Minister for Mines and Petroleum is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Johnston of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1894, for the government of Sir John Forrest, and has existed in almost every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Mines and Petroleum, which oversees Western Australia's resources sector.
Titles 19 December 1894 – 23 December 1983: Minister for Mines 23 December 1983 – 25 February 1988: Minister for Minerals and Energy 25 February 1988 – 16 February 2001: Minister for Mines 3 February 2006 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Resources 23 September 2008 – present: Minister for Mines and Petroleum
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 19 December 1894 28 April 1898 Edward Wittenoom Ministerial 28 April 1898 27 May 1901 Henry Lefroy Ministerial 27 May 1901 21 November 1901 Henry Gregory Ministerial 21 November 1901 23 December 1901 Frank Wilson Ministerial 23 December 1901 10 August 1904 Henry Gregory Ministerial 10 August 1904 7 June 1905 Robert Hastie Labor 7 June 1905 25 August 1905 William Johnson Labor 25 August 1905 7 October 1911 Henry Gregory Ministerial 7 October 1911 27 July 1916 Philip Collier Labor 27 July 1916 28 June 1917 Robert Robinson Liberal 28 June 1917 27 July 1917 John Scaddan National Labor 27 July 1917 17 April 1919 Charles Hudson National Labor 17 April 1919 21 June 1919 Robert Robinson Nationalist 25 June 1919 22 March 1924 John Scaddan Country 16 April 1924 30 April 1927 Frank Troy Labor 30 April 1927 23 April 1930 Selby Munsie Labor 23 April 1930 24 April 1933 John Scaddan Nationalist 24 April 1933 12 March 1938 Selby Munsie Labor 12 July 1938 3 August 1945 Alexander Panton Labor 3 August 1945 1 April 1947 William Marshall Labor 1 April 1947 5 January 1948 Lindsay Thorn Country 5 January 1948 6 April 1950 Hubert Parker Liberal 6 April 1950 23 February 1953 Charles Simpson Liberal 23 February 1953 19 December 1957 Lionel Kelly Labor 19 December 1957 2 April 1959 Arthur Moir Labor 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 Arthur Griffith Liberal 3 March 1971 8 April 1974 Don May Labor 8 April 1974 5 March 1980 Andrew Mensaros Liberal 5 March 1980 25 February 1983 Peter Jones National Country 25 February 1983 23 December 1983 Peter Dowding Labor 23 December 1983 25 February 1988 David Parker Labor 25 February 1988 5 February 1991 Jeff Carr Labor 5 February 1991 16 February 1993 Gordon Hill Labor 16 February 1993 26 April 1996 George Cash Liberal 26 April 1996 9 January 1997 Kevin Minson Liberal 9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Norman Moore Liberal 2001–06: no minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for State Development 3 February 2006 13 December 2006 John Bowler Labor 13 December 2006 23 September 2008 Fran Logan Labor 23 September 2008 21 March 2013 Norman Moore Liberal 21 March 2013 31 March 2016 Bill Marmion Liberal 31 March 2016 17 March 2017 Sean L'Estrange Liberal 17 March 2017 Bill Johnston Labor
See also Minister for Energy (Western Australia) Minister for Regional Development (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.