Minister for Racing and Gaming is a position in the government of Western Australia, 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 in 1984, in

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of Brian Burke, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the

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, which oversees gambling, liquor licenses, and racing in Western Australia.

Titles

* 20 December 1984 – present: Minister for Racing and Gaming

List of ministers

References

* David Black (2014)
''The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition)''
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Titles

List of ministers

See also

References