Local Government Ministry of Western Australia A Minister for Local Government was first established in the McLarty Liberal Government in 1947. Since then there have been 23 Local Government Ministers in 14 different Governments. Ministry Name Ministry Title Assumption Retirement of Office Date Of Office Date McLarty (Lib) Hon. David Brand, MLA Honorary Minister for Housing, 7 Oct 1949 6 April 1950 1947 -1953 Forests, & Local Government Hon. Victor Doney, MLA Chief Secretary, Minister for Local 6 April 1950 23 Feb 1953 Government & Native Affairs Hawke (ALP) Hon. Gilbert Fraser, MLC Chief Secretary, Minister for Local 23 Feb 1953 7 Dec 1955 1953 - 1959 Government & Town Planning Leader of Government in LC, Chief 7 Dec 1955 1 Nov 1958 Secretary, Minister for Local Government & Town Planning Hon. Frank Joseph Scott Minister of Industrial Development, 13 Nov 1958 2 April 1959 Wise, MLC Local Government & Town Planning Brand (Lib) Hon. Leslie Arthur Logan, MLC Minister for Local Government & 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 1959 - 1971 Town Planning & Child Welfare Tonkin (ALP) Hon. Robert Henry Claude Minister for Local Government & 3 March 1971 8 April 1974 1971 - 1974 Stubbs, MLC Chief Secretary Court (Lib) Hon. Edgar Cyril Rushton, Minister for Local Government & 8 April 1974 25 Aug 1978 1974 - 1982 MLA Urban Development & Town Planning Hon. Margaret June Craig, Minister for Local Government & 25 Aug 1978 25 Jan 1982 MLA Urban Development & Town Planning O’Connor (Lib) Hon. Margaret June Craig, Minister for Local Government & 25 Jan 1982 25 Feb 1983 1982 - 1983 MLA Urban Development & Town Planning Burke (ALP) Hon. Jeffrey Phillip Carr, MLA, Minister for Police & Emergency 25 Feb 1983 26 Feb 1986 1983 - 1988 JP Services, & Local Government Minister for Local Government & 26 Feb 1986 25 Feb 1988 Regional Development Dowding (ALP) Hon. Jeffrey Phillip Carr, MLA, Minister for Mine, Local Government 25 Feb 1988 28 Feb 1989 1988 - 1990 JP & Regional Development Hon. Elsie Kay Hallahan, MLC Minister for Local Government, 28 Feb 1989 12 Feb 1990 Lands, the Family, the Aged, Women’s Interests & Deputy Leader of Government LC Lawrence (ALP) Hon. Gordon Leslie Hill, MLA Minister for Local Government, 19 Feb 1990 5 Feb 1991 1990 - 1993 Fisheries, Sport & Recreation, Youth & Minister assisting the Minister for Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs Hon. David Lawrence Smith, Minister for Lands, Planning, Justice, 5 Feb 1991 16 Feb 1993 MLA Local Government & South-West Court (Lib) Hon. Paul Domenic Omodei, Minister for Water Resources & Local 16 Feb 1993 10 Feb 1995 1993 - 2001 MLA Government Minister for Local Government & 10 Feb 1995 9 Jan 1997 Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs Minister for Local Government & 9 Jan 1997 22 Dec 1999 Disability Services Minister for Local Government & 22 Dec 1999 16 Feb 2001 Disability Services & Forest Products Gallop (ALP) Hon. Michelle Hopkins Minister for Police; Emergency 16 Feb 2001 8 March 2001 2001 - 2006 Roberts, MLA Services; & Local Government Minister for Police; Emergency 8 March 2001 1 July 2001 Services; & Local Government & Minister assisting the Minister for Planning & Infrastructure Hon. Thomas Gregory Minister for Housing & Works, Local 1 July 2001 27 June 2003 Stephens, MLC Government; the Kimberley, Pilbara & Gascoyne Minister for Local Government & 27 June 2003 16 Sept 2004 Regional development; Heritage; Kimberley, Pilbara & Gascoyne Hon. Ljiljanna Maria Ravlich, Minister for Local Government and 21 Sept 2004 10 March 2005 MLC Regional Development Hon. John Bowler, MLA Minister for Local Government and 10 March 2005 25 Jan 2006 Regional Development; Land Information; Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern; Sport and Recreation (from 25 November 2005) Carpenter (ALP) Hon. John Bowler, MLA Minister for Local Government & 25 Jan 2006 3 Feb2006 2006 - 2008 Regional Development; Land Information; Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern; Sport & Recreation (from 25 November 2005) Hon. Jonathan (Jon) Robert Minister for Local Government & 3 Feb 2006 13 Dec 2006 Ford, MLC Regional Development 13 Dec 2006 2 March 2007 Hon. John Bowler, MLA Minister for Local Government, Employment Protection & Goldfields- Esperance Hon. Ljiljanna Maria Ravlich, Minister for Local Government; 2 March 2007 23 Sept 2008 MLC Racing & Gaming; Minister Assisting the Minister for Goldfields-Esperance; Youth Barnett (Lib) Hon. Giovanni (John) Mario Minister for Local Government; 23 Sept 2008 28 Apr 2010 2008 - 2013 Castrilli, MLA Heritage; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Last updated 19 March 2021 Minister for Local Government; 28 Apr 2010 21 March 2013 Heritage; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Barnett (Lib) Hon. Anthony James Minister for Local Government; 21 March 2013 20 Sept 2016 2013 Simpson, MLA Community Services; Seniors and Volunteering; Youth Hon. Paul Terrance Miles, Minister for Local Government, 23 Sept 2016 17 March 2017 MLA Community Services, Seniors and Volunteering; Youth McGowan (ALP) Hon. David Alan Templeman, Minister for Local Government; 17 March 2017 13 March 2021 2017 - 2021 MLA Heritage; Culture and the Arts McGowan (ALP) Hon. John Newton Carey, Minister for Housing; Local 19 March 2021 2021 MLA Government Abbreviations ALP Australian Labor Party Govt Government LA Legislative Assembly LC Legislative Council Lib. Liberal MLA Member of the Legislative Assembly MLC Member of the Legislative Council Source: 1. The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook/ edited by David Black. 21st Revised Edition, 2005. 2. Western Australian Government Gazette, No 28, (Special) 3 February 2006. 3. Parliament of Western Australia website 2007 - http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au. 4. Western Australian Government Gazette, No. 163, (Special) 23 September 2008. 5. Western Australian Government Gazette, No. 225, (Special) 12 December 2013. 6. Western Australian Government Gazette, No. 57, (Special), 5 April, 2016. 7. Parliament of Western Australia, Current Members, Ministers / Parl Secretaries 2016 - http://intranet/parliament/memblist.nsf/WPolOffHold 8. Premier announces re-elected Labor Government Ministry portfolios, Thursday 18 March 2021 / Hon Mark McGowan Last updated 19 March 2021 .