# Minister for Regional Development (Western Australia)

Minister for Regional Development is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Don Punch of the Labor Party. The position was first created in 1977, for the government of Charles Court, and has existed in most governments since then. The minister is responsible for the state government's Department of Regional Development.
Prior to the creation of a regional development portfolio, there was a separate minister with responsibility for North-West Australia, called the Minister for North-West. That position has not existed since 1993. Additionally, in the Labor governments of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, either some or all of the regions of Western Australia had specific ministers.

## List of regional development ministers

| Ordinal | Minister(s) | Party | Office | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| 1 | Des O'Neil | Liberal | Minister for Regional Administration | 10 March 1977 | 5 March 1980 | 2 years, 361 days |
| 2 | Ray O'Connor | Liberal | Minister for Regional Administration | 5 March 1980 | 12 February 1981 | 344 days |
| 3 | Peter Jones | National Country | Minister for Regional Administration | 12 February 1981 | 25 January 1982 | 347 days |
| 4 | Barry MacKinnon | Liberal | Minister for Regional Administration | 25 January 1982 | 11 June 1982 | 137 days |
| 1982–1983: responsibilities held by Minister for Industrial, Commercial, and Regional Development ||||||||
| 5 | Julian Grill | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 25 February 1983 | 25 February 1986 | 3 years, 0 days |
| 6 | Jeff Carr | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 12 May 1986 | 28 February 1989 | 2 years, 276 days |
| 7 | Gordon Hill | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 28 February 1989 | 19 February 1990 | 356 days |
| 8 | Pam Buchanan | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 19 February 1990 | 20 December 1990 | 304 days |
| 1990–1995: responsibilities held by other ministers ||||||||
| 9 | Hendy Cowan | National | Minister for Regional Development | 10 February 1995 | 16 February 2001 | 6 years, 6 days |
| 10 | Tom Stephens | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 1 July 2001 | 16 September 2004 | 3 years, 77 days |
| 11 | Kim Chance | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 16 September 2004 | 21 September 2004 | 9 days |
| 12 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 21 September 2004 | 10 March 2005 | 170 days |
| 13 | John Bowler | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 10 March 2005 | 3 February 2006 | 330 days |
| 14 | Jon Ford | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 3 February 2006 | 23 September 2008 | 2 years, 233 days |
| 15 | Brendon Grylls | National | Minister for Regional Development | 23 September 2008 | 11 December 2013 | 5 years, 79 days |
| 16 | Terry Redman | National | Minister for Regional Development | 11 December 2013 | 17 March 2017 | 3 years, 96 days |
| 17 | Alannah MacTiernan | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 17 March 2017 | 14 December 2022 | 5 years, 272 days |
| 18 | Don Punch | Labor | Minister for Regional Development | 14 December 2022 | incumbent | 2 years, 54 days |

## List of ministers for specific regions
### Gascoyne

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 26 November 1992 | 16 February 1993 | Tom Stephens | Labor |
| 1993–2001: no minister |||||
| 16 February 2001 | 16 September 2004 | Tom Stephens (again) | Labor |
| 16 September 2004 | 21 September 2004 | Kim Chance | Labor |
| 21 September 2004 | 10 March 2005 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor |
| 10 March 2005 | 23 September 2008 | Jon Ford | Labor |

### Goldfields-Esperance

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 19 February 1990 | 16 February 1993 | Ian Taylor | Labor |
| 1993–2001: no minister |||||
| 16 February 2001 | 1 July 2001 | Clive Brown | Labor |
| 1 July 2001 | 27 June 2003 | Nick Griffiths | Labor |
| 27 June 2003 | 16 September 2004 | Tom Stephens | Labor |
| 16 September 2004 | 21 September 2004 | Kim Chance | Labor |
| 21 September 2004 | 10 March 2005 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor |
| 10 March 2005 | 2 March 2007 | John Bowler | Labor |
| 2 March 2007 | 23 September 2008 | Ljiljanna Ravlich (again) | Labor |

