Treasurer of Western Australia

Treasurer of Western Australia is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the management of Western Australia's public sector finances, and for preparing and delivering the annual state budget. With only rare exceptions, until 2001, the position of treasurer was usually held by the premier of Western Australia.

Up until the government of Philip Collier in 1924, the position was called Colonial Treasurer.

List of treasurers of Western Australia Treasurer Party Assumed office Left office Term William Henry Drake (none) 1838 1848 10 years Anthony O'Grady Lefroy none 1856 December 1890 Sir John Forrest (pro-Forrest)1 29 December 1890 15 February 1901 George Throssell (pro-Forrest)1 15 February 1901 27 May 1901 Frederick Illingworth Opposition1 27 May 1901 21 November 1901 Alf Morgans Ministerialist1 21 November 1901 23 December 1901 Frederick Illingworth Opposition1 23 December 1901 1 July 1902 James Gardiner Opposition1 1 July 1902 20 April 1904 Cornthwaite Rason Opposition1 20 April 1904 10 August 1904 Henry Daglish Labor 10 August 1904 25 August 1905 Hector Rason Ministerialist 25 August 1905 7 May 1906 Frank Wilson Ministerialist 7 May 1906 30 June 1909 Sir Newton Moore Ministerialist 30 June 1909 16 September 1910 Frank Wilson Ministerialist 16 September 1910 7 October 1911 John Scaddan Labor 7 October 1911 27 July 1916 Frank Wilson Liberal (WA) 27 July 1916 28 June 1917 James Gardiner Country 28 June 1917 2 April 1919 Sir Henry Lefroy Nationalist 2 April 1919 17 April 1919 Sir Hal Colebatch Nationalist 17 April 1919 17 May 1919 Sir James Mitchell Nationalist 17 May 1919 16 April 1924 Philip Collier Labor 16 April 1924 24 April 1930 Sir James Mitchell Nationalist 24 April 1930 24 April 1933 Philip Collier Labor 24 April 1933 20 August 1936 John Willcock Labor 20 August 1936 31 July 1945 Frank Wise Labor 31 July 1945 1 April 1947 Sir Ross McLarty Liberal 1 April 1947 23 February 1953 Albert Hawke Labor 23 February 1953 2 April 1959 Sir David Brand Liberal 2 April 1959 3 March 1971 Tom Evans Labor 3 March 1971 12 October 1971 John Tonkin Labor 12 October 1971 8 April 1974 Sir Charles Court Liberal 8 April 1974 25 January 1982 Ray O'Connor Liberal 25 January 1982 19 February 1983 Brian Burke Labor 19 February 1983 25 February 1988 Peter Dowding Labor 25 February 1988 12 February 1990 Carmen Lawrence Labor 12 February 1990 16 February 1993 Richard Court Liberal 16 February 1993 10 February 2001 Eric Ripper Labor 16 February 2001 23 September 2008 Troy Buswell Liberal 23 September 2008 27 April 2010 Colin Barnett Liberal 27 April 2010 14 December 2010 Christian Porter Liberal 14 December 2010 12 June 2012 Colin Barnett Liberal 12 June 2012 7 July 2012 Troy Buswell Liberal 7 July 2012 10 March 2014 Colin Barnett Liberal 10 March 2014 17 March 2014 Mike Nahan Liberal 17 March 2014 17 March 2017 Ben Wyatt Labor 17 March 2017 18 March 2021 Mark McGowan Labor 18 March 2021 8 June 2023 2 years, 82 daysRita Saffioti Labor 8 June 2023 present

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