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the longest period in the position. The position and corresponding department have existed under several different names, including Native
Affairs (4 years), Native Welfare (19 years), Aboriginal Affairs (23 years), and Indigenous Affairs (12 years). The current name was adopted after requests from
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167:(DAA), which exists "to facilitate the development of policy and programs which deliver sustainable economic, environmental and social benefits to Aboriginal communities".
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Twenty one people have been appointed as
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in Western Australia, with
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at the time of their service. In
Western Australia, serving ministers are entitled to be styled "
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199:", and may retain the style after three years' service in the ministry.
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representatives of
Western Australia's Aboriginal communities.
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Aboriginal / Indigenous
Affairs Ministers of Western Australia
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1458:– Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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628:
Minister with special responsibility for
Aboriginal Affairs
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are designated "MLC". All others were members of the
1790:
Department of
Aboriginal Affairs (Western Australia)
1775:
Ministers of the
Western Australian state government
124:
116:
102:
92:
82:
70:
20:
1401:Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (New South Wales)
151:The current Minister for Aboriginal Affairs is
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8:
1411:Minister for Indigenous Affairs (Australia)
1486:
1472:
1464:
1406:Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (Victoria)
37:
1369:
1345:
1240:
1232:
1198:
1047:
1016:
988:
780:
749:
714:
683:
658:
650:
608:
411:
321:
274:
230:
201:
171:List of ministers for Aboriginal affairs
1544:Citizenship and Multicultural Interests
1421:
597:No minister – portfolio transferred to
159:. The minister is responsible for the
17:
1427:
1425:
51:since 21 December 2021
7:
210:
1501:Ministerial portfolios (45) of the
187:In the table below, members of the
179:'s 8 years and 325 days during the
144:, first created in 1947 during the
1704:Training and Workforce Development
14:
1456:Addressing a Member of Parliament
1742:
1495:
1432:Department of Aboriginal Affairs
1241:Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
989:Minister for Indigenous Affairs
659:Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
165:Department of Aboriginal Affairs
111:(as Minister for Native Affairs)
65:Department of Aboriginal Affairs
26:
1780:Western Australia-related lists
1503:government of Western Australia
138:Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
21:Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
599:Minister for Community Welfare
1:
1785:Indigenous affairs ministries
97:Governor of Western Australia
1385:
1382:
1370:2 years, 278 days
1366:
1356:
1340:
1330:
1320:
1309:
1305:3 years, 361 days
1304:
1294:
1284:
1265:
1253:
1243:
1222:
1212:
1193:
1183:
1173:
1154:
1149:
1139:
1129:
1118:
1113:
1103:
1093:
1082:
1070:
1060:
1048:2 years, 221 days
1037:
1027:
1012:2 years, 131 days
1011:
1001:
991:
969:
962:
952:
942:
931:
927:2 years, 350 days
926:
916:
906:
895:
890:
880:
870:
851:
846:
836:
826:
815:
803:
793:
770:
760:
737:
727:
715:2 years, 218 days
704:
694:
671:
661:
651:3 years, 150 days
640:
630:
627:
586:
576:
566:
555:
550:
540:
530:
519:
515:2 years, 228 days
514:
504:
494:
475:
471:2 years, 347 days
470:
460:
450:
439:
434:
424:
414:
412:Minister for Native Welfare
390:
386:2 years, 323 days
385:
375:
365:
349:
344:
334:
324:
322:Minister for Native Affairs
307:
295:
285:
283:Minister for Native Welfare
282:
275:2 years, 189 days
264:
254:
252:Minister for Native Affairs
251:
142:Cabinet of Western Australia
87:Premier of Western Australia
1233:6 years, 93 days
1174:23 September 2008
1150:1 year, 205 days
1140:23 September 2008
847:2 years, 11 days
781:1 year, 342 days
