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.

Premier of Western Australia
Western Australian Coat of Arms
Flag of Western Australia
Incumbent Roger Cook since 8 June 2023
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable (formal) Premier (informal)
Status	Head of Government
Member of	Parliament National Cabinet Cabinet Executive Council
Reports to	Parliament
Seat	Dumas House, Perth
Appointer	Governor of Western Australia by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament
Constituting instrument	None (constitutional convention)
Formation	29 December 1890
First holder	John Forrest
Deputy	Deputy Premier of Western Australia
Salary	A$355,681
Website	www.premier.wa.gov.au

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 2017
Mark McGowan	Labor	17 March 2017	incumbent

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

Premier Of Western Australia Media

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  John Forrest, first premier of Western Australia

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  Photograph of George Throssell (1840-1910), 2nd Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of George Leake (1856-1902), 3rd Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of Alfred Edward Morgans, 4th Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of George Leake (1856-1902), 3rd Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC , 5th Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of Henry Daglish, 6th Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of Sir Cornthwaite Hector William James Rason, 7th Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of Sir Newton James Moore KCMG, 8th Premier of Western Australia.

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  Photograph of Frank Wilson, 9th Premier of Western Australia.

Other websites

• "Western Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet". premier.wa.gov.au. 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.