Minister for Energy (Western Australia)

Minister for Energy is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Bill Johnston of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1959 state election, for the government of David Brand, and has existed in almost every government since then. The minister is responsible for Energy Policy WA (a standalone sub-department of the state's Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety), which oversees Western Australia's energy sector.

Titles

• 2 April 1959 – 12 October 1971: Minister for Electricity
• 12 October 1971 – 6 July 1972 (two ministers): Minister for Electricity and Minister for Fuel
• 6 July 1972 – 1 April 1974: Minister for Electricity and Fuel
• 1 April 1974 – 16 February 1993: Minister for Fuel and Energy
• 16 February 1993 – present: Minister for Energy

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
2 April 1959	31 January 1962	Arthur Watts		Country
1 February 1962	11 April 1962	Edgar Lewis		Country
11 April 1962	3 March 1971	Crawford Nalder		Country
3 March 1971	12 October 1971	Colin Jamieson		Labor
12 October 1971	6 July 1972	Arthur Bickerton (Fuel)		Labor
		Don May (Electricity)		Labor
6 July 1972	8 April 1974	Don May		Labor
8 April 1974	5 March 1980	Andrew Mensaros		Liberal
5 March 1980	25 February 1983	Peter Jones		National Country
25 February 1983	23 December 1983	Peter Dowding		Labor
1983–1989: no separate minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Minerals and Energy
28 February 1989	5 February 1991	Jeff Carr		Labor
5 February 1991	16 February 1993	Geoff Gallop		Labor
16 February 1993	16 February 2001	Colin Barnett		Liberal
16 February 2001	10 March 2005	Eric Ripper		Labor
10 March 2005	3 February 2006	Alan Carpenter		Labor
3 February 2006	23 September 2008	Fran Logan		Labor
23 September 2008	21 March 2013	Peter Collier		Liberal
21 March 2013	17 March 2017	Mike Nahan		Liberal
17 March 2017	13 December 2018	Ben Wyatt		Labor
13 December 2018		Bill Johnston		Labor

See also

• Minister for Mines and Petroleum (Western Australia)
• Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia)
• Minister for State Development (Western Australia)

References

• David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.