Minister for Heritage is a position in the
government of Western Australia, currently held by
David Templeman of the
Labor Party. The position was first created in 1990, for the government of
Carmen Lawrence
Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 2 March 1948) is an Australian academic and former politician who was the Premier of Western Australia from 1990 to 1993, the first woman to become the premier of an Australian state. A member of the Labor Party, sh ...
, and has existed in every government since then. The minister is responsible for the State Heritage Office, and also for the
Heritage Council of Western Australia.
Titles
* 19 February 1990 – present: Minister for Heritage
List of ministers
See also
*
Minister for Culture and the Arts (Western Australia)
The Minister for Culture and the Arts is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia. It was first created in 1971, during the Tonkin government, under the title Minister for Cultural Affairs. That title was retained until 1983, when the titl ...
*
Minister for Planning (Western Australia)
Minister for Planning is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by John Carey of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 1953 state election, for the government of Albert Hawke, 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
Heritage
Heritage may refer to:
History and society
* A heritage asset is a preexisting thing of value today
** Cultural heritage is created by humans
** Natural heritage is not
* Heritage language
Biology
* Heredity, biological inheritance of physica ...
Minister for Heritage