Minister for Seniors and Ageing and Minister for Volunteering are positions 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 ...
, currently held by
Don Punch
Donald Thomas Punch (born 31 August 1956) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Western Australian Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the ...
of the
Labor Party. The position of "Minister for the Aged" was first created in 1984, for the government of
Brian Burke; in 2005 a combined "Minister for Seniors and Volunteering". This arrangement was terminated in 2017 when they were made into separate portfolios. The ministers' portfolios fall within the state government's
Department of Local Government and Communities.
Titles
* 20 December 1984 – 27 February 1991: Minister for the Aged
* 27 February 1991 – 25 November 2005: Minister for Seniors
* 25 November 2005 – 17 March 2017: Minister for Seniors and Volunteering
* 17 March 2017 – 14 December 2022: Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Minister for Volunteering
* 13 March 2021 – 8 June 2023: ; Minister for Seniors and Ageing
* 8 June 2023 – present: Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Minister for Volunteering
List of ministers
See also
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Minister for Child Protection (Western Australia)
The Minister for Child Protection is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia, first created in 1933 during the Second Collier Ministry.
The current Minister for Child Protection is Simone McGurk of the Labor Party, who holds the positio ...
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Minister for Community Services (Western Australia)
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Minister for Youth (Western Australia)
Minister for Youth is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Hannah Beazley of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1983 state election, for the government of Brian Burke, and has existed in ...
References
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David Black (2014)
''The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition)'' Perth
.A. Parliament of Western Australia.
{{Western Australian ministerial portfolios
Seniors
Minister for Seniors
Volunteering in Australia