Minister for Community Services (Western Australia) explained

Minister for Community Services is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Sabine Winton of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1943 state election, for the government of John Willcock. It was abolished in 1947 and not recreated until 1971, but has existed in most governments since then. The minister is one of the ministers responsible for the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.

Between 1986 and 2001 there was a separate minister titled either Minister for the Family or Minister for Family and Children's Services, whose responsibilities are now held by the Minister for Community Services.

List of community services ministers

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Term start Term end Minister Party
9 December 19431 April 1947John Tonkin Labor
1947–1971: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
3 March 19717 February 1973Bill Willesee Labor
7 February 19738 April 1974Ronald Thompson Labor
8 April 197420 May 1975Norm Baxter National Country
20 May 19755 June 1975Graham MacKinnon Liberal
5 June 197510 March 1977Norm Baxter  National Country
10 March 197725 August 1978Alan Ridge Liberal
25 August 19785 March 1980Ray Young Liberal
5 March 198025 January 1982Bill Hassell Liberal
25 January 198214 May 1982Ray Young  Liberal
14 May 198225 February 1983Richard Shalders Liberal
25 February 198325 February 1986Keith Wilson Labor
25 February 198628 February 1989Kay Hallahan Labor
28 February 19895 February 1991David Smith Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993Eric Ripper Labor
16 February 199329 June 1995Roger Nicholls Liberal
1995–2001: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
16 February 20013 February 2006Sheila McHale Labor
3 February 20062 March 2007David Templeman Labor
2 March 200723 September 2008Sue Ellery Labor
23 September 200821 March 2013Robyn McSweeney Liberal
21 March 201320 September 2016Tony Simpson Liberal
22 September 201617 March 2017Paul Miles Liberal
17 March 201714 December 2022Simone McGurk Labor
14 December 2022incumbentSabine Winton Labor

List of family ministers

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Term start Term end Minister Party
25 February 198619 February 1990Kay Hallahan Labor
19 February 19907 September 1992Carmen Lawrence Labor
7 September 199216 February 1993Eric Ripper Labor
16 February 199321 December 1995Roger Nicholls Liberal
21 December 19959 January 1997Cheryl Edwardes Liberal
9 January 199722 December 1999Rhonda Parker Liberal
22 December 199916 February 2001June van de Klashorst Liberal

See also

References

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