Cabinet Reshuffles: Western Australia and ACT
11 December 2023
Western Australia
On Thursday 7 December, Premier of Western Australia the Hon. Roger Cook MLA announced a Cabinet reshuffle ahead of the 2025 state election.
Member for Victoria Park Hannah Beazley has been elevated to the Cabinet following the resignation of the Hon. Bill Johnston MLA. Beazley will take on the ministerial portfolios of Local Government and Youth, along with becoming Minister Assisting the Minister for Training and Workforce Development.
The changes to Cabinet include:
- Reece Whitby MLA gains the Energy portfolio.
- David Michael MLA will add Mines and Petroleum.
- Simone McGurk picks up Industrial Relations.
- Paul Papalia will regain his former portfolios of Racing and Gaming.
Member for Cockburn David Scaife has been elevated to Parliamentary Secretary to the Hon. John Carey MLA, filling the vacancy left by Hannah Beazley.
For more information, please contact your Hawker Britton consultant Juliana Plummer on +61 427 519 224. Further Hawker Britton Occasional Papers on the activities of the WA Government are available here.
| Minister | Portfolio |
| Hon Roger Cook MLA | Premier; State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade; Public Sector Management; Federal-State Relations |
| Hon Rita Saffioti MLA | Deputy Premier; Treasurer; Transport; Tourism |
| Hon Sue Ellery MLC | Finance; Commerce; Women’s Interests |
| Hon Stephen Dawson MLC | Emergency Services; Innovation and the Digital Economy; Science; Medical Research; Minister assisting the Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade |
| Hon David Templeman MLA | Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Education; Heritage |
| Hon John Quigley MLA | Attorney General; Electoral Affairs |
| Hon Paul Papalia MLA | Police; Corrective Services; Racing and Gaming; Defence Industry; Veterans Issues |
| Hon Dr Tony Buti MLA | Education; Aboriginal Affairs; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests |
| Hon Simone McGurk MLA | Training and Workforce Development; Water; Industrial Relations |
| Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA | Health; Mental Health |
| Hon John Carey MLA | Planning; Lands; Housing; Homelessness |
| Hon Don Punch MLA | Regional Development; Disability Services; Fisheries; Seniors and Ageing; Volunteering |
| Hon Reece Whitby MLA | Energy, Environment; Climate Action |
| Hon Sabine Winton MLA | Early Childhood Education; Child Protection; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services |
| Hon David Michael MLA | Mines and Petroleum; Ports; Road Safety; Minister assisting the Minister for Transport |
| Hon Hannah Beazley MLA | Local Government; Youth; Minister Assisting the Minister for Training and Workforce Development |
| Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC | Agriculture and Food; Forestry; Small Business |
| Mrs Jessica Stojkovski MLA | Cabinet Secretary |
| Parliamentary Secretary | Minister |
| Mrs Jessica Stojkovski MLA | Hon Roger Cook MLA |
| Ms Jessica Shaw MLA | Hon Roger Cook MLA |
| Dr Jagadish (Jags) Krishnan MLA | Hon Roger Cook MLA & Hon Sue Ellery MLC |
| Ms Meredith Hammat MLA | Hon Rita Saffioti MLA & Hon Dr Tony Buti MLA |
| Ms Divina D’Anna MLA | Hon Rita Saffioti MLA |
| Ms Jodie Hanns MLA | Hon Stephen Dawson MLC |
| Hon Samantha Helen Rowe MLC | Hon David Templeman MLA |
| Hon Matthew Swinbourn MLC | Hon John Quigley MLA & Hon Simone McGurk MLA |
| Mr Terry Healy MLA | Hon Paul Papalia MLA |
| Mr Yaz Mubarakai MLA | Hon Dr Tony Buti MLA |
| Mr Simon Millman MLA | Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA |
| Hon Pierre Yang MLC | Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA |
| Mr David Scaife MLA | Hon John Carey MLA |
| Hon Kyle McGinn MLC | Hon Don Punch MLA |
| Hon Darren West MLC | Hon Reece Whitby MLA |
Australian Capital Territory
On Monday 11 December, ACT Chief Minister the Hon. Andrew Barr MLA announced a Cabinet reshuffle as the Government looks to sharpen its focus on health, housing, cost-of-living and infrastructure in 2024.
The changes to Cabinet include:
- Chris Steel will add the Planning portfolio to his transport responsibilities.
- Tara Cheyne will take on City Services.
- Mick Gentlemen adds Business, Multicultural Affairs, and a new portfolio of Crime Prevention.
- Rachel Stephen-Smith gains the Disability portfolio.
- Rebecca Vassarotti adds Parks and Land Management to her environment responsibilities.
- Emma Davidson will take on Corrections and a new portfolio of Population Health.
The reshuffle also includes the announcement of a new cost-of-living sub-committee of Cabinet in the lead up to the 2024 Budget. The sub-committee will be tasked with developing proposals that can alleviate cost-of-living pressure on Canberrans most impacted by energy, education, health and transport costs during a period of high national inflation.
For more information, please contact Hawker Britton’s Managing Director Simon Banks on +61 419 648 587. Further Hawker Britton Occasional Papers on the activities of the ACT government are available here.
| Minister | Portfolio |
| Hon Andrew Barr MLA | Chief Minister; Treasurer; Minister for Climate Action; Minister for Trade, Investment and Economic Development; Minister for Tourism |
| Hon Yvette Berry MLA | Deputy Chief Minister; Minister for Early Childhood Development; Minister for Education and Youth Affairs; Minister for Housing and Suburban Development; Minister for Women; Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence; Minister for Sport and Recreation |
| Hon Mick Gentleman MLA | Minister for Business; Minister for Fire and Emergency Services; Minister for Industrial Relations and Workplace Safety; Minister for Multicultural Affairs; Minister for Police and Crime Prevention |
| Hon Shane Rattenbury MLA (Leader of the ACT Greens) | Attorney-General; Minister for Consumer Affairs; Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction; Minister for Gaming |
| Hon Rachel Stephen-Smith MLA | Minister for Health; Minister for Children, Youth and Family Services; Minister for Disability; Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs |
| Hon Chris Steel MLA | Minister for Planning; Minister for Skills and Training; Minister for Transport; Special Minister of State |
| Hon Tara Cheyne MLA | Minister for the Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy; Minister for City Services; Minister for Government Services and Regulatory Reform; Minister for Human Rights |
| Hon Rebecca Vassarotti MLA (ACT Greens) | Minister for the Environment, Parks and Land Management; Minister for Heritage; Minister for Homelessness and Housing Services; Minister for Sustainable Building and Construction |
| Hon Emma Davidson MLA (ACT Greens) | Minister for Community Services, Seniors and Veterans; Minister for Corrections and Justice Health; Minister for Mental Health; Minister for Population Health |