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)1  29 December 1890  15 February 1901 George Throssell  (pro-Forrest)1  15 February 1901  27 May 1901 George Leake  Opposition1  27 May 1901  21 November 1901 Alf Morgans  Ministerialist1  21 November 1901  23 December 1901 George Leake  Opposition1  23 December 1901  1 July 1902 Sir Walter James  Opposition1  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 2017Mark McGowanLabor17 March 20178 June 2023Roger CookLabor8 June 2023Incumbent

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

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