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Minister for Veterans Issues 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 ...
, currently held by
Paul Papalia Paul Papalia CSC (born 12 July 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2007. Originally the member for Peel. He is now the member for Warnbro. A decor ...
of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 2013 state election, for the government of
Colin Barnett Colin James Barnett (born 15 July 1950) is a former Australian politician who was the 29th Premier of Western Australia. He concurrently served as the state's Treasurer at several points during his tenure and had previously held various other po ...
. The minister is responsible for the state government's Veterans Advisory Council. For a period after World War I, in the governments of
Hal Colebatch Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch (29 March 1872 – 12 February 1953) was a long-serving and occasionally controversial figure in Western Australian politics. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for nearly 20 years, the ...
and James Mitchell, there was a Minister for Repatriation, who had broadly similar duties to the current minister.


List of veterans ministers


List of repatriation ministers


See also

* Minister for Community Services (Western Australia) *
Minister for Veterans' Affairs (Australia) The Minister for Veterans' Affairs is an Australian Government position. In the Government of Australia, the minister oversees income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than 400,000 veterans and their widows, widower ...
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Minister for Veterans (Victoria) The Minister for Veterans is a minister within the Executive Council of Victoria, Australia. Ministers See also * Minister for Veterans' Affairs (Australia) ** Minister for Veterans (New South Wales) ** Minister for Veterans (Western Aust ...
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Minister for Veterans (New South Wales) The Minister for Veterans is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for veterans' affairs in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Minister since 5 April 2023 is David Harris, who also holds the Aborig ...


References

* David Black (2014)
''The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition)''
Perth .A. Parliament of Western Australia. {{Western Australian ministerial portfolios
Veterans A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military. A military veteran that has ...
Minister for Veterans The minister of state for veterans' affairs is a ministerial position in the Cabinet Office in the British government, currently held by Johnny Mercer who took the office on 25 October 2022. Earlier, it was jointly with the Ministry of Defence. ...