588:8 years, 325 days
435:3 years, 57 days
1806:
1357:21 December 2021
1331:21 December 2021
1213:14 December 2010
1184:14 December 2010
1114:1 year, 27 days
992:16 February 2001
953:16 February 2001
871:16 February 1993
837:16 February 1993
794:12 February 1990
771:12 February 1990
761:28 February 1989
738:28 February 1989
728:25 February 1988
705:25 February 1988
662:26 February 1986
641:26 February 1986
631:25 February 1983
531:16 November 1961
505:16 November 1961
415:23 February 1953
376:23 February 1953
1751:
1740:
1509:
1348:
1279:
1276:
1201:
1168:
1165:
1094:3 February 2006
1071:3 February 2006
1061:25 January 2006
1055:
1038:25 January 2006
1019:
983:
980:
907:25 January 1994
881:25 January 1994
865:
862:
827:5 February 1991
804:5 February 1991
788:
752:
722:
686:
622:
619:
611:
593:
489:
486:
406:
401:
246:
241:
233:
225:
222:
219:
216:
207:
63:
34:
25:
1679:Seniors and Volunteering
943:9 January 1997
917:9 January 1997
325:7 October 1949
296:7 October 1949
286:5 January 1948
265:5 January 1948
213:
1321:19 March 2021
1295:13 March 2021
1285:17 March 2017
1254:17 March 2017
1244:21 March 2013
1223:21 March 2013
567:12 April 1962
541:11 April 1962
451:20 April 1956
425:20 April 1956
204:
1130:2 March 2007
1104:2 March 2007
1028:27 June 2003
1002:27 June 2003
695:25 July 1986
672:25 July 1986
577:3 March 1971
495:2 April 1959
461:2 April 1959
366:6 April 1950
335:6 April 1950
255:1 April 1947
146:McLarty–Watts Ministry
181:Brand–Nalder Ministry
140:is a position in the
129:Minister Ben Wyatt MP
1689:Sport and Recreation
1664:Regional Development
1559:Culture and the Arts
1529:Agriculture and Food
193:Legislative Assembly
1644:Mines and Petroleum
1569:Disability Services
1554:Corrective Services
189:Legislative Council
1584:Emergency Services
1564:Community Services
1524:Aboriginal Affairs
1194:6 years, 120 days
1762:
1761:
1729:Women's Interests
1694:State Development
1659:Racing and Gaming
1579:Electoral Affairs
1392:
1391:
1207:
1157:
965:
604:
316:
134:
133:
112:
1797:
1755:Current Ministry
1746:
1634:Local Government
1539:Child Protection
1534:Attorney-General
1500:
1499:
1488:
1481:
1474:
1465:
1459:
1453:
1447:
1441:
1435:
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1364:
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1338:
1336:
1328:
1326:
1302:
1300:
1292:
1290:
1261:
1259:
1251:
1249:
1230:
1228:
1220:
1218:
1205:
1191:
1189:
1181:
1179:
1155:
1147:
1145:
1137:
1135:
1123:Michelle Roberts
1111:
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1007:
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997:
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948:
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922:
914:
912:
888:
886:
878:
876:
844:
842:
834:
832:
811:
809:
801:
799:
778:
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768:
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745:
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735:
733:
712:
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669:
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594:
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574:
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546:
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512:
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342:
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272:
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161:state government
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103:Inaugural holder
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30:
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1805:
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1798:
1796:
1795:
1794:
1765:
1764:
1763:
1758:
1747:
1738:
1505:
1494:
1492:
1462:
1454:
1450:
1442:
1438:
1430:
1423:
1419:
1397:
1360:
1358:
1334:
1332:
1324:
1322:
1298:
1296:
1288:
1286:
1257:
1255:
1247:
1245:
1226:
1224:
1216:
1214:
1187:
1185:
1177:
1175:
1143:
1141:
1133:
1131:
1107:
1105:
1097:
1095:
1074:
1072:
1064:
1062:
1041:
1039:
1031:
1029:
1005:
1003:
995:
993:
956:
954:
946:
944:
920:
918:
910:
908:
884:
882:
874:
872:
840:
838:
830:
828:
807:
805:
797:
795:
774:
772:
764:
762:
754:Carmen Lawrence
741:
739:
731:
729:
708:
706:
698:
696:
675:
673:
665:
663:
644:
642:
634:
632:
580:
578:
570:
568:
544:
542:
534:
532:
508:
506:
498:
496:
480:Charles Perkins
464:
