Minister for Emergency Services (Western Australia)

Minister for Emergency Services is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Stephen Dawson of the Labor Party. A separate emergency services portfolio was first created in 1982, for the government of Ray O'Connor. It has often been held by the Minister of Police, and on two occasions (from 1983 to 1990 and from 2001 to 2008) the two portfolios were merged under a single Minister for Police and Emergency Services. The current minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES).

Titles

• 25 January 1982 – present: Minister for Emergency Services

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister	Party
25 January 1982	25 February 1983	Cyril Rushton		Liberal
1983–1990: no minister – responsibilities held by combined Minister for Police and Emergency Services
19 February 1990	16 February 1993	Graham Edwards		Labor
16 February 1993	9 January 1997	Bob Wiese		National
9 January 1997	28 July 1998	John Day		Liberal
28 July 1998	16 February 2001	Kevin Prince		Liberal
16 February 2001	1 July 2001	Michelle Roberts		Labor
2001–2008: no minister – responsibilities held by combined Minister for Police and Emergency Services
23 September 2008	6 December 2011	Rob Johnson		Liberal
6 December 2011	21 March 2013	Troy Buswell		Liberal
21 March 2013	17 March 2017	Joe Francis		Liberal
17 March 2017	14 December 2022	Fran Logan		Labor
14 December 2022	incumbent	Stephen Dawson		Labor

See also

• Minister for Police (Western Australia)
• Minister for Road Safety (Western Australia)

References

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