Minister for Transport (Western Australia)

Minister for Transport is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Rita Saffioti of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1945, in the ministry formed by Frank Wise, and has existed in almost every government since then. The minister is responsible for the Department for Transport.

Prior to 1974, there was a separate position called the Commissioner of Railways (1883–1902) or the Minister for Railways (1902–1974), with the holder of the position having responsibility solely for Western Australia's railways (including the Western Australian Government Railways).

From 1947 to 1959, there was also a Minister for Supply and Shipping, who had responsibility for imports into Western Australia.

List of transport ministers

Titles

• 3 August 1945 – present: Minister for Transport

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Term start	Term end	Minister	Party
3 August 1945	1 April 1947	William Marshall		Labor
1 April 1947	6 April 1950	Harrie Seward		Country
6 April 1950	23 February 1953	Charles Simpson		Country
23 February 1953	14 April 1956	Herbert Styants		Labor
14 April 1956	2 April 1959	Herb Graham		Labor
2 April 1959	7 November 1961	Charles Perkins		Country
16 November 1961	11 April 1962	George Cornell		Country
12 April 1962	16 March 1965	James Craig		Country
16 March 1965	17 August 1965	Charles Court		Liberal
17 August 1965	3 March 1971	Ray O'Connor		Liberal
3 March 1971	8 April 1974	Jerry Dolan		Labor
8 April 1974	10 March 1977	Ray O'Connor (again)		Liberal
10 March 1977	25 August 1978	David Wordsworth		Liberal
25 August 1978	25 February 1983	Cyril Rushton		Liberal
25 February 1983	12 May 1986	Julian Grill		Labor
12 May 1986	25 February 1988	Gavan Troy		Labor
25 February 1988	12 February 1990	Bob Pearce		Labor
19 February 1990	16 February 1993	Pam Beggs		Labor
16 February 1993	28 July 1998	Eric Charlton		National
28 July 1998	16 February 2001	Murray Criddle		National
2001–2008: no minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
23 September 2008	14 December 2010	Simon O'Brien		Liberal
14 December 2010	17 March 2014	Troy Buswell		Liberal
17 March 2014	20 September 2016	Dean Nalder		Liberal
22 September 2016	17 March 2017	Bill Marmion		Liberal
17 March 2017		Rita Saffioti		Labor

List of railways ministers

Titles

• 10 July 1883 – 1 July 1902: Commissioner of Railways
• 1 July 1902 – 8 April 1974: Minister for Railways

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Term start	Term end	Minister	Party
10 July 1883	16 July 1884	James Thomas		None
16 July 1884	11 July 1885	Clayton Mason (acting)		None
11 July 1885	18 December 1889	John Arthur Wright		None
29 December 1890	10 March 1896	Harry Venn		Ministerial
1 April 1896	23 August 1900	Frederick Piesse		Ministerial
10 September 1900	27 May 1901	Barrington Wood		Ministerial
27 May 1901	21 November 1901	Joseph Holmes		Ministerial
21 November 1901	23 December 1901	Frank Wilson		Ministerial
23 December 1901	1 July 1902	Walter Kingsmill		Ministerial
1 July 1902	28 April 1904	Hector Rason		Ministerial
10 August 1904	7 June 1905	John Holman		Labor
7 June 1905	25 August 1905	William Johnson		Labor
25 August 1905	17 October 1911	Henry Gregory		Ministerial
17 October 1911	23 November 1914	Philip Collier		Labor
23 November 1914	27 July 1916	John Scaddan		Labor
27 July 1916	28 June 1917	James Mitchell		Liberal
28 June 1917	27 July 1917	John Scaddan (again)		National Labor
27 July 1917	17 April 1919	Charles Hudson		National Labor
17 April 1919	17 May 1919	Hal Colebatch		Nationalist
17 May 1919	22 March 1924	John Scaddan (again)		Country
16 April 1924	23 April 1930	John Willcock		Labor
24 April 1930	24 April 1933	John Scaddan (again)		Country
24 April 1933	19 August 1936	John Willcock (again)		Labor
27 August 1936	29 March 1939	Frederick Smith		Labor
29 March 1939	3 August 1945	Emil Nulsen		Labor
3 August 1945	1 April 1947	William Marshall		Labor
1 April 1947	6 April 1950	Harrie Seward		Country
6 April 1950	23 February 1953	Charles Simpson		Country
23 February 1953	14 April 1956	Herbert Styants		Labor
20 April 1956	2 April 1959	Harry Strickland		Labor
2 April 1959	16 February 1967	Charles Court		Liberal
16 February 1967	3 March 1971	Ray O'Connor		Liberal
3 March 1971	30 September 1971	Ron Bertram		Labor
12 October 1971	8 April 1974	Jerry Dolan		Labor

List of supply and shipping ministers

Titles

• 5 January 1948 – 2 April 1959: Minister for Supply and Shipping

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Term start	Term end	Minister	Party
5 January 1948	23 February 1953	Florence Cardell-Oliver		Liberal
23 February 1953	2 April 1959	Harry Strickland		Labor

See also

• Minister for Road Safety (Western Australia)

References

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