### Great Southern

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 16 February 2001 | 10 March 2005 | Kim Chance | Labor |
| 10 March 2005 | 2 March 2007 | John Bowler | Labor |
| 2 March 2007 | 23 September 2008 | Kim Chance (again) | Labor |

### Kimberley

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 16 February 2001 | 16 September 2004 | Tom Stephens | Labor |
| 16 September 2004 | 21 September 2004 | Kim Chance | Labor |
| 21 September 2004 | 10 March 2005 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor |
| 10 March 2005 | 23 September 2008 | Jon Ford | Labor |

### Mid-West

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 28 February 1989 | 5 February 1991 | Jeff Carr | Labor |
| 5 February 1991 | 7 September 1992 | Gordon Hill | Labor |
| 7 September 1992 | 26 November 1992 | Ian Taylor | Labor |
| 26 November 1992 | 16 February 1993 | Tom Stephens | Labor |
| 1993–2001: no minister |||||
| 16 February 2001 | 23 September 2008 | Kim Chance | Labor |

### North-West

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 17 May 1919 | 17 June 1923 | Hal Colebatch | Nationalist |
| 18 June 1923 | 15 April 1924 | John Ewing | Liberal |
| 1924–1933: no minister |||||
| 24 April 1933 | 26 March 1935 | Harry Millington | Labor |
| 26 March 1935 | 15 July 1936 | Frank Wise | Labor |
| 1936–1939: no minister |||||
| 29 March 1939 | 1 April 1947 | Aubrey Coverley | Labor |
| 1 April 1947 | 24 October 1950 | Ross McLarty | Liberal |
| 24 October 1950 | 3 January 1952 | Garnet Wood | Country |
| 17 January 1952 | 23 February 1953 | Ross McLarty (again) | Liberal |
| 23 February 1953 | 2 April 1959 | Harry Strickland | Labor |
| 1959–1971: no minister |||||
| 12 October 1971 | 30 May 1973 | Herb Graham | Labor |
| 30 May 1973 | 8 April 1974 | Arthur Bickerton | Labor |
| 8 April 1974 | 5 June 1975 | Alan Ridge | Liberal |
| 5 June 1975 | 5 March 1980 | Des O'Neil | Liberal |
| 5 March 1980 | 12 February 1981 | Ray O'Connor | Liberal |
| 12 February 1981 | 25 January 1982 | Peter Jones | National Country |
| 25 January 1982 | 25 February 1983 | Barry MacKinnon | Liberal |
| 25 February 1983 | 25 July 1986 | Julian Grill | Labor |
| 25 July 1986 | 16 February 1993 | Ernie Bridge | Labor |

### Peel

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 16 February 2001 | 27 June 2003 | Jim McGinty | Labor |
| 27 June 2003 | 10 March 2005 | Bob Kucera | Labor |
| 10 March 2005 | 3 February 2006 | Mark McGowan | Labor |
| 3 February 2006 | 9 November 2006 | Norm Marlborough | Labor |
| 9 November 2006 | 13 December 2006 | Mark McGowan (again) | Labor |
| 13 December 2006 | 23 September 2008 | David Templeman | Labor |

### Pilbara

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 16 February 2001 | 16 September 2004 | Tom Stephens | Labor |
| 16 September 2004 | 21 September 2004 | Kim Chance | Labor |
| 21 September 2004 | 10 March 2005 | Ljiljanna Ravlich | Labor |
| 10 March 2005 | 23 September 2008 | Jon Ford | Labor |

### South-West

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 25 February 1986 | 28 February 1989 | Julian Grill | Labor |
| 28 February 1989 | 16 February 1993 | David Smith | Labor |
| 1993–2001: no minister |||||
| 16 February 2001 | 27 June 2003 | Jim McGinty | Labor |
| 27 June 2003 | 10 March 2005 | Bob Kucera | Labor |
| 10 March 2005 | 23 September 2008 | Mark McGowan | Labor |

### Wheatbelt

| Term start | Term end | Minister(s) | Party |
| 26 November 1992 | 16 February 1993 | Tom Stephens | Labor |
| 1993–2001: no minister |||||
| 16 February 2001 | 23 September 2008 | Kim Chance | Labor |