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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
[edit]The Governor, Ken Michael, designated 14 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) 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.
| Office | Minister |
|---|---|
| Premier | Dr Geoff Gallop, BEc, MA, MPhil, D.Phil. (Oxon), MLA |
| Deputy Premier | Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
| Minister for Agriculture and Food | Kim Chance, MLC[4] |
| Minister for Housing (until 2 July 2001) | Tom Stephens, BA, MLC (until 16 September 2004)[4] |
| (until 2 July 2001:)
Minister for Training (2 July 2001 – 14 January 2003) | John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA |
| Attorney-General (until 27 June 2003:)
| Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris (Hons), LL.B., JP, MLA[3] |
| Minister for the Environment and Heritage (until 27 June 2003) | Dr Judy Edwards, MBBS, MLA |
| Minister for Police | Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA[3] |
| Minister for Planning and Infrastructure[1] | Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA |
| Minister for State Development | Clive Brown, MLA |
| Minister for Education (until 14 January 2003) | Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA |
| Minister for Community Development | Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA |
| Minister for Health (until 27 June 2003) (from 27 June 2003:)
| Bob Kucera, APM, MLA[3] |
| Minister for Housing and Works (from 27 June 2003)[3] | Nick Griffiths, LL.B., MLC |
| Minister for Local Government and Regional Development | Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA (SocSc), Dip.Ed., MLC (from 21 September 2004)[4] |
| Parliamentary Secretaries[2] | Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA |
- 1 On 3 March 2001, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Alannah MacTiernan, whose portfolio included road safety, lost her licence after being booked for driving at 98 km/h in a 60 km/h zone near Pinjarra.[1] On 9 March 2001, Premier Gallop appointed Minister for Police Michelle Roberts as Minister assisting the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure with respect to Road Safety, meaning that Roberts would chair the Ministerial Council on Road Safety and be responsible for three Acts of Parliament.[2]
- 2 The parliamentary secretaries were not appointed at the same time as the rest of the Ministry. A separate announcement was made on 23 March 2001 confirming their appointments.[3][4]
- 3 On 27 June 2003, a Cabinet reshuffle removed Health from Bob Kucera and Housing and Works from Tom Stephens, reallocating the portfolios to Jim McGinty and Nick Griffiths respectively. The membership of the Cabinet remained unchanged.[5]
- 4 On 16 September 2004, Tom Stephens MLC resigned from the Ministry and from Parliament in order to contest the seat of Kalgoorlie at the October 2004 federal election. Kim Chance adopted the portfolios before they were reassigned to Ljiljanna Ravlich, who was promoted from parliamentary secretary to Minister on 21 September 2004.
Second Ministry
[edit]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(2) 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.
| Office | Minister |
|---|---|
| Premier | Dr Geoff Gallop, BEc, MA, MPhil, D.Phil. (Oxon), MLA |
| Deputy Premier | Eric Ripper, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
| Minister for Agriculture and Forestry | Kim Chance, MLC |
| Ljiljanna Ravlich, BA (SocSc), Dip.Ed., MLC | |
| Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection | John Kobelke, BSc, Dip.Ed., JP, MLA |
| Attorney-General | Jim McGinty, BA, BJuris (Hons), LL.B., JP, MLA |
| Minister for the Environment | Dr Judy Edwards, MBBS, MLA |
| Minister for Police | Michelle Roberts, BA, Dip.Ed., MLA |
| Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Alannah MacTiernan, BA, LL.B., BJuris, JP, MLA |
| Minister for State Development | Alan Carpenter, BA, MLA |
| Minister for Community Development | Sheila McHale, BA, Dip.Soc.Sci., JP, MLA |
| Minister for Disability Services | Bob Kucera, APM, MLA (until 13 October 2005)[1] |
| Minister for Tourism (13 October–25 November 2005:)[1]
| Mark McGowan, BA, LL.B., Dip LP, MLA |
| Minister for Housing and Works | Fran Logan, BA (Hons), MLA |
| Minister for Local Government and Regional Development | John Bowler, MLA |
| Minister for Justice | John D'Orazio, BSc, MPS, MLA |
| Minister for Fisheries | Jon Ford, JP, MLC |
| Minister for Disability Services | Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B. (Hons), MLA (from 25 November 2005)[1] |
| Parliamentary Secretaries | Margaret Quirk, MA, LL.B. (Hons), MLA (until 25 November 2005) |
- 1 On 13 October 2005, Bob Kucera resigned from the ministry. His portfolios were assumed by Mark McGowan until 25 November 2005, when they were split between incoming minister Margaret Quirk and John Bowler.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ruse, Ben (8 March 2001). "Rotten driver". The West Australian. p. 1.
- ^ Robb, Trevor (9 March 2001). "Safety switch, transport shuffle "in vain"". The West Australian. p. 1.
- ^ "Premier and Cabinet—Parliamentary Secretaries". Western Australia Government Gazette. 23 March 2001. p. 2001:1720.
- ^ Pratley, Jerry (24 March 2001). "Ministers get workload aid". The West Australian. p. 49.
- ^ "Kucera loses Health, Stephens loses Housing in Cabinet reshuffle". ABC Online. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
References
[edit]- Hansard Indexes for 2001–2006, "Legislature of Western Australia"
- Government Gazettes
