Premier of Western Australia

The Premier of Western Australia is the leader of the Western Australian government. He or she is the most powerful politician in the Australian state of Western Australia.

Premier of Western Australia
Western Australian Coat of Arms
Flag of Western Australia
Incumbent
Roger Cook
since 8 June 2023
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Style
StatusHead of Government
Member of
  • Parliament
  • National Cabinet
  • Cabinet
  • Executive Council
Reports toParliament
SeatDumas House, Perth
AppointerGovernor of Western Australia
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly
Term lengthAt the Governor's pleasure
contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament
Constituting instrumentNone (constitutional convention)
Formation29 December 1890
First holderJohn Forrest
DeputyDeputy Premier of Western Australia
SalaryA$355,681[1][2]
Websitewww.premier.wa.gov.au

The current Premier is Roger Cook from the Labor Party.

List of Premiers of Western Australia[3]
Premier Party Assumed Office Left Office
Sir John Forrest(pro-Forrest)129 December 189015 February 1901
George Throssell(pro-Forrest)115 February 190127 May 1901
George LeakeOpposition127 May 190121 November 1901
Alf MorgansMinisterialist121 November 190123 December 1901
George LeakeOpposition123 December 19011 July 1902
Sir Walter JamesOpposition11 July 190210 August 1904
Henry DaglishLabor10 August 190425 August 1905
Sir Cornthwaite RasonMinisterialist25 August 19057 May 1906
Sir Newton MooreMinisterialist7 May 190616 September 1910
Frank WilsonMinisterialist16 September 19107 October 1911
John ScaddanLabor7 October 191127 July 1916
Frank WilsonLiberal (WA)27 July 191628 June 1917
Sir Henry LefroyNationalist28 June 191717 April 1919
Sir Hal ColebatchNationalist17 April 191917 May 1919
Sir James MitchellNationalist17 May 191916 April 1924
Philip CollierLabor16 April 192424 April 1930
Sir James MitchellNationalist24 April 193024 April 1933
Philip CollierLabor24 April 193320 August 1936
John WillcockLabor20 August 193631 July 1945
Frank WiseLabor31 July 19451 April 1947
Sir Ross McLartyLiberal1 April 194723 February 1953
Albert HawkeLabor23 February 19532 April 1959
Sir David BrandLiberal2 April 19593 March 1971
John TonkinLabor3 March 19718 April 1974
Sir Charles CourtLiberal8 April 197425 January 1982
Ray O'ConnorLiberal25 January 198225 February 1983
Brian BurkeLabor25 February 198325 February 1988
Peter DowdingLabor25 February 198812 February 1990
Dr Carmen LawrenceLabor12 February 199016 February 1993
Richard CourtLiberal16 February 199316 February 2001
Dr Geoff GallopLabor16 February 200125 January 2006
Alan CarpenterLabor25 January 200623 September 2008
Colin BarnettLiberal23 September 200817 March 2017
Mark McGowan Labor 17 March 2017 incumbent

# There were no political parties in Western Australia until 1904.

References
  1. "Members of Parliament Tribunal Determination No 1 of 2020". WA.gov.au. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. Tyeson, Cam (1 June 2021). "Here's How Much Every State Premier Gets Paid If You Wanna Get Boomer-Tier Mad About Yr Taxes". Pedestrian. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  3. "Premiers of Western Australia". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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