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.
| Term start | Term end | Minister | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 1924 | 30 April 1927 | William Angwin | Labor | |||
| 30 April 1927 | 23 April 1930 | Frank Troy | Labor | |||
| 24 April 1930 | 24 April 1933 | Charles Latham | Country | |||
| 24 April 1933 | 15 March 1939 | Frank Troy | Labor | |||
| 1939–1949: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers | ||||||
| 7 October 1949 | 23 February 1953 | Lindsay Thorn | Country | |||
| 1953–1959: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers | ||||||
| 2 April 1959 | 3 March 1971 | Stewart Bovell | Liberal | |||
| 3 March 1971 | 7 February 1973 | David Evans | Labor | |||
| 7 February 1973 | 30 May 1973 | Don Taylor | Labor | |||
| 30 May 1973 | 8 April 1974 | John Harman | Labor | |||
| 8 April 1974 | 21 July 1978 | Bill Grayden | Liberal | |||
| 7 August 1978 | 25 January 1982 | Ray O'Connor | Liberal | |||
| 25 January 1982 | 25 February 1983 | Gordon Masters | Liberal | |||
| 25 February 1983 | 25 February 1986 | Ron Davies | Labor | |||
| 25 February 1986 | 25 July 1986 | Kay Hallahan | Labor | |||
| 25 July 1986 | 19 February 1990 | Gordon Hill | Labor | |||
| 19 February 1990 | 5 February 1991 | Carmen Lawrence | Labor | |||
| 5 February 1991 | 16 February 1993 | Judyth Watson | Labor | |||
| 16 February 1993 | 10 February 1995 | Graham Kierath | Liberal | |||
| 10 February 1995 | 9 January 1997 | Paul Omodei | Liberal | |||
| 9 January 1997 | 22 December 1999 | Mike Board | Liberal | |||
| 22 December 1999 | 16 February 2001 | Rob Johnson | Liberal | |||
| 16 February 2001 | 10 March 2005 | Geoff Gallop | Labor | |||
| 10 March 2005 | 13 October 2005 | Bob Kucera | Labor | |||
| 13 October 2005 | 25 November 2005 | Mark McGowan | Labor | |||
| 25 November 2005 | 26 May 2006 | Margaret Quirk | Labor | |||
| 26 May 2006 | 13 December 2006 | Tony McRae | Labor | |||
| 13 December 2006 | 23 September 2008 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor | |||
| 23 September 2008 | 21 March 2013 | John Castrilli | Liberal | |||
| 21 March 2013 | 17 March 2017 | Mike Nahan | Liberal | |||
| 17 March 2017 | 19 March 2021 | Paul Papalia | Labor | |||
| 19 March 2021 | Tony Buti[1] | Labor | ||||