Barnett Ministry

The Barnett Ministry is the 35th and current Ministry of the Government of Western Australia. It includes 13 members of the Liberal Party, three members of the National Party of Western Australia and an independent. It is led by the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, and Deputy Premier Dr Kim Hames. It succeeded the Carpenter Ministry on 23 September 2008 following the 2008 election.

1 First Ministry
2 First Ministry (reconstituted)
3 Notes
4 References

First Ministry

The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 14 December 2010. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party, green entries indicate members of the National Party, and grey indicates an Independent.

Office	Minister
Premier Minister for State Development Treasurer (from 28 April 2010)	Colin Barnett, MEc, MLA
Deputy Premier Minister for Health Minister for Indigenous Affairs	Dr Kim Hames, MBBS, JP, MLA
Minister for Mines and Petroleum Minister for Fisheries Minister for Electoral Affairs	Norman Moore, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC
Minister for Regional Development Minister for Lands Minister assisting the Minister for State Development Minister assisting the Minister for Transport	Brendon Grylls, MLA
Minister for Education Minister for Tourism Minister for Women's Interests (until 9 February 2009)	Dr Elizabeth Constable, Dip.Ed., MA, M.Ed., PhD, MLA
Minister for Transport Minister for Disability Services	Simon O'Brien, MLC
Treasurer Minister for Commerce Minister for Science and Innovation Minister for Housing and Works	Troy Buswell, BEc, MLA (until 27 April 2010)^[1]
Minister for Police Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Road Safety	Rob Johnson, JP, MLA
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Racing and Gaming Minister assisting the Minister for Health	Terry Waldron, MLA
Minister for Planning Minister for Culture and the Arts Minister for the Environment (from 22 November 2010 to 14 December 2010) Minister for Youth (from 22 November 2010 to 14 December 2010)	John Day, BSc, BDSc, MLA
Minister for Energy Minister for Training Minister for Workforce Development (from 17 November 2009)	Peter Collier, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC
Attorney-General Minister for Corrective Services	Christian Porter, BEc, BA (Hons), LL.B., MSc, MLA
Minister for Child Protection Minister for Community Services Minister for Seniors and Volunteering Minister for Women's Interests (from 9 February 2009)	Robyn McSweeney, BA, MLC
Minister for Water Minister for Mental Health	Dr Graham Jacobs, MBBS, DRCOG, FRACGP, FACRRM, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Heritage Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	John Castrilli, Dip.Acctg., MLA
Minister for Agriculture and Food Minister for Forestry Minister assisting the Minister of Education	Terry Redman, BSc, Dip.Ed., MLA
Minister for the Environment Minister for Youth	Donna Faragher, MLC (until 22 November 2010)
Minister for Commerce Minister for Science and Innovation Minister for Housing and Works	Bill Marmion, BE, MBA, MLA (from 28 April 2010)^[1]
Parliamentary Secretaries	Murray Cowper, Dip.Bus.Mgt., Dip.Srch.Resc., MLA Bill Marmion, BE, MBA, MLA (until 28 April 2010)^[1] Michael Mischin, MLC (from 11 August 2009) Helen Morton, MLC Tony Simpson, MLA Wendy Duncan, BA, Grad.Dip.Bus., MLC Barry House, BEc, JP, MLC (until 27 May 2009)

¹ On 27 April 2010, Troy Buswell resigned from the ministry following questions arising from a personal affair with Greens MP Adele Carles. The following day, Premier Colin Barnett assumed the role of Treasurer, while Buswell's remaining portfolios were transferred to Bill Marmion, who had hitherto been a parliamentary secretary.

First Ministry (reconstituted)

On 14 December 2010, a number of changes were made to the Ministry. The most notable were the re-appointment of Troy Buswell to the Ministry as Minister for Transport and Minister for Housing and the promotion of Christian Porter to Treasurer to replace Colin Barnett. The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party, green entries indicate members of the National Party, and grey indicates an Independent.

Office	Minister
Premier Minister for State Development	Colin Barnett, MEc, MLA
Deputy Premier Minister for Health Minister for Tourism	Dr Kim Hames, MBBS, JP, MLA
Minister for Mines and Petroleum Minister for Fisheries Minister for Electoral Affairs	Norman Moore, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC
Minister for Regional Development Minister for Lands Minister assisting the Minister for State Development	Brendon Grylls, MLA
Treasurer Attorney-General	Christian Porter, BEc, BA (Hons), LL.B., MSc, MLA
Minister for Education	Dr Elizabeth Constable, Dip.Ed., MA, M.Ed., PhD, MLA
Minister for Finance Minister for Commerce Minister for Small Business	Simon O'Brien, MLC
Minister for Police Minister for Emergency Services (until 5 December 2011)^[1] Minister for Road Safety	Rob Johnson, JP, MLA
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Racing and Gaming	Terry Waldron, MLA
Minister for Planning Minister for Culture and the Arts Minister for Science and Innovation	John Day, BSc, BDSc, MLA
Minister for Energy Minister for Training and Workforce Development Minister for Indigenous Affairs	Peter Collier, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC
Minister for Transport Minister for Housing Minister for Emergency Services (from 5 December 2011)^[1]	Troy Buswell, BEc, MLA
Minister for Child Protection Minister for Community Services Minister for Seniors and Volunteering Minister for Women's Interests Minister for Youth	Robyn McSweeney, BA, MLC
Minister for Local Government Minister for Heritage Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests	John Castrilli, Dip.Acctg., MLA
Minister for Agriculture and Food Minister for Forestry Minister for Corrective Services	Terry Redman, BSc, Dip.Ed., MLA
Minister for the Environment Minister for Water	Bill Marmion, BE, MBA, MLA
Minister for Mental Health Minister for Disability Services	Helen Morton, MLC
Parliamentary Secretaries	Murray Cowper, Dip.Bus.Mgt., Dip.Srch.Resc., MLA Wendy Duncan, BA, Grad.Dip.Bus., MLC Donna Faragher, MLC Liza Harvey, MLA Michael Mischin, LL.B. (Hons.), B. Juris, MLC Tony Simpson, MLA