Minister for Youth (Western Australia)

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		Labor
20 December 2019	14 December 2021	Dave Kelly		Labor
14 December 2022	8 December 2023	Simone McGurk		Labor
8 December 2023	incumbent	Hannah 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.