Minister for Agriculture and Food (Western Australia)

The Minister for Agriculture and Food is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia. The minister is responsible for the Department of Agriculture and Food, and usually holds several other portfolios.

The responsibilities now incorporated in the portfolio were originally held by the Colonial Secretary, and it was not until the 1904 Daglish Ministry that a separate Minister for Agriculture was appointed, with the inaugural minister being the nominally independent John Drew. From its first implementation through to the 1920s, and sporadically afterward, the titles of Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Lands were generally held by the same person, although the positions were legally separate, and were quite different in scope. A similar situation has existed since the late 1970s with the Fisheries and Forests portfolios. The minister's title was simply "Minister for Agriculture" until 1993, when Monty House was made Minister for Primary Industries in the Court–Cowan Ministry. The current title was implemented in 2005.

The current Minister for Agriculture and Food is Mark Lewis of the Liberal Party. Lewis is only the third Liberal to hold the position – in previous Coalition governments, the position has been reserved for members of the National Party (and its predecessors).[1][2]

List of Ministers for Agriculture and Food

Thirty people have been appointed as Minister for Agriculture and Food (or equivalent) in Western Australia, with Crawford Nalder's 11 years and 335 days the longest time period in the position.[3] 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.[4]

Order Minister Party Premier Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 John Drew MLC   Independent Daglish Minister for Agriculture 7 June 1905 25 August 1905 79 days
2 Newton Moore   Ministerialist Rason 25 August 1905 7 May 1906 255 days
3 Frank Wilson   Moore 7 May 1906 30 June 1909 3 years, 54 days
4 James Mitchell   30 June 1909 16 September 1910 2 years, 99 days
  Liberal Wilson 16 September 1910 7 October 1911
5 Thomas Bath   Labor Scaddan 7 October 1911 23 November 1914 3 years, 47 days
6 William Johnson   23 November 1914 27 July 1916 1 year, 247 days
7 Sir Henry Lefroy KCMG   Liberal Wilson 27 July 1916 28 July 1917 2 years, 264 days
  Nationalist Lefroy 28 July 1917 17 April 1919
8 Charles Baxter MLC   Country Colebatch 17 April 1919 17 May 1919 30 days
9 Hal Colebatch MLC   Nationalist Mitchell 17 May 1919 3 April 1921 1 year, 351 days
10 Henry Kennedy Maley   Country 3 April 1921 15 April 1924 3 years, 12 days
11 Michael Troy   Labor Collier 15 April 1924 15 December 1927 3 years, 244 days
12 Harry Millington   15 December 1927 23 April 1930 2 years, 129 days
13 Percy Ferguson   Country Mitchell 23 April 1930 24 April 1933 3 years, 1 day
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(12)		 Harry Millington   Labor Collier 24 April 1933 26 March 1935 1 year, 336 days
14 Frank Wise   26 March 1935 19 August 1936 10 years, 130 days
  Willcock 19 August 1936 31 July 1945
  Wise 31 July 1945 3 August 1945
15 John Tonkin   3 August 1945 1 April 1947 1 year, 241 days
16 Lindsay Thorn   Country McLarty 1 April 1947 5 January 1948 279 days
17 Garnet Wood MLC   Honorary Minister for Agriculture 5 January 1948 24 October 1950 3 years, 363 days
  Minister for Agriculture 24 October 1950 3 January 1952
18 Sir Charles Latham MLC   3 January 1952 23 February 1953 1 year, 79 days
19 Ernest Hoar   Labor Hawke 23 February 1953 17 December 1957 4 years, 297 days
20 Lionel Kelly   17 December 1957 2 April 1959 1 year, 106 days
21 Crawford Nalder   Country Brand 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 11 years, 335 days
22 David Evans   Labor Tonkin 3 March 1971 8 April 1974 3 years, 36 days
23 Ray McPharlin   National Alliance Court 8 April 1974 20 May 1975 1 year, 42 days
24 Dick Old   National Country 5 June 1975 25 January 1982 7 years, 263 days
  O'Connor 25 January 1982 23 February 1983
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(22)		 David Evans   Labor Burke 23 February 1983 26 February 1986 3 years, 3 days
25 Julian Grill   26 February 1986 25 February 1988 3 years, 2 days
  Dowding 25 February 1988 28 February 1989
26 Ernie Bridge   28 February 1989 12 February 1990 3 years, 354 days
  Lawrence 12 February 1990 16 February 1993
27 Monty House   National Court Minister for Primary Industries 16 February 1993 16 February 2001 8 years, 0 days
28 Kim Chance   Labor Gallop Minister for Agriculture 16 February 2001 1 July 2001 7 years, 220 days
  Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries 1 July 2001 10 March 2005
  Minister for Agriculture and Forestry 10 March 2005 25 January 2006
  Carpenter 25 January 2006 3 February 2006
  Minister for Agriculture and Food 3 February 2006 23 September 2008
29 Terry Redman   National Barnett 23 September 2008 21 March 2013 4 years, 179 days
30 Ken Baston MLC   Liberal 21 March 2013 31 March 2016 3 years, 10 days
31 Dean Nalder   31 March 2016 20 September 2016 173 days
32 Mark Lewis   22 September 2016 7 December 2016 76 days

References

  1. ↑ Tyson Cattle (2013). "New Ag Minister to hit the ground running" – Farm Weekly. Published 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Brad Thompson (2013). "Grylls defends farm policy" – The West Australian. Published 17 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Agriculture Ministers of Western Australia – Parliamentary Library of Western Australia. Last updated 29 June 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Addressing a Member of Parliament – Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
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