462:
454:
452:
428:
426:
418:
416:
379:
377:
369:
367:
338:
336:
328:
326:
299:
297:
289:
287:
268:
266:
258:
256:
226:Term in office
173:
109:
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50:
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45:
42:
12:
11:
5:
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1801:
1793:
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1777:
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1760:
1759:
1752:
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1739:
1737:
1736:
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1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1684:Small Business
1681:
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1621:
1616:
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1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1519:Deputy Premier
1516:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1493:
1491:
1490:
1483:
1476:
1468:
1461:
1460:
1448:
1436:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1414:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1396:
1393:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1381:
1376:
1372:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1355:
1352:
1347:
1343:
1342:
1341:277 days
1339:
1329:
1319:
1316:
1314:Stephen Dawson
1311:
1307:
1306:
1303:
1293:
1283:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1267:
1263:
1262:
1252:
1242:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1231:
1221:
1211:
1208:
1200:
1196:
1195:
1192:
1182:
1172:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1152:
1151:
1148:
1138:
1128:
1125:
1120:
1116:
1115:
1112:
1102:
1092:
1089:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1069:
1059:
1054:
1050:
1049:
1046:
1036:
1026:
1023:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1010:
1000:
990:
987:
982:
979:
976:
974:Alan Carpenter
971:
967:
966:
961:
951:
941:
938:
933:
929:
928:
925:
915:
905:
902:
897:
893:
892:
891:343 days
889:
879:
869:
864:
861:
858:
853:
849:
848:
845:
835:
825:
822:
817:
813:
812:
802:
792:
787:
783:
782:
779:
769:
759:
756:
751:
747:
746:
736:
726:
721:
717:
716:
713:
703:
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690:
685:
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653:
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639:
629:
626:
621:
618:
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591:
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562:
557:
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551:146 days
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539:
529:
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524:George Cornell
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477:
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469:
459:
449:
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437:
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423:
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410:
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1203:Peter Collier
1197:
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1087:Sheila McHale
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1367:8 June 2023
1021:John Kobelke
900:Kevin Prince
856:Kevin Minson
688:Ernie Bridge
613:Keith Wilson
601:(1971–1983).
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354:Victor Doney
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120:1 April 1947
15:
1669:Road Safety
1594:Environment
560:Edgar Lewis
395:Bill Hegney
220:Term start
177:Edgar Lewis
157:Labor Party
1769:Categories
1417:References
1361:2021-12-21
1335:2021-12-21
1325:2021-03-19
1299:2021-03-13
1289:2017-03-17
1258:2017-03-17
1248:2013-03-21
1227:2013-03-21
1217:2010-12-14
1188:2010-12-14
1178:2008-09-23
1160:Kim Hames
1144:2008-09-23
1134:2007-03-02
1108:2007-03-02
1098:2006-02-03
1075:2006-02-03
1065:2006-01-25
1042:2006-01-25
1032:2003-06-27
1006:2003-06-27
996:2001-02-16
957:2001-02-16
947:1997-01-09
921:1997-01-09
911:1994-01-25
885:1994-01-25
875:1993-02-16
841:1993-02-16
831:1991-02-05
808:1991-02-05
798:1990-02-12
775:1990-02-12
765:1989-02-28
742:1989-02-28
732:1988-02-25
709:1988-02-25
699:1986-07-25
676:1986-07-25
666:1986-02-26
645:1986-02-26
635:1983-02-25
581:1971-03-03
571:1962-04-12
545:1962-04-11
535:1961-11-16
509:1961-11-16
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