Minister for Fisheries (Western Australia) explained

Minister for Fisheries is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1947 state election, in the new ministry formed by Ross McLarty. It has existed in every government since then, sometimes under different titles. The minister is currently responsible for the state government's Fisheries within the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. It is responsible for commercial and recreational fishing in Western Australia.

Titles

List of ministers

Term start Term end Minister Party
1 April 194723 February 1953Arthur Abbott Liberal
23 February 19532 April 1959Lionel Kelly Labor
2 April 195917 August 1965Ross Hutchinson Liberal
17 August 19653 March 1971Graham MacKinnon Liberal
3 March 19716 July 1972Ron Davies Labor
6 July 19728 April 1974Arthur Bickerton Labor
8 April 197420 May 1975Matt Stephens National Country
5 June 197510 March 1977Peter Jones National Country
10 March 197725 August 1978Graham MacKinnon  Liberal
25 August 19785 March 1980Ray O'Connor Liberal
5 March 198025 January 1982Gordon Masters Liberal
25 January 198225 February 1983Dick Old National Country
25 February 198325 February 1986David Evans Labor
25 February 198628 February 1989Julian Grill Labor
28 February 198916 February 1993Gordon Hill Labor
16 February 199316 February 2001Monty House National
16 February 200110 March 2005Kim Chance Labor
10 March 200523 September 2008Jon Ford Labor
23 September 200821 March 2013Norman Moore Liberal
21 March 201311 December 2013Troy Buswell Liberal
11 December 201331 March 2016Ken Baston Liberal
31 March 201617 March 2017Joe Francis Liberal
17 March 201718 December 2019Dave Kelly Labor
18 December 201919 March 2021Peter Tinley Labor
19 March 2021incumbentDon Punch Labor

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