Minister for Women's Interests

Minister for Women's Interests is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Simone McGurk of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1983 state election, for the government of Brian Burke, and has existed in every government since then. Until 1992, the position was always held by the premier (male or female), who appointed an assistant minister to administer the portfolio. The women's interests portfolio falls within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.

Titles

• 25 February 1983 – present: Minister for Women's Interests

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
25 February 1983	25 February 1988	Brian Burke		Labor
25 February 1988	12 February 1990	Peter Dowding		Labor
12 February 1990	7 September 1992	Carmen Lawrence		Labor
7 September 1992	16 February 1993	Judyth Watson		Labor
16 February 1993	9 January 1997	Cheryl Edwardes		Liberal
9 January 1997	22 December 1999	Rhonda Parker		Liberal
22 December 1999	16 February 2001	June van de Klashorst		Liberal
16 February 2001	3 February 2006	Sheila McHale		Labor
3 February 2006	2 March 2007	Margaret Quirk		Labor
2 March 2007	23 September 2008	Sue Ellery		Labor
23 September 2008	9 February 2009	Liz Constable		Independent
9 February 2009	21 March 2013	Robyn McSweeney		Liberal
21 March 2013	17 March 2017	Liza Harvey		Liberal
17 March 2017		Simone McGurk		Labor

List of assistant ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
25 February 1986	5 February 1991	Kay Hallahan		Labor
5 February 1991	7 September 1992	Judyth Watson		Labor

See also

• Minister for Planning (Western Australia)

References

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