Minister for Commerce (Western Australia) explained

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

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Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
16 February 199316 February 2001Hendy Cowan National
2001–2008: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
23 September 200828 April 2010Troy Buswell Liberal
28 April 201014 December 2010Bill Marmion Liberal
14 December 201021 March 2013Simon O'Brien Liberal
21 March 201317 March 2017Michael Mischin Liberal
17 March 201718 December 2018Bill Johnston Labor
18 December 201818 March 2021John Quigley Labor
18 March 202117 December 2021Amber-Jade Sanderson Labor
21 December 202114 December 2022Roger Cook Labor
14 December 2022Sue Ellery Labor

List of works ministers

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Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
29 December 189010 March 1896Harry Venn Ministerial
1 April 189623 August 1900Frederick Piesse Ministerial
10 September 190027 May 1901Barrington Wood Ministerial
27 May 190121 November 1901Walter Kingsmill Ministerial
21 November 190123 December 1901Timothy Quinlan Ministerial
23 December 190128 April 1904Hector Rason Ministerial
28 April 190410 August 1904John Nanson Ministerial
10 August 19047 June 1905William Johnson Labor
7 June 190525 August 1905Patrick Lynch Labor
25 August 19057 May 1906Frank Wilson Ministerial
7 May 190630 June 1909James Price Ministerial
30 June 190916 September 1910Frank Wilson  Ministerial
16 September 19103 October 1911Henry Daglish Ministerial
17 October 191123 November 1914William Johnson  Labor
23 November 191427 July 1916William Angwin Labor
27 July 191615 April 1924William George Liberal /
Nationalist
16 April 192423 April 1930Alick McCallum Labor
24 April 193024 April 1933John Lindsay Country
24 April 193316 March 1935Alick McCallum  Labor
16 March 193513 May 1936James Kenneally Labor
15 July 19369 December 1943Harold Millington Labor
9 December 19431 April 1947Albert Hawke Labor
1 April 19476 April 1950Victor Doney Country
6 April 195023 February 1953David Brand Liberal
23 February 19532 April 1959John Tonkin Labor
2 April 195916 March 1965Gerald Wild Liberal
16 March 19653 March 1971Ross Hutchinson Liberal
3 March 19718 April 1974Colin Jamieson Labor
8 April 197410 March 1977Des O'Neil Liberal
10 March 197725 August 1978Ray O'Connor Liberal
25 August 19785 March 1980Graham MacKinnon Liberal
5 March 198025 February 1983Andrew Mensaros Liberal
25 February 198325 February 1986Ken McIver Labor
25 February 198616 March 1987Des Dans Labor
16 March 198725 February 1988Peter Dowding Labor
25 February 198828 February 1989Gavan Troy Labor
28 February 198919 February 1990Yvonne Henderson Labor
19 February 19905 February 1991Pam Buchanan Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993Pam Buchanan Labor
16 February 199310 February 1995Graham Kierath Liberal
10 February 19959 January 1997Kevin Minson Liberal
9 January 199722 December 1999Mike Board Liberal
22 December 199916 February 2001Rob Johnson Liberal
16 February 20011 July 2001Tom Stephens Labor

List of labour ministers

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Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
10 August 19047 June 1905John Holman Labor
7 June 190525 August 1905Robert Hastie Labor
25 August 19057 May 1906John Hicks Ministerial
7 May 190616 September 1910James Connolly Ministerial
1910–1924: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
16 April 192423 April 1930Alick McCallum Labor
24 April 193024 April 1933John Lindsay Country
24 April 193316 March 1935Alick McCallum  Labor
16 March 193513 May 1936James Kenneally Labor
15 July 19369 December 1943Albert Hawke Labor
1943–1945: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 August 19451 April 1947Alexander Panton Labor
1 April 194723 February 1953Lindsay Thorn Country
23 February 19532 April 1959Bill Hegney Labor
2 April 19597 November 1961Charles Perkins Country
16 November 196111 April 1962Stewart Bovell Liberal
12 April 196216 March 1965Gerald Wild Liberal
16 March 19653 March 1971Des O'Neil Liberal
3 March 197130 May 1973Don Taylor Labor
30 May 19738 April 1974John Harman Labor
8 April 197421 July 1978Bill Grayden Liberal
7 August 197825 January 1982Ray O'Connor Liberal
25 January 198225 February 1983Gordon Masters Liberal
25 February 198320 December 1984Des Dans Labor
20 December 198425 February 1988Peter Dowding Labor
25 February 19885 February 1991Gavan Troy Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993Yvonne Henderson Labor
16 February 199328 July 1998Graham Kierath Liberal
28 July 199816 February 2001Cheryl Edwardes Liberal
16 February 20011 July 2001John Kobelke Labor

List of consumer affairs ministers

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Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
7 October 19496 April 1950Arthur Abbott Liberal
1950–1953: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
23 February 195313 May 1954Bill Hegney Labor
1954–1971: no separate minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 March 197112 October 1971Ron Davies Labor
12 October 197130 May 1973Don Taylor Labor
30 May 19738 April 1974John Harman Labor
8 April 197421 July 1978Bill Grayden Liberal
7 August 197825 January 1982Ray O'Connor Liberal
25 August 19785 March 1980Graham MacKinnon Liberal
25 January 198214 May 1982Ray Young Liberal
14 May 198225 February 1983Richard Shalders Liberal
25 February 198323 December 1983Arthur Tonkin Labor
23 December 198325 February 1986Peter Dowding Labor
25 February 198616 March 1987Keith Wilson Labor
16 March 198725 February 1988Ian Taylor Labor
25 February 198828 February 1989Graham Edwards Labor
28 February 198916 February 1993Yvonne Henderson Labor
16 February 199321 December 1995Peter Foss Liberal
21 December 19959 January 1997Cheryl Edwardes Liberal
9 January 199716 February 2001Doug Shave Liberal
16 February 20013 February 2006John Kobelke Labor
3 February 200613 December 2006Michelle Roberts Labor
13 December 200623 September 2008Sheila McHale Labor

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