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 |
Colin Barnett, MEc, MLA |
Deputy Premier |
Dr Kim Hames, MBBS, JP, MLA |
Minister for Mines and Petroleum |
Norman Moore, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC |
Minister for Regional Development |
Brendon Grylls, MLA |
Minister for Education |
Dr Elizabeth Constable, Dip.Ed., MA, M.Ed., PhD, MLA |
Minister for Transport |
Simon O'Brien, MLC |
Treasurer |
Troy Buswell, BEc, MLA (until 27 April 2010) |
Minister for Police |
Rob Johnson, JP, MLA |
Minister for Sport and Recreation |
Terry Waldron, MLA |
Minister for Planning |
John Day, BSc, BDSc, MLA |
Minister for Energy |
Peter Collier, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC |
Attorney-General |
Christian Porter, BEc, BA (Hons), LL.B., MSc, MLA |
Minister for Child Protection |
Robyn McSweeney, BA, MLC |
Minister for Water |
Dr Graham Jacobs, MBBS, DRCOG, FRACGP, FACRRM, MLA |
Minister for Local Government |
John Castrilli, Dip.Acctg., MLA |
Minister for Agriculture and Food |
Terry Redman, BSc, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for the Environment |
Donna Faragher, MLC (until 22 November 2010) |
Minister for Commerce |
Bill Marmion, BE, MBA, MLA (from 28 April 2010) |
Parliamentary Secretaries |
Murray Cowper, Dip.Bus.Mgt., Dip.Srch.Resc., MLA |
- 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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