The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 14 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 10 March 2005. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.
Office
Minister
Premier
Minister for Public Sector Management
Minister for Federal Affairs
Minister for Science
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Minister for Forestry and Fisheries
Minister for the Mid West
Minister for the Wheatbelt
Minister for the Great Southern
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Minister for Housing (until 2 July 2001) Minister for Works and Services (until 2 July 2001)
Minister for Housing and Works (2 July 2001 – 27 June 2003)[3]
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development (from 2 July 2001)
Minister for Heritage (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for the Kimberley
Minister for the Pilbara
Minister for the Gascoyne
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance
Minister for Training (2 July 2001 – 14 January 2003)
Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection (from 2 July 2001)
Minister for Indigenous Affairs (from 27 June 2003)
Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly
Minister assisting the Minister for Public Sector Management (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for Police
Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Local Government (until 2 July 2001)
Minister assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure (9 March 2001 – 1 July 2002)[1]
Minister for Justice (from 27 June 2003)[3]
Minister for Community Safety (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for State Development
Minister for Tourism (9 March 2001 – 27 June 2003)
Minister for Small Business (until 27 June 2003)
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance (until 2 July 2001)
Minister for Education (until 14 January 2003)
Minister for Education and Training (from 14 January 2003)
Minister for Sport and Recreation (until 27 June 2003)
Minister for Indigenous Affairs (until 27 June 2003)
Minister for Community Development
Minister for Women's Interests (from 9 March 2001)
Minister for Seniors and Youth (from 9 March 2001)
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Minister for Housing and Works (from 27 June 2003)[3]
Minister for Racing and Gaming
Minister for Government Enterprises (from 2 July 2001)
Minister for Land Information (from 27 June 2003)
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance (2 July 2001 – 27 June 2003)
Minister assisting the Treasurer (until 2 July 2001)
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development
Minister for Heritage
Minister for the Kimberley
Minister for the Pilbara
Minister for the Gascoyne
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance
1 On 3 March 2001, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan, whose portfolio included road safety, lost her licence after being booked for driving at 98 km/h in a 60 km/h zone near Pinjarra.[1] On 9 March 2001, Premier Gallop appointed Minister for Police Michelle Roberts as Minister assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with respect to Road Safety, meaning that Roberts would chair the Ministerial Council on Road Safety and be responsible for three Acts of Parliament.[2]
2 The parliamentary secretaries were not appointed at the same time as the rest of the Ministry. A separate announcement was made on 23 March 2001 confirming their appointments.[3][4]
3 On 27 June 2003, a Cabinet reshuffle removed Health from Bob Kucera and Housing and Works from Tom Stephens, reallocating the portfolios to Jim McGinty and Nick Griffiths respectively. The membership of the Cabinet remained unchanged.[5]
4 On 16 September 2004, Tom Stephens MLC resigned from the Ministry and from Parliament in order to contest the seat of Kalgoorlie at the October 2004 federal election. Kim Chance adopted the portfolios before they were reassigned to Ljiljanna Ravlich, who was promoted from parliamentary secretary to Minister on 21 September 2004.
Second Ministry
Following the state election on 26 February 2005, the Ministry was reconstituted on 10 March—the only personnel change resulted from the retirement from politics of Clive Brown.
The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers and parliamentary secretaries were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 10 March 2005. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.
Office
Minister
Premier
Minister for Public Sector Management
Minister for Water Resources
Minister for Federal Affairs
Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection
Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Minister assisting the Minister for Water Resources
Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development
Minister for Land Information
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Goldfields-Esperance
Minister for the Great Southern
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Minister for Seniors and Volunteering
Minister assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs
1 On 13 October 2005, Bob Kucera resigned from the ministry. His portfolios were assumed by Mark McGowan until 25 November 2005, when they were split between incoming minister Margaret Quirk and John Bowler.
