Minister for Women's Interests is a position in the

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, currently held by

Sue Ellery Suzanne Mary Ellery (born 12 May 1962) is an Australian politician who has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia since 2001, representing South Metropolitan Region. She is the current Minister for Finance, ...

of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1983 state election, for the government of Brian Burke, and has existed in every government since then. Until 1992, the position was always held by the

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(male or female), who appointed an assistant minister to administer the portfolio. The women's interests portfolio falls within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.

Titles

* 25 February 1983 – present: Minister for Women's Interests

List of ministers

List of assistant ministers

References

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

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Minister for Women

Titles

List of ministers

List of assistant ministers

See also

References