Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia) explained

Border:	parliamentary
Minister:	not_prime
Post:	Minister for Regional Development
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Western Australia.svg
Department:	Department of Regional Development
Incumbent:	Don Punch
Style:	The Honourable
Nominator:	Premier of Western Australia
Appointer:	Governor of Western Australia
Inaugural:	Des O'Neil (as Minister for Regional Administration)
Website:	Minister Alannah MacTiernan MLC

Minister for Regional Development is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1977, for the government of Charles Court, and has existed in most governments since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Regional Development.

Prior to the creation of a regional development portfolio, there was a separate minister with responsibility for North-West Australia, called the Minister for North-West. That position has not existed since 1993. Additionally, in the Labor governments of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, either some or all of the regions of Western Australia had specific ministers.

List of regional development ministers

Ordinal	Minister(s)	Party		Office	Term start	Term end	Time in office
	Des O'Neil			Liberal	Minister for Regional Administration	10 March 1977	5 March 1980
	Ray O'Connor			Liberal		5 March 1980	12 February 1981
	Peter Jones			National Country		12 February 1981	25 January 1982
	Barry MacKinnon			Liberal		25 January 1982	11 June 1982	days
1982–1983: responsibilities held by Minister for Industrial, Commercial, and Regional Development
	Julian Grill			Labor	Minister for Regional Development	25 February 1983	25 February 1986
	Jeff Carr			Labor		12 May 1986	28 February 1989
	Gordon Hill			Labor		28 February 1989	19 February 1990
	Pam Buchanan			Labor		19 February 1990	20 December 1990	days
1990–1995: responsibilities held by other ministers
	Hendy Cowan			National	Minister for Regional Development	10 February 1995	16 February 2001
	Tom Stephens			Labor		1 July 2001	16 September 2004
	Kim Chance			Labor		16 September 2004	21 September 2004	days
	Ljiljanna Ravlich			Labor		21 September 2004	10 March 2005	days
	John Bowler			Labor		10 March 2005	3 February 2006	days
	Jon Ford			Labor		3 February 2006	23 September 2008
	Brendon Grylls			National		23 September 2008	11 December 2013
	Terry Redman			National		11 December 2013	17 March 2017
	Alannah MacTiernan			Labor		17 March 2017	14 December 2022
	Don Punch			Labor		14 December 2022	incumbent

List of ministers for specific regions

Gascoyne

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
26 November 1992	16 February 1993	Tom Stephens			Labor
1993–2001: no minister
16 February 2001	16 September 2004	Tom Stephens			Labor
16 September 2004	21 September 2004	Kim Chance			Labor
21 September 2004	10 March 2005	Ljiljanna Ravlich			Labor
10 March 2005	23 September 2008	Jon Ford			Labor

Goldfields-Esperance

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
19 February 1990	16 February 1993	Ian Taylor			Labor
1993–2001: no minister
16 February 2001	1 July 2001	Clive Brown			Labor
1 July 2001	27 June 2003	Nick Griffiths			Labor
27 June 2003	16 September 2004	Tom Stephens			Labor
16 September 2004	21 September 2004	Kim Chance			Labor
21 September 2004	10 March 2005	Ljiljanna Ravlich			Labor
10 March 2005	2 March 2007	John Bowler			Labor
2 March 2007	23 September 2008	Ljiljanna Ravlich			Labor

Great Southern

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
16 February 2001	10 March 2005	Kim Chance			Labor
10 March 2005	2 March 2007	John Bowler			Labor
2 March 2007	23 September 2008	Kim Chance			Labor

Kimberley

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
16 February 2001	16 September 2004	Tom Stephens			Labor
16 September 2004	21 September 2004	Kim Chance			Labor
21 September 2004	10 March 2005	Ljiljanna Ravlich			Labor
10 March 2005	23 September 2008	Jon Ford			Labor

Mid-West

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
28 February 1989	5 February 1991	Jeff Carr			Labor
5 February 1991	7 September 1992	Gordon Hill			Labor
7 September 1992	26 November 1992	Ian Taylor			Labor
26 November 1992	16 February 1993	Tom Stephens			Labor
1993–2001: no minister
16 February 2001	23 September 2008	Kim Chance			Labor

North-West

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
17 May 1919	17 June 1923	Hal Colebatch			Nationalist
18 June 1923	15 April 1924	John Ewing			Liberal
1924–1933: no minister
24 April 1933	26 March 1935	Harry Millington			Labor
26 March 1935	15 July 1936	Frank Wise			Labor
1936–1939: no minister
29 March 1939	1 April 1947	Aubrey Coverley			Labor
1 April 1947	24 October 1950	Ross McLarty			Liberal
24 October 1950	3 January 1952	Garnet Wood			Country
17 January 1952	23 February 1953	Ross McLarty			Liberal
23 February 1953	2 April 1959	Harry Strickland			Labor
1959–1971: no minister
12 October 1971	30 May 1973	Herb Graham			Labor
30 May 1973	8 April 1974	Arthur Bickerton			Labor
8 April 1974	5 June 1975	Alan Ridge			Liberal
5 June 1975	5 March 1980	Des O'Neil			Liberal
5 March 1980	12 February 1981	Ray O'Connor			Liberal
12 February 1981	25 January 1982	Peter Jones			National Country
25 January 1982	25 February 1983	Barry MacKinnon			Liberal
25 February 1983	25 July 1986	Julian Grill			Labor
25 July 1986	16 February 1993	Ernie Bridge			Labor

Peel

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
16 February 2001	27 June 2003	Jim McGinty			Labor
27 June 2003	10 March 2005	Bob Kucera			Labor
10 March 2005	3 February 2006	Mark McGowan			Labor
3 February 2006	9 November 2006	Norm Marlborough			Labor
9 November 2006	13 December 2006	Mark McGowan			Labor
13 December 2006	23 September 2008	David Templeman			Labor

Pilbara

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
16 February 2001	16 September 2004	Tom Stephens			Labor
16 September 2004	21 September 2004	Kim Chance			Labor
21 September 2004	10 March 2005	Ljiljanna Ravlich			Labor
10 March 2005	23 September 2008	Jon Ford			Labor

South-West

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
25 February 1986	28 February 1989	Julian Grill			Labor
28 February 1989	16 February 1993	David Smith			Labor
1993–2001: no minister
16 February 2001	27 June 2003	Jim McGinty			Labor
27 June 2003	10 March 2005	Bob Kucera			Labor
10 March 2005	23 September 2008	Mark McGowan			Labor

Wheatbelt

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
26 November 1992	16 February 1993	Tom Stephens			Labor
1993–2001: no minister
16 February 2001	23 September 2008	Kim Chance			Labor

See also

• Minister for Energy (Western Australia)
• Minister for Mines and Petroleum (Western Australia)
• Minister for State Development (Western Australia)

References

• David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.