- Deputy Premier of Western Australia
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Deputy Premier of Western Australia Ministry State Incumbent
Kim Hames
Style The Honourable Appointed by Ken Michael
as Governor of Western AustraliaFirst John Tonkin Formation 7 December 1955 Term length At the Governor's pleasure The Deputy Premier of Western Australia is a role in the Government of Western Australia assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Western Australia. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Western Australia in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier. The role was only formally established on 7 December 1955, but had existed in practice since the earliest days of responsible government.
List of Deputy Premiers of Western Australia
Name Party Term Start Term End William Angwin Labor 16 April 1924 30 April 1927 John Willcock Labor 30 April 1927 23 April 1930 Charles Latham Country 23 April 1930 24 April 1933 Alick McCallum Labor 24 April 1933 16 March 1935 John Willcock Labor 16 March 1935 20 August 1936 Michael Troy Labor 27 August 1936 21 April 1939 Harry Millington Labor 21 April 1939 9 December 1943 Frank Wise Labor 9 December 1943 31 July 1945 Albert Hawke Labor 31 July 1945 1 April 1947 Arthur Watts Country 1 April 1947 23 February 1953 John Tonkin Labor 23 February 1953 2 April 1959 Arthur Watts Country 2 April 1959 31 January 1962 Crawford Nalder Country 1 February 1962 3 March 1971 Herb Graham Labor 3 March 1971 30 May 1973 Alexander Taylor Labor 30 May 1973 8 April 1974 Ray McPharlin National Country 8 April 1974 20 May 1975 Des O'Neil Liberal 5 June 1975 5 March 1980 Ray O'Connor Liberal 5 March 1980 25 January 1982 Cyril Rushton Liberal 25 January 1982 25 February 1983 Mal Bryce Labor 25 February 1983 25 February 1988 David Parker Labor 25 February 1988 13 February 1990 Ian Taylor Labor 13 February 1990 16 February 1993 Hendy Cowan National 16 February 1993 16 February 2001 Eric Ripper Labor 16 February 2001 23 September 2008 Kim Hames Liberal 23 September 2008 Present References
- Deputy Premiers of Western Australia Parliament of Western Australia
Government of Western Australia Executive Legislative Parliament • Legislative Assembly • MLAs • Electoral districts • Speaker of the Legislative Assembly • Legislative Council • MLCs • Opposition Leader • President of the Legislative CouncilJudicial Categories:- Lists of deputy heads of government of Australian states and territories
- Deputy Premiers of Western Australia
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