Minister for Seniors and Volunteering

Minister for Seniors and Ageing and Minister for Volunteering are positions in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position of "Minister for the Aged" was first created in 1984, for the government of Brian Burke; in 2005 a combined "Minister for Seniors and Volunteering". This arrangement was terminated in 2017 when they were made into separate portfolios. The ministers' portfolios fall within the state government's Department of Local Government and Communities.

Titles

• 20 December 1984 – 27 February 1991: Minister for the Aged
• 27 February 1991 – 25 November 2005: Minister for Seniors
• 25 November 2005 – 17 March 2017: Minister for Seniors and Volunteering
• 17 March 2017 – 14 December 2022: Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Minister for Volunteering
• 13 March 2021 – 8 June 2023: ; Minister for Seniors and Ageing
• 8 June 2023 – present: Minister for Seniors and Ageing; Minister for Volunteering

List of ministers

Term start	Term end	Minister(s)	Party
20 December 1984	25 February 1986	Keith Wilson		Labor
25 February 1986	12 May 1986	Ian Taylor		Labor
12 May 1986	19 February 1990	Kay Hallahan		Labor
19 February 1990	27 February 1991	Graham Edwards		Labor
27 February 1991	16 February 1993	Judyth Watson		Labor
16 February 1993	21 December 1995	Roger Nicholls		Liberal
21 December 1995	9 January 1997	Cheryl Edwardes		Liberal
9 January 1997	22 December 1999	Rhonda Parker		Liberal
22 December 1999	16 February 2001	June van de Klashorst		Liberal
6 March 2001	10 March 2005	Sheila McHale		Labor
10 March 2005	13 October 2005	Bob Kucera		Labor
13 October 2005	25 November 2005	Mark McGowan		Labor
25 November 2005	3 February 2006	Margaret Quirk		Labor
3 February 2006	8 May 2006	David Templeman		Labor
8 May 2006	9 May 2006	John D'Orazio		Labor
9 May 2006	2 March 2007	David Templeman (again)		Labor
2 March 2007	23 September 2008	Sue Ellery		Labor
23 September 2008	21 March 2013	Robyn McSweeney		Liberal
21 March 2013	20 September 2016	Tony Simpson		Liberal
22 September 2016	17 March 2017	Paul Miles		Liberal
17 March 2017	13 March 2021	Mick Murray		Labor
19 March 2021	21 December 2021	Reece Whitby		Labor
21 December 2021	incumbent	Don Punch		Labor

See also

• Minister for Child Protection (Western Australia)
• Minister for Community Services (Western Australia)
• Minister for Youth (Western Australia)

References

• David Black (2014), The Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook (Twenty-Third Edition). Perth [W.A.]: Parliament of Western Australia.