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.
Titles 20 December 1984 – 27 February 1991: Minister for the Aged 27 February 1991 – 25 November 2005: Minister for Seniors 25 November 2005 – 17 March 2017: Minister for Seniors and Volunteering 17 March 2017 – 14 December 2022: Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Minister for Volunteering 13 March 2021 – 8 June 2023: Minister for Seniors and Ageing 8 June 2023 – present: Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Minister for Volunteering
List of ministers Term start Term end Minister(s) Party 20 December 1984 25 February 1986 Keith Wilson Labor 25 February 1986 12 May 1986 Ian Taylor Labor 12 May 1986 19 February 1990 Kay Hallahan Labor 19 February 1990 27 February 1991 Graham Edwards Labor 27 February 1991 16 February 1993 Judyth Watson Labor 16 February 1993 21 December 1995 Roger Nicholls Liberal 21 December 1995 9 January 1997 Cheryl Edwardes Liberal 9 January 1997 22 December 1999 Rhonda Parker Liberal 22 December 1999 16 February 2001 June van de Klashorst Liberal 6 March 2001 10 March 2005 Sheila McHale Labor 10 March 2005 13 October 2005 Bob Kucera Labor 13 October 2005 25 November 2005 Mark McGowan Labor 25 November 2005 3 February 2006 Margaret Quirk Labor 3 February 2006 8 May 2006 David Templeman Labor 8 May 2006 9 May 2006 John D'Orazio Labor 9 May 2006 2 March 2007 David Templeman Labor 2 March 2007 23 September 2008 Sue Ellery Labor 23 September 2008 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 13 March 2021 Mick Murray Labor19 March 202121 December 2021Reece Whitby Labor21 December 2021incumbentDon Punch Labor
See also Minister for Child Protection (Western Australia) Minister for Community Services (Western Australia) Minister for Youth (Western Australia)
References David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.