Minister for Local Government (Western Australia)

The Minister for Local Government is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia, first created in 1949 during the McLarty–Watts Ministry. The minister, who may also hold other portfolios, is responsible for the relationships between the state government and the local government areas of Western Australia, often facilitated through the WA Local Government Association (WALGA). The current Minister for Local Government is Hannah Beazley of WA Labor, who was appointed to Cabinet under a reshuffle following the appointment of Roger Cook as Premier of Western Australia.

List of ministers for local government

22 people have been appointed as Minister for Local Government in Western Australia, with Leslie Logan's 11 years and 335 days the longest time period in the position. From the early 1950s through to the 1980s, the Minister for Local Government was generally also the Minister for Town Planning, although the portfolios were always created separately. In the table below, members of the Legislative Council are designated "MLC". All others were members of the Legislative Assembly at the time of their service. In Western Australia, serving ministers are entitled to be styled "The Honourable", and may retain the style after three years' service in the ministry.

Order	Minister	Party		Premier	Term start	Term end
1	David Brand		Liberal	McLarty	7 October 1949 (1949-10-07)	6 April 1950 (1950-04-06)
2	Victor Doney		Country		6 April 1950 (1950-04-06)	23 February 1953 (1953-02-23)
3	Gilbert Fraser		Labor	Hawke	23 February 1953 (1953-02-23)	1 November 1958 (1958-11-01)
4	Frank Wise MLC				1 November 1958 (1958-11-01)	2 April 1959 (1959-04-02)
5	Leslie Logan MLC		Country	Brand	2 April 1959 (1959-04-02)	3 March 1971 (1971-03-03)
6	Claude Stubbs MLC		Labor	Tonkin	3 March 1971 (1971-03-03)	8 April 1974 (1974-04-08)
7	Cyril Rushton		Liberal	C. Court	8 April 1974 (1974-04-08)	25 August 1978 (1978-08-25)
8	June Craig				25 August 1978 (1978-08-25)	25 January 1982 (1982-01-25)
				O'Connor	25 January 1982 (1982-01-25)	25 February 1983 (1983-02-25)
9	Jeff Carr		Labor	Burke	25 February 1983 (1983-02-25)	25 February 1988 (1988-02-25)
				Dowding	25 February 1988 (1988-02-25)	28 February 1989 (1989-02-28)
10	Kay Hallahan MLC				28 February 1989 (1989-02-28)	12 February 1990 (1990-02-12)
11	Gordon Hill			Lawrence	12 February 1990 (1990-02-12)	5 February 1991 (1991-02-05)
12	David Smith				5 February 1991 (1991-02-05)	16 February 1993 (1993-02-16)
13	Paul Omodei		Liberal	R. Court	16 February 1993 (1993-02-16)	16 February 2001 (2001-02-16)
14	Michelle Roberts		Labor	Gallop	16 February 2001 (2001-02-16)	1 July 2001 (2001-07-01)
15	Tom Stephens MLC				1 July 2001 (2001-07-01)	16 September 2004 (2004-09-16)
16	Ljiljanna Ravlich				21 September 2004 (2004-09-21)	10 March 2005 (2005-03-10)
17	John Bowler				10 March 2005 (2005-03-10)	25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)
				Carpenter	25 January 2006 (2006-01-25)	3 February 2006 (2006-02-03)
18	Jon Ford MLC				3 February 2006 (2006-02-03)	13 December 2006 (2006-12-13)
– (17)	John Bowler				13 December 2006 (2006-12-13)	2 March 2007 (2007-03-02)
– (16)	Ljiljanna Ravlich MLC				2 March 2007 (2007-03-02)	23 September 2008 (2008-09-23)
19	John Castrilli		Liberal	Barnett	23 September 2008 (2008-09-23)	21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)
20	Tony Simpson				21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)	20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)
21	Paul Miles				22 September 2016 (2016-09-22)	17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
22	David Templeman		Labor	McGowan	17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)	19 March 2021
23	John Carey				19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)	8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)
24	David Michael			Cook	8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)	8 December 2023 (2023-12-08)
25	Hannah Beazley				8 December 2023 (2023-12-08)