Minister for Police is a position in the

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, currently held by

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of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1919, in the first ministry formed by James Mitchell, and has existed in almost every government since. The current minister is primarily responsible for the

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, although past ministers held responsibilities now assigned to the Minister for Emergency Services and the Minister for Road Safety. Between 2003 and 2008 (in the Labor governments of Geoff Gallop and

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) there was a separate minister titled Minister for Community Safety. Since 2008, the minister for police has also been the minister for road safety.

List of police ministers

;Titles * 25 June 1919 – 5 June 1975: Minister for Police * 5 June 1975 – 25 January 1982: Minister for Police and Traffic * 25 January 1982 – 25 February 1983: Minister for Police * 25 February 1983 – 19 February 1990: Minister for Police and Emergency Services * 19 February 1990 – 1 July 2001: Minister for Police * 1 July 2001 – 23 September 2008: Minister for Police and Emergency Services * 23 September 2008 – present: Minister for Police ----

List of community safety ministers

References

* David Black (2014)
''The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition)''
Perth .A. Parliament of Western Australia. {{Western Australian ministerial portfolios

Police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

Minister for Police

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List of police ministers

List of community safety ministers

See also

References