Gallop Ministry


The Gallop Ministry was the 33rd Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, and was led by Labor Premier Geoff Gallop and his deputy, Eric Ripper. It succeeded the Court–Cowan Ministry on 16 February 2001, following the defeat of the Liberal-National coalition government at the 2001 election six days earlier. The Ministry was reconstituted on 10 March 2005 following the February 2005 election. It was succeeded by the Carpenter Ministry on 3 February 2006 due to the retirement of Dr Geoff Gallop from politics on 25 January.

First Ministry

The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 14 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 10 March 2005. The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.
OfficeMinister

Premier

Minister for Public Sector Management

Minister for Federal Affairs

Minister for Science

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
Dr Geoff Gallop, BEc, MA, MPhil, D.Phil., MLA

Deputy Premier

Treasurer

Minister for Energy		Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA

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		Kim Chance, MLC

Minister for Housing

Minister for Works and Services

Minister for Housing and Works

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		Tom Stephens, BA, MLC

Minister for Training

Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection

Minister for Indigenous Affairs

Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly

Minister assisting the Minister
for Public Sector Management 		John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA

Attorney-General

Minister for Health

Minister for Electoral Affairs
Minister for the Environment and Heritage

Minister for the Environment

Minister for Water Resources 		Dr Judy Edwards, MBBS, MLA

Minister for Police

Minister for Emergency Services

Minister for Local Government

Minister assisting the Minister
for Planning and Infrastructure

Minister for Justice

Minister for Community Safety 		Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA

Minister for Planning and Infrastructure		Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA

Minister for State Development

Minister for Tourism

Minister for Small Business

Minister for Goldfields-Esperance 		Clive Brown, MLA

Minister for Education

Minister for Education and Training

Minister for Sport and Recreation

Minister for Indigenous Affairs 		Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA

Minister for Community Development

Minister for Women's Interests

Minister for Seniors and Youth

Minister for Disability Services

Minister for Culture and the Arts		Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA

Minister for Health
Minister for Housing and Works

Minister for Racing and Gaming

Minister for Government Enterprises

Minister for Land Information

Minister for Goldfields-Esperance

Minister assisting the Treasurer 		Nick Griffiths, LL.B., MLC

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		Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC

Parliamentary Secretaries
Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA

Fran Logan, BA, MLA

Norm Marlborough, MLA

Graham Giffard, BA, MIR, MLC

Ken Travers, MLC

Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA, Dip.Ed., MLC


Sue Ellery, MLC

Mick Murray, MLA

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 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.
OfficeMinister

Premier

Minister for Public Sector Management

Minister for Water Resources

Minister for Federal Affairs
Dr Geoff Gallop, BEc, MA, MPhil, D.Phil., 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 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 Consumer and Employment Protection

Minister for Indigenous Affairs

Minister assisting the Minister for Water Resources

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 the Environment

Minister for Science		Dr Judy Edwards, MBBS, MLA

Minister for Police

Minister for Emergency Services

Minister for Community Safety		Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA

Minister for Planning and Infrastructure		Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA

Minister for State Development

Minister for Energy
Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA

Minister for Community Development

Minister for Culture and the Arts

Minister for Women's Interests
Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA

Minister for Disability Services

Minister for Sport and Recreation

Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Interests

Minister for Seniors
Bob Kucera, APM, MLA

Minister for Tourism

Minister for Racing and Gaming

Minister for Youth

Minister for Peel and the South West
Minister for Housing and Works

Minister for Heritage

Minister assisting the Minister
for Planning and Infrastructure		Fran Logan, BA, MLA

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
John Bowler, MLA

Minister for Justice

Minister for Small Business
John D'Orazio, BSc, MPS, MLA

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 Seniors and Volunteering

Minister assisting the Minister for Federal Affairs		Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B., MLA

Parliamentary Secretaries

Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B., MLA

Adele Farina, MLC

Peter Watson, MLC

Kate Doust, MLC

Norm Marlborough, MLA

Tony McRae, MLA