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.

The current Premier is Roger Cook from the Labor Party.

## List of Premiers of Western Australia

|Premier|Party|Assumed Office|Left Office|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Sir John Forrest|(pro-Forrest)<sup>1</sup>|29 December 1890|15 February 1901|
|George Throssell|(pro-Forrest)<sup>1</sup>|15 February 1901|27 May 1901|
|George Leake|Opposition<sup>1</sup>|27 May 1901|21 November 1901|
|Alf Morgans|Ministerialist<sup>1</sup>|21 November 1901|23 December 1901|
|George Leake|Opposition<sup>1</sup>|23 December 1901|1 July 1902|
|Sir Walter James|Opposition<sup>1</sup>|1 July 1902|10 August 1904|
|Henry Daglish|Labor|10 August 1904|25 August 1905|
|Sir Cornthwaite Rason|Ministerialist|25 August 1905|7 May 1906|
|Sir Newton Moore|Ministerialist|7 May 1906|16 September 1910|
|Frank Wilson|Ministerialist|16 September 1910|7 October 1911|
|John Scaddan|Labor|7 October 1911|27 July 1916|
|Frank Wilson|Liberal (WA)|27 July 1916|28 June 1917|
|Sir Henry Lefroy|Nationalist|28 June 1917|17 April 1919|
|Sir Hal Colebatch|Nationalist|17 April 1919|17 May 1919|
|Sir James Mitchell|Nationalist|17 May 1919|16 April 1924|
|Philip Collier|Labor|16 April 1924|24 April 1930|
|Sir James Mitchell|Nationalist|24 April 1930|24 April 1933|
|Philip Collier|Labor|24 April 1933|20 August 1936|
|John Willcock|Labor|20 August 1936|31 July 1945|
|Frank Wise|Labor|31 July 1945|1 April 1947|
|Sir Ross McLarty|Liberal|1 April 1947|23 February 1953|
|Albert Hawke|Labor|23 February 1953|2 April 1959|
|Sir David Brand|Liberal|2 April 1959|3 March 1971|
|John Tonkin|Labor|3 March 1971|8 April 1974|
|Sir Charles Court|Liberal|8 April 1974|25 January 1982|
|Ray O'Connor|Liberal|25 January 1982|25 February 1983|
|Brian Burke|Labor|25 February 1983|25 February 1988|
|Peter Dowding|Labor|25 February 1988|12 February 1990|
|Dr Carmen Lawrence|Labor|12 February 1990|16 February 1993|
|Richard Court|Liberal|16 February 1993|16 February 2001|
|Dr Geoff Gallop|Labor|16 February 2001|25 January 2006|
|Alan Carpenter|Labor|25 January 2006|23 September 2008|
|Colin Barnett|Liberal|23 September 2008|17 March 2017|
|Mark McGowan|Labor|17 March 2017|8 June 2023|
|Roger Cook|Labor|8 June 2023|_Incumbent_|

<small># There were no political parties in Western Australia until 1904.</small>

## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: Premier
- **body**: Western Australia
- **insignia**: Western Australian Coat of Arms.svg
- **insigniasize**: 120px
- **insigniacaption**: Coat of arms of Western Australia, Western Australian Coat of Arms
- **flag**: Flag of Western Australia.svg
- **flagsize**: 120px
- **flagcaption**: Flag of Western Australia
- **image**: 3 Feb 15 FREO FSH gnangarra-123.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200px
- **incumbent**: Roger Cook (politician), Roger Cook
- **incumbentsince**: 8 June 2023
- **department**: Department of the Premier and Cabinet (Western Australia), Department of the Premier and Cabinet
- **status**: Head of Government
- **reports to**: Parliament of Western Australia, Parliament
- **seat**: Dumas House, Perth, Western Australia, Perth
- **appointer**: Governor of Western Australia
- **appointer qualified**: <small>by Convention (norm)#Government, convention, based on appointee's ability to Parliamentary system, command confidence in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly</small>
- **termlength**: At the Governor's pleasure
- **termlength qualified**: <small>contingent on the premier's ability to Parliamentary system, command confidence in the lower house of Parliament</small>
- **formation**: 29 December 1890
- **first**: John Forrest
- **deputy**: Deputy Premier of Western Australia
- **salary**: A$355,681
- **website**: [https://www.premier.wa.gov.au/ www.premier.wa.gov.au]