Attorney-General of Western Australia

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The Attorney-General of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of law and justice. Before the advent of representative government in 1870, the title was Advocate-General of Western Australia. The Attorney-General must be a qualified attorney; when there is no attorney in government, a non-attorney is sometimes appointed to the office of Minister for Justice.

[edit] List of Advocates-General of Western Australia

This is a list of Advocates-General of Western Australia from 1831 to 1870.

Advocate-General	Period in office
William Mackie	1831–34
Hon. George Fletcher Moore	1834–46
Hon. R. W. Nash	1841–46 (acting); 1846–52
Hon. B. W. Vigors	1852–54 (acting)
Hon. G. F. Stone	1854–57
Hon. R. Burnie	1857–59
Hon. G. F. Stone	1860–70

[edit] List of Attorneys-General of Western Australia

This is a list of Attorneys-General of Western Australia up until 1890.

Attorney-General	Period in office
R. J. Walcott	1870–72
Hon. Sir H. H. Hocking	1873–79
Hon. George Walpole Leake	February–December 1879
Hon. E. A. Stone	December 1879–January 1881
Hon. A. C. Onslow	1881–83
Hon. George Walpole Leake	February–May 1883
Hon. A. P. Hensman	1883–86
Hon. Septimus Burt	March–September 1886
Hon. C. N. Warton	December 1886–December 1890