Carpenter Ministry
The Carpenter Ministry was the 34th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, and was led by Labor Premier Alan Carpenter and his deputy Eric Ripper. It succeeded the Gallop Ministry on 3 February 2006 due to the retirement of Dr Geoff Gallop from politics on 25 January, and was in turn succeeded by the Barnett Ministry on 23 September 2008 after the Labor Party lost government at the state election held on 6 September.
First Ministry
The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43 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 13 December 2006. 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 State Development Minister for Federal Affairs | Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA |
Deputy Premier Treasurer Minister for Government Enterprises Minister assisting the Minister for Public Sector Management | Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Agriculture and Food Minister for Forestry Minister for the Mid West Minister for the Wheatbelt Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council | Kim Chance, MLC |
Minister for Education and Training | Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC |
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Community Safety Minister for Water Resources Minister for Sport and Recreation Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly | John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA |
Attorney-General Minister for Health Minister for Electoral Affairs | Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris, LL.B., JP, MLA |
Minister for Housing and Works Minister for Consumer Protection Minister for Heritage Minister for Land Information | Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA |
Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Tourism Minister for Culture and the Arts | Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA |
Minister for the Environment Minister for Racing and Gaming | Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA |
Minister for Energy Minister for Science and Innovation | Fran Logan, BA, MLA |
Minister for Resources Minister assisting the Minister for State Development Minister for Employment Protection Minister for Goldfields-Esperance Minister for Great Southern | John Bowler, JP, MLA |
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Justice Minister for Community Safety ---- Minister for Disability Services Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister for Seniors and Volunteering | John D'Orazio, BSc, MPS, MLA |
Minister for Local Government and Regional Development Minister for Fisheries Minister for the Kimberley Minister for the Pilbara Minister for the Gascoyne | Jon Ford, JP, MLC |
Minister for Disability Services Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister for Women's Interests ---- Minister for Justice Minister for Disability Services Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests ---- Minister for Corrective Services Minister for Women's Interests Minister for Small Business Minister assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs | Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B., MLA |
Minister for Small Business Minister for Peel and the South West Minister assisting the Minister for Education and Training | Norm Marlborough, MLA |
Minister for Community Development Minister for Seniors and Volunteering Minister for Youth Minister assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | David Templeman, BEd, DipTchg, MLA |
Minister for Disability Services Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Tony McRae, MLA |
Parliamentary Secretaries | Kate Doust, MLC Sue Ellery, MLC Adele Farina, MLC Mick Murray, MLA Tony McRae, MLA Peter Watson, MLA Martin Whitely, BCom, MLA |
Second Ministry
On 13 December 2006, the Premier announced a major Cabinet reshuffle, with only five ministers being unaffected. Three ministers were demoted to junior posts—former Minister for Education Ljiljanna Ravlich, former Minister for Resources John Bowler and former Minister for Indigenous Affairs Sheila McHale. It was decided not to replace Norm Marlborough's position in the cabinet, vacated a month earlier, so the number of ministers decreased from 17 to 16. Apart from Tony McRae and John Bowler, the members remained Ministers until the end of the Carpenter Ministry on 23 September 2008.| Office | Minister |
Premier Minister for Federal-State Relations Minister for Trade Minister for Science and Innovation Minister for Public Sector Management | Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA |
Deputy Premier Treasurer Minister for State Development | Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Agriculture and Food Minister for Forestry Minister for the Mid West Minister for the Wheatbelt Minister for Great Southern Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council | Kim Chance, MLC |
Minister for Local Government Minister for Racing and Gaming Minister for Government Enterprises Minister for Multicultural Interests and Citizenship Minister for Goldfields-Esperance Minister for Youth Minister assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC |
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Community Safety Minister for Water Resources Minister for Sport and Recreation Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly | John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA |
Attorney-General Minister for Health Minister for Electoral Affairs | Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris, LL.B., JP, MLA |
Minister for Employment Protection Minister for Housing and Works Minister for Heritage Minister for Indigenous Affairs Minister for Land Information | Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA |
Minister for Disability Services Minister for Tourism Minister for Culture and the Arts Minister for Consumer Protection | Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA |
Minister for Education and Training Minister for the South West ---- Minister for the Environment Minister for Climate Change Minister for Disability Services | Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA |
Minister for Energy Minister for Resources Minister for Industry and Enterprise | Fran Logan, BA, MLA |
Minister for Local Government Minister for Employment Protection Minister for Racing and Gaming Minister for Goldfields-Esperance Minister for Great Southern | John Bowler, JP, MLA |
Minister for Employment Protection Minister for Regional Development Minister for Fisheries Minister for the Kimberley Minister for the Pilbara Minister for the Gascoyne | Jon Ford, JP, MLC |
Minister for Corrective Services Minister for Small Business Minister for Women's Interests Minister assisting the Minister for Federal-State Relations | Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B., MLA |
Minister for Child Protection Minister for Communities Minister for Seniors and Volunteering Minister for the Environment Minister for Climate Change Minister for the Peel Region | David Templeman, BEd, DipTchg, MLA |
Minister for the Environment Minister for Climate Change Minister for Disability Services | Tony McRae, MLA |
Minister for Child Protection Minister for Communities Minister for Women's Interests Minister for Seniors and Volunteering | Sue Ellery, MLC |
Parliamentary Secretaries | Kate Doust, MLC Sue Ellery, MLC Adele Farina, BA, LL.B., MLC John Hyde, MLA Mick Murray, MLA Jaye Radisich, MLA Peter Watson, MLA Martin Whitely, BCom, MLA |