Lawrence Ministry - First Ministry

First Ministry

On 16 February 1990, the Lieutenant-Governor and Administrator, Sir Francis Burt, constituted the Ministry. He designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following ministers to their positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 5 February 1991. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.

The members of the Ministry were:

Office	Minister
Premier and Treasurer Minister for Public Sector Management Minister for the Family Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Minister for Women's Interests	Dr Carmen Lawrence, BPsych, PhD, MLA
Deputy Premier Minister for Finance and Economic Development (until 20 December 1990) Minister for Trade (30 April-20 December 1990) Minister for State Development (from 20 December 1990) Minister for the Goldfields (until 26 November 1992) Minister for the Mid-West (7 September-26 November 1992)	Ian Taylor, B.Econ (Hons), JP, MLA
Attorney-General Minister for Resources (30 April-20 December 1990) Minister for Corrective Services Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	Joe Berinson, LL.B., QC, MLC
Minister for Planning Minister for Lands Minister for Heritage Minister for the Arts (from 30 April 1990) Minister assisting the Minister for Women's Interests (until 30 April 1990) Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	Kay Hallahan, BSW, JP, MLC
Minister for Mines Minister for Fuel and Energy Minister for the Mid-West Minister for Small Business (until 20 December 1990)	Jeff Carr, BA, JP, MLA
Minister for Resources and Trade Minister for the Arts	David Parker, BA, JP, MLA (until 30 April 1990)
Minister for the Environment Minister for Conservation and Land Management Minister for Waterways Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly	Bob Pearce, BA, DipEd, JP, MLA
Minister for Health	Rev Keith Wilson, MLA
Minister for Productivity and Labour Relations Minister assisting the Minister for Education with TAFE Minister assisting the Minister for Public Sector Management	Gavan Troy, B Bus, FAIM, JP, MLA
Minister for Transport Minister for Racing and Gaming Minister for Tourism	Pam Beggs, JP, MLA
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Water Resources Minister for the North-West	Ernie Bridge, JP, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Fisheries Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Youth	Gordon Hill, JP, MLA
Minister for Police Minister for Emergency Services Minister for the Aged	Graham Edwards, MLC
Minister for Housing Minister for Consumer Affairs	Yvonne Henderson, BA, DipEd, JP, MLA
Minister for Community Services Minister for Justice Minister for the South-West	David Smith, LL.B., JP, MLA
Minister for Works and Services Minister for Regional Development (until 20 December 1990) Minister assisting the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Pam Buchanan, JP, MLA
Minister for Education Minister for Parliamentary and Electoral Reform Minister assisting the Treasurer (from 20 December 1990)	Dr Geoff Gallop, BEc, MA, MPhil, D.Phil. (Oxon), MLA

1 On 5 April 1990, former Deputy Premier and Treasurer David Parker announced his imminent resignation from the Ministry and from Parliament. His former responsibilities were shared across three other ministers.

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