First McGowan ministry
First McGowan Ministry | |
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.svg){kind=small} 36th Cabinet of Western Australia | |
| Date formed | 16 March 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 17 March 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Kerry Sanderson (until 2018) Kim Beazley (from 2018) |
| Premier | Mark McGowan |
| Deputy premier | Roger Cook |
| No. of ministers | 17 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Majority Labor Government |
| Opposition party | Liberal |
| Opposition leader | Colin Barnett (2017) Mike Nahan (2017–2019) Liza Harvey (2019–2020) Zak Kirkup (2020–2021) |
| History | |
| Election | 2017 Western Australian state election |
| Predecessor | Barnett ministry |
| Successor | Second McGowan ministry |
The First McGowan Ministry was the 36th ministry of the Government of Western Australia. Led by the Premier Mark McGowan and Deputy Premier Roger Cook, it succeeded the Barnett Ministry following the 2017 election.[1][2]
Governor Kerry Sanderson designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899.[3]
Notes
[edit]- On 22 March 2017, five days after the ministry was sworn in, Peter Tinley relinquished the Mines and Petroleum portfolio, to allay any concerns of a conflict of interest due to a family member working in the oil and gas industry. Tinley exchanged portfolios with Bill Johnston, taking on Johnston's Housing portfolio with Johnston taking Mines and Petroleum.[4]
- On 13 December 2018 a cabinet reshuffle occurred. Bill Johnston gained the Energy portfolio from Treasurer Ben Wyatt and relinquished the Electoral Affairs, Commerce and Asian Engagement portfolios to Stephen Dawson, John Quigley and Peter Tinley, respectively. Rita Saffioti relinquished Lands to Wyatt and Ports to Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ McGowan's Labor Party sweeps Colin Barnett's Liberal-National Government out of office ABC News 12 March 2017
- ^ "McGowan unveils Labor cabinet 'brimming with talent'". ABC News. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Reconstitution of the Ministry, Western Australian Government Gazette 17 March 2017
- ^ "New WA mining, housing ministers swap jobs". PerthNow. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ Government of Western Australia (13 December 2018). "Minor changes within McGowan Cabinet announced". WA Government Media Statements. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
