- Minister for Education (Western Australia)
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The Minister for Education of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of education, and is answerable to the Parliament for all actions taken by the Department of Education and Training under their authority. The holder of the office is usually an elected member of parliament from the ruling party or coalition, although at present it is held by Independent MLA Liz Constable.
Until the Daglish Ministry in 1904, when the role was separately established, the responsibility for Education generally lay with the Colonial Secretary.
Ministers for Education of Western Australia
Minister Party Assumed office Left office Term Title George Shenton (Forrest)1 29 December 1890 11 October 1892 1 year, 287 days Colonial Secretary Stephen Henry Parker (Forrest) 11 October 1892 4 December 1894 2 years, 54 days Colonial Secretary Sir John Forrest (Forrest) 4 December 1894 19 December 1894 0 years, 15 days Colonial Secretary Edward Wittenoom (Forrest) 19 December 1894 12 May 1897 2 years, 144 days Henry Lefroy (Forrest) 12 May 1897 28 April 1898 0 years, 351 days George Randell (Forrest) 28 April 1898 27 May 1901 3 years, 29 days Colonial Secretary Frederick Illingworth Opposition1 27 May 1901 21 November 1901 0 years, 178 days Colonial Secretary Matthew Moss Ministerialist1 21 November 1901 23 December 1901 0 years, 32 days Colonial Secretary Frederick Illingworth Opposition1 23 December 1901 1 July 1902 0 years, 190 days Colonial Secretary Walter Kingsmill Opposition 23 December 1901 1 July 1902 2 years, 40 days Colonial Secretary Henry Daglish Labor 10 August 1904 7 June 1905 0 years, 301 days Thomas Bath Labor 7 June 1905 25 August 1905 0 years, 79 days Walter Kingsmill Ministerialist 25 August 1905 7 May 1906 0 years, 255 days Frank Wilson Ministerialist 7 May 1906 30 June 1909 3 years, 54 days John Nanson Ministerialist 30 June 1909 7 October 1911 2 years, 99 days Thomas Walker Labor 7 October 1911 27 July 1916 4 years, 294 days Hal Colebatch Liberal (WA) /
Nationalist27 July 1916 17 June 1923 6 years, 331 days John Ewing Nationalist 18 June 1923 15 April 1924 0 years, 302 days John Drew Labor 16 April 1924 24 April 1930 6 years, 8 days Norbert Keenan Nationalist 23 May 1930 19 September 1931 1 year, 119 days Thomas Davy Nationalist 19 September 1931 18 February 1933 1 year, 152 days Hubert Parker Nationalist 24 February 1933 24 April 1933 0 years, 59 days John Willcock Labor 24 April 1933 26 March 1935 1 year, 336 days Harry Millington Labor 26 March 1935 13 May 1936 1 year, 48 days Frank Wise Labor 13 May 1936 18 April 1939 2 years, 340 days William Kitson Labor 18 April 1939 9 December 1943 4 years, 235 days John Tonkin Labor 9 December 1943 1 April 1947 3 years, 113 days Arthur Watts Country 1 April 1947 23 February 1953 5 years, 328 days John Tonkin Labor 23 February 1953 13 May 1954 1 year, 79 days Bill Hegney Labor 13 May 1954 2 April 1959 4 years, 324 days Arthur Watts Country 2 April 1959 1 February 1962 2 years, 305 days Edgar Lewis Country 1 February 1962 3 March 1971 9 years, 30 days John Tonkin Labor 3 March 1971 12 October 1971 0 years, 223 days Tom Evans Labor 12 October 1971 30 May 1973 1 year, 230 days Jerry Dolan Labor 30 May 1973 8 April 1974 0 years, 313 days Graham MacKinnon Liberal 8 April 1974 10 March 1977 2 years, 336 days Peter Jones National (NCP) 10 March 1977 5 March 1980 2 years, 361 days Bill Grayden Liberal 5 March 1980 25 January 1982 1 year, 326 days Andrew Mensaros Liberal 25 January 1982 25 February 1983 1 year, 31 days Bob Pearce Labor 25 February 1983 25 February 1988 5 years, 0 days Dr Carmen Lawrence Labor 25 February 1988 12 February 1990 1 year, 352 days Dr Geoff Gallop Labor 12 February 1990 5 February 1991 0 years, 358 days Kay Hallahan Labor 5 February 1991 16 February 1993 2 years, 11 days Norman Moore Liberal 16 February 1993 21 December 1995 2 years, 308 days Colin Barnett Liberal 21 December 1995 16 February 2001 5 years, 57 days Alan Carpenter Labor 16 February 2001 10 March 2005 4 years, 22 days Minister for Education and Training2 Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor 10 March 2005 13 December 2006 1 year, 278 days Minister for Education and Training Mark McGowan Labor 13 December 2006 23 September 2008 1 year, 285 days Minister for Education and Training Liz Constable Independent 23 September 2008 present 3 years, 51 days - Politicians were not officially associated with organised parties until 1904.
- The position was known as Minister for Education until 14 January 2003, and Minister for Education and Training thereafter. See "Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 - Reconstitution of the Gallop Ministry". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 2003:101. 14 January 2003. http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/gazette/gazette.nsf/0/35EF41AEF2DD7CBB48256CAE002158C7/$file/gg006.pdf.
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References
- Black, David and Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 (Revised Edition ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0730738140.
- Black, David and Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume Two, 1930-1990 (Revised Edition ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0731697839.
- Bolton, Geoffrey; Mozley, Ann (1961). The Western Australian Legislature, 1870-1930. Canberra: Australian National University. (no ISBN)
- Hansard indexes and Western Australian Government Gazettes, 1890–2010
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