Treasurer of Western Australia

Treasurer of Western Australia
Incumbent Mike Nahan
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of Western Australia
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure
Formation	29 January 1890
First holder	Sir John Forrest

The Treasurer of Western Australia is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the management of Western Australia's public sector finances, and for preparing and delivering the annual State Budget. With only rare exceptions, until 2001, the position of Treasurer was usually held by the Premier of Western Australia.

List of Treasurers of Western Australia

Treasurer	Party	Assumed Office	Left Office	Term
William Henry Drake	(none)	1838	1848	10 years
Anthony O'Grady Lefroy	none	1856	December 1890
Sir John Forrest	(pro-Forrest)1	29 December 1890	15 February 1901
George Throssell	(pro-Forrest)1	15 February 1901	27 May 1901
Frederick Illingworth	Opposition1	27 May 1901	21 November 1901
Alf Morgans	Ministerialist1	21 November 1901	23 December 1901
Frederick Illingworth	Opposition1	23 December 1901	1 July 1902
James Gardiner	Opposition1	1 July 1902	20 April 1904
Cornthwaite Rason	Opposition1	20 April 1904	10 August 1904
Henry Daglish	Labor	10 August 1904	25 August 1905
Hector Rason	Ministerialist	25 August 1905	7 May 1906
Frank Wilson	Ministerialist	7 May 1906	30 June 1909
Sir Newton Moore	Ministerialist	30 June 1909	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
James Gardiner	Country	28 June 1917	2 April 1919
Sir Henry Lefroy	Nationalist	2 April 1919	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
Tom Evans	Labor	3 March 1971	12 October 1971
John Tonkin	Labor	12 October 1971	8 April 1974
Sir Charles Court	Liberal	8 April 1974	25 January 1982
Ray O'Connor	Liberal	25 January 1982	19 February 1983
Brian Burke	Labor	19 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	10 February 2001
Eric Ripper	Labor	16 February 2001	23 September 2008
Troy Buswell	Liberal	23 September 2008	27 April 2010
Colin Barnett	Liberal	27 April 2010	14 December 2010
Christian Porter	Liberal	14 December 2010	12 June 2012
Colin Barnett	Liberal	12 June 2012	7 July 2012
Troy Buswell	Liberal	7 July 2012	10 March 2014
Colin Barnett	Liberal	10 March 2014	17 March 2014
Mike Nahan	Liberal	17 March 2014	Incumbent