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The Minister for Local Government is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia, first created in 1949 during the McLarty–Watts Ministry.The minister, who may also hold other portfolios, is responsible for the relationships between the state government and the local government areas of Western Australia, often facilitated through the WA Local Government Association (WALGA).
Since 19 March 2021, Carey has been the minister for housing and minister for local government, succeeding Peter Tinley and David Templeman respectively. Since 21 December 2021, Carey has also been the minister for lands, succeeding Tony Buti, and the minister for homelessness, a newly created ministry.
Michael is aligned with the Right faction of WA Labor (Progressive Labor). [5] As part of the Cook ministry following the appointment of Roger Cook as Premier of Western Australia, Michael was appointed to Cabinet and became Minister for Ports, Local Government, Road Safety, and the Minister assisting the Minister for Transport. [6] [7]
The ministries of Western Australia (also known as Cabinets) are the centre of executive power in the Government of Western Australia.They are composed of Ministers who are responsible for one or more portfolios, answer questions on those portfolios in Parliament, and control the operation and administration of departments, authorities, statutes and votes within those portfolios.
In December 2023, following Bill Johnston's announcement that he would retire from the Ministry and not contest the next election, Beazley was elevated to the vacancy cabinet position and given the positions of Minister for Local Government, Minister for Youth and Minister Assisting the Minister for Training and Workforce Development. [11]
She served as a minister in the governments of Geoff Gallop and Alan Carpenter between 2001 and 2008. In November 2015, Roberts became the longest-serving female parliamentarian in Western Australia's history, breaking the record set by Liz Constable. She was a high school teacher, civil servant and local government councillor before entering ...
The Government of Western Australia is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. ... Minister for Local Government
He remained in the ministry until the Labor government's defeat at the 2008 state election. [3] When the Western Australian Labor Party won government in the 2017 state election, Templeman took on three ministries—Culture and the Arts, Local Government, and Heritage—and was appointed Leader of the House. [4]