loses Health, Stephens loses Housing in Cabinet reshuffle. ABC Online. 27 June 2003. 2008-10-14.