Minister for Youth is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Hannah Beazley of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1983 state election, for the government of Brian Burke, and has existed in almost every government since then. The youth portfolio falls within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.
Titles 25 February 1983 – 20 December 1984: Minister for Youth 20 December 1984 – 25 February 1986: Minister for Youth Affairs 25 February 1986 – present: Minister for Youth
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 25 February 1983 25 February 1986 Keith Wilson Labor 25 February 1986 28 February 1989 Kay Hallahan Labor 28 February 1989 12 February 1990 Graham Edwards Labor 12 February 1990 5 February 1991 Gordon Hill Labor 1991–1995: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers 29 June 1995 21 December 1995 Roger Nicholls Liberal 21 December 1995 3 April 1996 Cheryl Edwardes Liberal 3 April 1996 9 January 1997 Richard Court Liberal 9 January 1997 16 February 2001 Mike Board Liberal 6 March 2001 10 March 2005 Sheila McHale Labor 10 March 2005 3 February 2006 Mark McGowan Labor 3 February 2006 13 December 2006 David Templeman Labor 13 December 2006 23 September 2008 Ljiljanna Ravlich Labor 23 September 2008 22 November 2010 Donna Faragher Liberal 22 November 2010 14 December 2010 John Day Liberal 14 December 2010 21 March 2013 Robyn McSweeney Liberal 21 March 2013 20 September 2016 Tony Simpson Liberal 22 September 2016 17 March 2017 Paul Miles Liberal 17 March 2017 20 December 2019 Peter Tinley Labor20 December 201914 December 2021Dave Kelly Labor14 December 20228 December 2023Simone McGurk Labor8 December 2023incumbentHannah Beazley Labor
See also Minister for Child Protection (Western Australia) Minister for Education (Western Australia) Minister for Seniors and Volunteering (Western Australia) Minister for Youth (Australia) Minister for Youth (Victoria) Minister for Youth (New South Wales)
References David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.