The Department of the Premier and Cabinet is a department of the

Government of Western Australia The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government o ...

. The department was formed in 2001 under the Public Sector Management Act 1994. The department was one of the few that remained mostly unaffected by the 2017 restructuring of the Western Australian Government Departments, which resulted in the number of departments being reduced from 41 to 25. The department is responsible for providing policy and administrative advice and support to the

Premier of Western Australia The premier of Western Australia is the head of government of the state of Western Australia. The role of premier at a state level is similar to the role of the prime minister of Australia at a federal level. The premier leads the executive bra ...

and Cabinet Ministers. In May 2021, the department was one of eight Western Australian Government departments to receive a new Director General with Emily Roper being appointed to the role effective from 31 May 2021.

References

External links

Government of Western Australia website

Department of the Premier and Cabinet
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2001 establishments in Australia Government agencies established in 2001