Minister for Environment, formerly Minister for the Environment is a position in 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 ...
, held by
Amber-Jade Sanderson
Amber-Jade Sanderson (born 25 October 1976) is an Australian Labor Party politician who is the member for Morley in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of Western Australia. Since 21 December 2021, sh ...
.
The position was first created in December 1970, in what would be the last months of the government of Sir
David Brand
Sir David Brand KCMG (1 August 1912 – 15 April 1979) was an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1945 to 1975, and also the 19th and longest-serving Premi ...
. It has existed in every government since then, sometimes under different titles. The minister is responsible two state government departments – the
Department of Environment Regulation
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation was formed on 1 July 2017, when the Department of Environment Regulation (DER) amalgamated with the Department of Water and the Office of the Environmental Protection Authority. It is respons ...
and the
Department of Parks and Wildlife
The Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) was the department of the Government of Western Australia responsible for managing lands described in the ''Conservation and Land Management Act 1984'' and implementing the state's conservation and e ...
.
Titles
* 10 December 1970 – 8 April 1974: Minister for Environmental Protection
* 8 April 1974 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Conservation and the Environment
* 25 February 1983 – 2008: Minister for the Environment
[ Se]
2008
an
2009
for change of name.
* 2009 –: Minister for Environment
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]
List of ministers
See also
* Minister for Agriculture and Food (Western Australia)
The Minister for Agriculture and Food is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia. The minister is responsible for the Department of Agriculture and Food, and usually holds several other portfolios.
The responsibilities now incorporated i ...
* Minister for Fisheries (Western Australia)
Minister for Fisheries is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Peter Tinley of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1947 state election, in the new ministry formed by Ross McLarty. It has exi ...
References
* David Black (2014)
''The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition)''
Perth .A. Parliament of Western Australia.
{{Western Australian ministerial portfolios
Fisheries
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...
Minister for Fisheries
Environment of Western Australia