Minister for Energy (Western Australia)

Minister for Energy is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Mike Nahan of the Liberal Party. The position was first created after the 1959 state election, for the government of David Brand, and has existed in almost every government since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Public Utilities Office (part of the Department of Finance), which oversees Western Australia's energy sector.

Titles

• 2 April 1959 – 12 October 1971: Minister for Electricity
• 12 October 1971 – 6 July 1972 (two ministers): Minister for Electricity and Minister for Fuel
• 6 July 1972 – 1 April 1974: Minister for Electricity and Fuel
• 1 April 1974 – 16 February 1993: Minister for Fuel and Energy
• 16 February 1993 – present: Minister for Energy

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
2 April 1959	31 January 1962	Arthur Watts	Template:Australian politics/party colours/National|	Country
1 February 1962	11 April 1962	Edgar Lewis	Template:Australian politics/party colours/National|	Country
11 April 1962	3 March 1971	Crawford Nalder	Template:Australian politics/party colours/National|	Country
3 March 1971	12 October 1971	Colin Jamieson	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
12 October 1971	6 July 1972	Arthur Bickerton (Fuel)	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
		Don May (Electricity)	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
6 July 1972	8 April 1974	Don May	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
8 April 1974	5 March 1980	Andrew Mensaros	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|	Liberal
5 March 1980	25 February 1983	Peter Jones	Template:Australian politics/party colours/National|	National Country
25 February 1983	23 December 1983	Peter Dowding	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
1983–1989: no separate minister – responsibilities held by the Minister for Minerals and Energy
28 February 1989	5 February 1991	Jeff Carr	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
5 February 1991	16 February 1993	Geoff Gallop	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
16 February 1993	16 February 2001	Colin Barnett	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|	Liberal
16 February 2001	10 March 2005	Eric Ripper	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
10 March 2005	3 February 2006	Alan Carpenter	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
3 February 2006	23 September 2008	Fran Logan	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	Labor
23 September 2008	21 March 2013	Peter Collier	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|	Liberal
21 March 2013		Mike Nahan	Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|	Liberal

See also

• Minister for Mines and Petroleum (Western Australia)
• Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia)
• Minister for State Development (Western Australia)

References

• David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.