Minister for Child Protection (Western Australia)
| Minister for Child Protection | |
|---|---|
| Department for Child Protection | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of Western Australia |
| Appointer | Governor of Western Australia |
| Inaugural holder | James Kenneally (as Minister for Child Welfare) |
| Formation | 24 April 1933 (1933年4月24日) |
The Minister for Child Protection is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia, first created in 1933 during the Second Collier Ministry.
The current Minister for Child Protection is Simone McGurk of the Labor Party, who holds the position as a member of the McGowan Ministry. The minister, who has generally held other portfolios in addition to child protection, is responsible for the state government's Department for Child Protection (DCP).
List of ministers for child protection
[edit ]Thirteen people have been appointed as Minister for Child Protection (or equivalent), with Leslie Logan's 11 years and 335 days during the Brand–Nalder Ministry the longest period in the position. The position and corresponding department have existed under several different names, and on several occasions been abolished entirely, with responsibility for the portfolio held by what is now the Minister for Community Services.[1]
In the table below, members of the Legislative Council are designated "MLC". All others were members of the Legislative Assembly at the time of their service. In Western Australia, serving ministers are entitled to be styled "The Honourable", and may retain the style after three years' service in the ministry.[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Premier | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Kenneally | Labor | Collier | Minister for Child Welfare | 24 April 1933 (1933年4月24日) | 26 March 1936 (1936年3月26日) | 2 years, 337 days | |
| 1936–1950: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers. | ||||||||
| 2 | Arthur Watts | Country | McLarty | Minister for Child Welfare | 6 April 1950 (1950年4月6日) | 23 February 1953 (1953年2月23日) | 2 years, 323 days | |
| 3 | Albert Hawke | Labor | Hawke | 23 February 1953 (1953年2月23日) | 2 April 1959 (1959年4月2日) | 6 years, 38 days | ||
| 4 | Leslie Logan MLC | Liberal | Brand | 2 April 1959 (1959年4月2日) | 3 March 1971 (1971年3月3日) | 11 years, 335 days | ||
| 1971–1995: no separate minister – responsibilities held by Minister for Community Services. | ||||||||
| 5 | Roger Nicholls | Liberal | R. Court | Minister for Family and Children's Services | 29 June 1995 (1995年6月29日) | 21 December 1995 (1995年12月21日) | 175 days | |
| 6 | Cheryl Edwardes | 21 December 1995 (1995年12月21日) | 9 January 1997 (1997年1月9日) | 1 year, 19 days | ||||
| 7 | Rhonda Parker | 9 January 1997 (1997年1月9日) | 22 December 1999 (1999年12月22日) | 2 years, 347 days | ||||
| 8 | June van de Klashorst | 22 December 1999 (1999年12月22日) | 16 February 2001 (2001年2月16日) | 1 year, 56 days | ||||
| 2001–2006: no separate minister – responsibilities held by Minister for Community Development. | ||||||||
| 9 | David Templeman | Labor | Carpenter | Minister for Child Protection | 13 December 2006 (2006年12月13日) | 2 March 2007 (2007年3月2日) | 79 days | |
| 10 | Sue Ellery | 2 March 2007 (2007年3月2日) | 23 September 2008 (2008年9月23日) | 1 year, 205 days | ||||
| 11 | Robyn McSweeney MLC | Liberal | Barnett | 23 September 2008 (2008年9月23日) | 21 March 2013 (2013年3月21日) | 4 years, 179 days | ||
| 12 | Helen Morton MLC | 21 March 2013 (2013年3月21日) | 17 March 2017 (2017年3月17日) | 3 years, 361 days | ||||
| 13 | Simone McGurk | Labor | McGowan | 17 March 2017 (2017年3月17日) | 14 December 2022 | 5 years, 272 days | ||
| 14 | Sabine Winton | 14 December 2022 | 8 June 2023 | 2 years, 93 days | ||||
| Cook | 8 June 2023 | incumbent | ||||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Child, Family & Community Services Ministry of Western Australia – Parliamentary Library of Western Australia. Last updated 29 June 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Addressing a Member of Parliament – Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2014.