Minister for Seniors and Volunteering explained

Minister for Seniors and Ageing and Minister for Volunteering are positions in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position of "Minister for the Aged" was first created in 1984, for the government of Brian Burke; in 2005 a combined "Minister for Seniors and Volunteering". This arrangement was terminated in 2017 when they were made into separate portfolios. The ministers' portfolios fall within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.

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List of ministers

Term start Term end Minister(s) Party
20 December 198425 February 1986Keith Wilson Labor
25 February 198612 May 1986Ian Taylor Labor
12 May 198619 February 1990Kay Hallahan Labor
19 February 199027 February 1991Graham Edwards Labor
27 February 199116 February 1993Judyth Watson 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
6 March 200110 March 2005Sheila McHale Labor
10 March 200513 October 2005Bob Kucera Labor
13 October 200525 November 2005Mark McGowan Labor
25 November 20053 February 2006Margaret Quirk Labor
3 February 20068 May 2006David Templeman Labor
8 May 20069 May 2006John D'Orazio Labor
9 May 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 201713 March 2021Mick Murray Labor
19 March 202121 December 2021Reece Whitby Labor
21 December 2021incumbentDon Punch Labor

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