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Colin James Barnett AC (born 15 July 1950) is an Australian former politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia. He concurrently served as the state's Treasurer at several points during his tenure and had previously held various other portfolios in Western Australia's Court–Cowan Ministry. Barnett was born in Nedlands, Perth.
Colin Barnett (1950– ) Liberal: MLA for Cottesloe (1990–2018) 23 September 2008 17 March 2017 8 years, 175 days 2008 2013 6. 26th Richard Court (1947– ) AC: Liberal: MLA for Nedlands (1982–2001) 16 February 1993 10 February 2001 7 years, 360 days 1993 1996 7. 13th Sir James Mitchell (1866–1951) GCMG: Nationalist: MLA for Northam (1905 ...
The premier of Western Australia is the head of government of the state of Western Australia. [3] ... Colin Barnett (born 1950) MLA for Cottesloe 1990 – 2018: 2008 ...
The Barnett Ministry was the 35th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia. It included 13 members of the Liberal Party, three members of the National Party and an independent. It was led by the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, and Deputy Premier Liza Harvey.
The eight-and-a-half-year two-term incumbent Liberal–WA National government, led by Premier Colin Barnett, was defeated in a landslide by the Labor opposition, led by Opposition Leader Mark McGowan. Labor won 41 of the 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly—a 12-seat supermajority.
Hassell retired in 1990, and was succeeded by Colin Barnett at a by-election. Barnett served as Deputy Premier, Minister for Energy and, after 1995, Education during the Court government in 1993–2001, and Opposition Leader in 2001–2005. Barnett, seen as a moderate within Liberal ranks, resigned the leadership after the 2005 election.
Prior to 2001, WA premiers generally served as their own treasurers, but since then, the only premier to hold that position before McGowan was Colin Barnett briefly in 2010, 2012 and 2014. [ 54 ] [ 55 ]
She was a minister in the government of Colin Barnett, and in 2016 was appointed deputy premier, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She became leader of the opposition after being elected unopposed to replace Mike Nahan as state Liberal leader on 13 June 2019.