Barnett Ministry - First Ministry

First Ministry

The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 14 December 2010. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party, green entries indicate members of the National Party, and grey indicates an Independent.

Office Minister

Premier
Minister for State Development
Treasurer (from 28 April 2010)

Colin Barnett, MEc, MLA

Deputy Premier
Minister for Health
Minister for Indigenous Affairs

Dr Kim Hames, MBBS, JP, MLA

Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Minister for Fisheries
Minister for Electoral Affairs

Norman Moore, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC

Minister for Regional Development
Minister for Lands
Minister assisting the Minister for State Development
Minister assisting the Minister for Transport

Brendon Grylls, MLA

Minister for Education
Minister for Tourism
Minister for Women's Interests (until 9 February 2009)

Dr Elizabeth Constable, Dip.Ed., MA, M.Ed., PhD, MLA

Minister for Transport
Minister for Disability Services

Simon O'Brien, MLC

Treasurer
Minister for Commerce
Minister for Science and Innovation
Minister for Housing and Works

Troy Buswell, BEc, MLA
(until 27 April 2010)

Minister for Police
Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Road Safety

Rob Johnson, JP, MLA

Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Racing and Gaming
Minister assisting the Minister for Health

Terry Waldron, MLA

Minister for Planning
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Minister for the Environment (from 22 November 2010 to 14 December 2010)
Minister for Youth (from 22 November 2010 to 14 December 2010)

John Day, BSc, BDSc, MLA

Minister for Energy
Minister for Training
Minister for Workforce Development (from 17 November 2009)

Peter Collier, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC

Attorney-General
Minister for Corrective Services

Christian Porter, BEc, BA (Hons), LL.B., MSc, MLA

Minister for Child Protection
Minister for Community Services
Minister for Seniors and Volunteering
Minister for Women's Interests (from 9 February 2009)

Robyn McSweeney, BA, MLC

Minister for Water
Minister for Mental Health

Dr Graham Jacobs, MBBS, DRCOG, FRACGP, FACRRM, MLA

Minister for Local Government
Minister for Heritage
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

John Castrilli, Dip.Acctg., MLA

Minister for Agriculture and Food
Minister for Forestry
Minister assisting the Minister of Education

Terry Redman, BSc, Dip.Ed., MLA

Minister for the Environment
Minister for Youth

Donna Faragher, MLC (until 22 November 2010)

Minister for Commerce
Minister for Science and Innovation
Minister for Housing and Works

Bill Marmion, BE, MBA, MLA
(from 28 April 2010)

Parliamentary Secretaries

Murray Cowper, Dip.Bus.Mgt., Dip.Srch.Resc., MLA
Bill Marmion, BE, MBA, MLA (until 28 April 2010)
Michael Mischin, MLC (from 11 August 2009)
Helen Morton, MLC
Tony Simpson, MLA
Wendy Duncan, BA, Grad.Dip.Bus., MLC
Barry House, BEc, JP, MLC (until 27 May 2009)

1 On 27 April 2010, Troy Buswell resigned from the ministry following questions arising from a personal affair with Greens MP Adele Carles. The following day, Premier Colin Barnett assumed the role of Treasurer, while Buswell's remaining portfolios were transferred to Bill Marmion, who had hitherto been a parliamentary secretary.

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