Minister for Emergency Services (Western Australia) explained

Minister for Emergency Services is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Stephen Dawson of the Labor Party. A separate emergency services portfolio was first created in 1982, for the government of Ray O'Connor. It has often been held by the Minister of Police, and on two occasions (from 1983 to 1990 and from 2001 to 2008) the two portfolios were merged under a single Minister for Police and Emergency Services. The current minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES).

Titles

List of ministers

Term start Term end Minister Party
25 January 198225 February 1983Cyril Rushton Liberal
1983–1990: no minister – responsibilities held by combined Minister for Police and Emergency Services
19 February 199016 February 1993Graham Edwards Labor
16 February 19939 January 1997Bob Wiese National
9 January 199728 July 1998John Day Liberal
28 July 199816 February 2001Kevin Prince Liberal
16 February 20011 July 2001Michelle Roberts Labor
2001–2008: no minister – responsibilities held by combined Minister for Police and Emergency Services
23 September 20086 December 2011Rob Johnson Liberal
6 December 201121 March 2013Troy Buswell Liberal
21 March 201317 March 2017Joe Francis Liberal
17 March 201714 December 2022Fran Logan Labor
14 December 2022incumbentStephen Dawson Labor

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