Minister for Finance (Western Australia)

Minister for Finance is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Ben Wyatt of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1993, for the government of Richard Court. It was abolished in 1999, but revived in 2010 for the government of Colin Barnett. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Finance.

Titles

• 16 February 1993 – present: Minister for Finance

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister	Party
16 February 1993	22 December 1999	Max Evans		Liberal
1999–2010: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers
14 December 2010	21 March 2013	Simon O'Brien		Liberal
21 March 2013	17 March 2014	Mike Nahan		Liberal
17 March 2014	8 December 2014	Dean Nalder		Liberal
8 December 2014	22 September 2016	Bill Marmion		Liberal
22 September 2016	17 March 2017	Sean L'Estrange		Liberal
17 March 2017		Ben Wyatt		Labor

See also

• Minister for Small Business (Western Australia)
• Treasurer of Western Australia

References

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