Minister for Education (Western Australia)

Minister for Education
Minister for Education
	Incumbent; Tony Buti; since 14 December 2022
	Department of Education
Style	The Honourable
Nominator	Premier of Western Australia
Appointer	Governor of Western Australia
Inaugural holder	George Shenton; (as Colonial Secretary)
Formation	29 December 1890
Website	Hon Dr Tony Buti MLA

The Minister for Education and Training is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of education, and is answerable to the Parliament for all actions taken by the Department of Education under their authority. The holder of the office is usually an elected member of parliament from the ruling party or coalition, presently Tony Buti of the Labor Party.

Until the Daglish Ministry in 1904, when the role was separately established, the responsibility for Education generally lay with the Colonial Secretary.

Ministers for Education

Minister	Party	Assumed office	Left office	Term	Title	Notes
George Shenton	(Forrest)	29 December 1890	11 October 1892	1 year, 287 days	Colonial Secretary	^{note 1}
Stephen Henry Parker	(Forrest)	11 October 1892	4 December 1894	2 years, 54 days
Sir John Forrest	(Forrest)	4 December 1894	19 December 1894	15 days
Edward Wittenoom	(Forrest)	19 December 1894	12 May 1897	2 years, 144 days
Henry Lefroy	(Forrest)	12 May 1897	28 April 1898	351 days
George Randell	(Forrest)	28 April 1898	27 May 1901	3 years, 29 days
Frederick Illingworth	Opposition	27 May 1901	21 November 1901	178 days		^{note 1}
Matthew Moss	Ministerialist	21 November 1901	23 December 1901	32 days
Frederick Illingworth	Opposition	23 December 1901	1 July 1902	190 days
Walter Kingsmill	Opposition	1 July 1902	10 August 1904	2 years, 40 days
Henry Daglish	Labor	10 August 1904	7 June 1905	301 days
Thomas Bath	Labor	7 June 1905	25 August 1905	79 days
Walter Kingsmill	Ministerialist	25 August 1905	7 May 1906	255 days
Frank Wilson	Ministerialist	7 May 1906	30 June 1909	3 years, 54 days
John Nanson	Ministerialist	30 June 1909	7 October 1911	2 years, 99 days
Thomas Walker	Labor	7 October 1911	27 July 1916	4 years, 294 days
Hal Colebatch	Liberal (WA) / Nationalist	27 July 1916	17 June 1923	6 years, 331 days
John Ewing	Nationalist	18 June 1923	15 April 1924	302 days
John Drew	Labor	16 April 1924	24 April 1930	6 years, 8 days
Norbert Keenan	Nationalist	24 April 1930	19 September 1931	1 year, 148 days
Thomas Davy	Nationalist	19 September 1931	18 February 1933	1 year, 152 days
Hubert Parker	Nationalist	24 February 1933	24 April 1933	59 days
John Willcock	Labor	24 April 1933	26 March 1935	1 year, 336 days
Harry Millington	Labor	26 March 1935	13 May 1936	1 year, 48 days
Frank Wise	Labor	13 May 1936	18 April 1939	2 years, 340 days
William Kitson	Labor	18 April 1939	9 December 1943	4 years, 235 days
John Tonkin	Labor	9 December 1943	1 April 1947	3 years, 113 days
Arthur Watts	Country	1 April 1947	23 February 1953	5 years, 328 days
John Tonkin	Labor	23 February 1953	13 May 1954	1 year, 79 days
Bill Hegney	Labor	13 May 1954	2 April 1959	4 years, 324 days
Arthur Watts	Country	2 April 1959	1 February 1962	2 years, 305 days
Edgar Lewis	Country	1 February 1962	3 March 1971	9 years, 30 days
John Tonkin	Labor	3 March 1971	12 October 1971	223 days
Tom Evans	Labor	12 October 1971	30 May 1973	1 year, 230 days
Jerry Dolan	Labor	30 May 1973	8 April 1974	313 days
Graham MacKinnon	Liberal	8 April 1974	10 March 1977	2 years, 336 days
Peter Jones	National (NCP)	10 March 1977	5 March 1980	2 years, 361 days
Bill Grayden	Liberal	5 March 1980	25 January 1982	1 year, 326 days
Andrew Mensaros	Liberal	25 January 1982	25 February 1983	1 year, 31 days
Bob Pearce	Labor	25 February 1983	25 February 1988	5 years, 0 days
Dr Carmen Lawrence	Labor	25 February 1988	12 February 1990	1 year, 352 days
Dr Geoff Gallop	Labor	12 February 1990	5 February 1991	358 days
Kay Hallahan	Labor	5 February 1991	16 February 1993	2 years, 11 days
Norman Moore	Liberal	16 February 1993	21 December 1995	2 years, 308 days
Colin Barnett	Liberal	21 December 1995	16 February 2001	5 years, 57 days
Alan Carpenter	Labor	16 February 2001	10 March 2005	4 years, 22 days	Minister for Education and Training	^{note 2}
Ljiljanna Ravlich	Labor	10 March 2005	13 December 2006	1 year, 278 days
Mark McGowan	Labor	13 December 2006	23 September 2008	1 year, 285 days
Liz Constable	Independent	23 September 2008	29 June 2012	4 years, 179 days
Peter Collier	Liberal	29 June 2012	17 March 2017	4 years, 261 days		^[1]
Sue Ellery	Labor	17 March 2017	14 December 2022	5 years, 272 days	Minister for Education and Training	^[2]^[3]
Tony Buti	Labor	14 December 2022	present	1 year, 350 days	Minister for Education	^[3]

Notes

Politicians were not officially associated with organised parties until 1904.
The position was known as Minister for Education and Training from 14 January 2003 to 23 September 2008, when it reverted to its previous name. See "Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 - Reconstitution of the Gallop Ministry" (PDF). Western Australia Government Gazette. 14 January 2003. p. 2003:101.

References

^ "Hon. Peter Charles Collier". www.parliament.wa.gov.au.
^ "Hon. Suzanne (Sue) Mary Ellery MLC". Current members. Parliament of Western Australia. n.d. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Premier unveils new team with a focus on renewal and experience". Premier of Western Australia. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

Sources

Black, David; Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 (Revised ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0730738140.
Black, David; Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume Two, 1930-1990 (Revised ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0731697839.
Bolton, Geoffrey; Mozley, Ann (1961). The Western Australian Legislature, 1870-1930. Canberra: Australian National University. (no ISBN)
Hansard indexes and Western Australian Government Gazettes, 1890–2010

[1] "Hon. Peter Charles Collier". www.parliament.wa.gov.au.

[2] "Hon. Suzanne (Sue) Mary Ellery MLC". Current members. Parliament of Western Australia. n.d. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

[buti-3] "Premier unveils new team with a focus on renewal and experience". Premier of Western Australia. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

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