Premier of Western Australia
head of government in the Australian state of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the leader of the Western Australian government. He or she is the most powerful politician in the Australian state of Western Australia.
Premier of Western Australia | |
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Department of the Premier and Cabinet | |
Style |
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Status | Head of Government |
Member of |
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Reports to | Parliament |
Seat | Dumas House, Perth |
Appointer | Governor of Western Australia by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly |
Term length | At the Governor's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament |
Constituting instrument | None (constitutional convention) |
Formation | 29 December 1890 |
First holder | John Forrest |
Deputy | Deputy Premier of Western Australia |
Salary | A$355,681[1][2] |
Website | www.premier.wa.gov.au |
The current Premier is Roger Cook from the Labor Party.
Premier | Party | Assumed Office | Left Office |
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Sir John Forrest | (pro-Forrest)1 | 29 December 1890 | 15 February 1901 |
George Throssell | (pro-Forrest)1 | 15 February 1901 | 27 May 1901 |
George Leake | Opposition1 | 27 May 1901 | 21 November 1901 |
Alf Morgans | Ministerialist1 | 21 November 1901 | 23 December 1901 |
George Leake | Opposition1 | 23 December 1901 | 1 July 1902 |
Sir Walter James | Opposition1 | 1 July 1902 | 10 August 1904 |
Henry Daglish | Labor | 10 August 1904 | 25 August 1905 |
Sir Cornthwaite Rason | Ministerialist | 25 August 1905 | 7 May 1906 |
Sir Newton Moore | Ministerialist | 7 May 1906 | 16 September 1910 |
Frank Wilson | Ministerialist | 16 September 1910 | 7 October 1911 |
John Scaddan | Labor | 7 October 1911 | 27 July 1916 |
Frank Wilson | Liberal (WA) | 27 July 1916 | 28 June 1917 |
Sir Henry Lefroy | Nationalist | 28 June 1917 | 17 April 1919 |
Sir Hal Colebatch | Nationalist | 17 April 1919 | 17 May 1919 |
Sir James Mitchell | Nationalist | 17 May 1919 | 16 April 1924 |
Philip Collier | Labor | 16 April 1924 | 24 April 1930 |
Sir James Mitchell | Nationalist | 24 April 1930 | 24 April 1933 |
Philip Collier | Labor | 24 April 1933 | 20 August 1936 |
John Willcock | Labor | 20 August 1936 | 31 July 1945 |
Frank Wise | Labor | 31 July 1945 | 1 April 1947 |
Sir Ross McLarty | Liberal | 1 April 1947 | 23 February 1953 |
Albert Hawke | Labor | 23 February 1953 | 2 April 1959 |
Sir David Brand | Liberal | 2 April 1959 | 3 March 1971 |
John Tonkin | Labor | 3 March 1971 | 8 April 1974 |
Sir Charles Court | Liberal | 8 April 1974 | 25 January 1982 |
Ray O'Connor | Liberal | 25 January 1982 | 25 February 1983 |
Brian Burke | Labor | 25 February 1983 | 25 February 1988 |
Peter Dowding | Labor | 25 February 1988 | 12 February 1990 |
Dr Carmen Lawrence | Labor | 12 February 1990 | 16 February 1993 |
Richard Court | Liberal | 16 February 1993 | 16 February 2001 |
Dr Geoff Gallop | Labor | 16 February 2001 | 25 January 2006 |
Alan Carpenter | Labor | 25 January 2006 | 23 September 2008 |
Colin Barnett | Liberal | 23 September 2008 | 17 March 2017 |
Mark McGowan | Labor | 17 March 2017 | incumbent |
# There were no political parties in Western Australia until 1904.
References
change- ↑ "Members of Parliament Tribunal Determination No 1 of 2020". WA.gov.au. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ Tyeson, Cam (1 June 2021). "Here's How Much Every State Premier Gets Paid If You Wanna Get Boomer-Tier Mad About Yr Taxes". Pedestrian. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "Premiers of Western Australia". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
Other websites
change- "Western Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet". premier.wa.gov.au. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.