Minister for Energy (Western Australia) explained

Minister for Energy is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Johnston of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1959 state election, for the government of David Brand, and has existed in almost every government since then. The minister is responsible for Energy Policy WA (a standalone sub-department of the state's Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety), which oversees Western Australia's energy sector.

Titles

List of ministers

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
2 April 195931 January 1962Arthur Watts Country
1 February 196211 April 1962Edgar Lewis Country
11 April 19623 March 1971Crawford Nalder Country
3 March 197112 October 1971Colin Jamieson Labor
12 October 19716 July 1972 Labor
 Labor
6 July 19728 April 1974Don May Labor
8 April 19745 March 1980Andrew Mensaros Liberal
5 March 198025 February 1983Peter Jones National Country
25 February 198323 December 1983Peter Dowding Labor
1983–1989: no separate minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Minerals and Energy
28 February 19895 February 1991Jeff Carr Labor
5 February 199116 February 1993Geoff Gallop Labor
16 February 199316 February 2001Colin Barnett Liberal
16 February 200110 March 2005Eric Ripper Labor
10 March 20053 February 2006Alan Carpenter Labor
3 February 200623 September 2008Fran Logan Labor
23 September 200821 March 2013Peter Collier Liberal
21 March 201317 March 2017Mike Nahan Liberal
17 March 201713 December 2018Ben Wyatt Labor
13 December 2018Bill Johnston Labor

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