Burke Ministry (Western Australia)

The Burke Ministry was the 29th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, led by Labor Premier Brian Burke and deputy Mal Bryce. It commenced on 25 February 1983, six days after the O'Connor ministry, led by Premier Ray O'Connor of the Liberal Party, was defeated at the 1983 election. It was followed by the Dowding Ministry upon Burke's retirement as Premier on 25 February 1988.
Most of its members followed on from the Burke shadow ministry which had functioned since September 1981.

Overview

At first, the Burke Ministry utilised roles which were largely inherited from the previous Government. As the government had come to power at a time of economic recession, it commissioned a State Employment Task Force under the direction of Dr John Wood to review the machinery of government. An earlier report commissioned by the previous government on mining and resource development had highlighted interdepartmental conflicts in these areas. On the basis of these, a major reshuffle took place on 23 December with no changes of personnel, although several roles were abolished and new ones created, and Arthur Tonkin, who was said to have presented "too hardline an image" in his dealings with business, was relieved of Consumer Affairs. Another reshuffle occurred on 22 March 1985.
The Ministry was reconstituted on 26 February 1986 following the 1986 election, due in part to the defeat of one minister, Ken McIver, and the decisions of Ron Davies and David Evans to stand down. At this point, two honorary Ministers were appointed, including Ernie Bridge, to assist ministers in a number of portfolios. On 25 July 1986, they were both promoted to full Ministers, making Bridge the first ever Aboriginal Cabinet minister in Australia.

First Ministry

On 25 February 1983, the Governor, Sir Richard Trowbridge, designated 15 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43 of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899. The following ministers were then appointed to the positions, and served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 26 February 1986.
The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index.

Office	Minister
Premier and Treasurer Minister Co-ordinating Economic and Social Development Minister for Forests Minister for Tourism Minister for Women's Interests	Brian Burke, MLA
Deputy Premier Minister for Economic Development and Technology Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Administrative Services Minister for Tourism Minister for Racing and Gaming Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	Des Dans, MLC
Attorney-General Minister for Budget Management Minister for Prisons Chief Secretary Minister for Water Resources Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Parliamentary and Electoral Reform Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly	Arthur Tonkin, BA, DipEd, MLA
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Local Government	Jeff Carr, BA, MLA
Minister for the Environment Minister for Conservation and Land Management Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Minister for the Arts	Ron Davies, MLA
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Fisheries and Wildlife Minister assisting the Minister for Forests Minister assisting the Minister for Conservation and Land Management	David Evans, BA, MLA
Minister for Education Minister for Planning	Bob Pearce, BA, DipEd, MLA
Minister for Health	Barry Hodge, MLA
Minister for Works Minister for Lands and Surveys	Ken McIver, MLA
Minister for Employment Minister for Planning and Administrative Services Minister for Minerals and Energy Minister assisting the Minister Co-ordinating Economic and Social Development	David Parker, BA, MLA
Minister for Transport Minister for Regional Development Minister for the North-West Minister with special responsibility for "Bunbury 2000"	Julian Grill, LL.B., MLA
Minister for Housing Minister for Youth and Community Services Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Sport and Recreation	Rev Keith Wilson, MLA
Minister for Industrial Relations	Peter Dowding, LL.B., MLA

Second Ministry

On 26 February 1986, the Governor, Gordon Reid, appointed the new Ministry. He designated 15 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following ministers to the positions, who served until the Dowding Ministry was established on 26 February 1988. Three of the members were new to the Ministry, and two additional honorary members were also appointed to assist specific Ministers. One of these was Australia's first ever Aboriginal Cabinet minister, Ernie Bridge. These honorary ministers were elevated to ministerial posts following the assent of the Constitution Amendment Act 1986 on 22 July 1986, which officially grew the Ministry from 15 to 17 members.
The members of the Second Ministry were:

Office	Minister
Premier and Treasurer Minister Co-ordinating Economic and Social Development Minister for Public Sector Management Minister for Women's Interests	Brian Burke, JP, MLA
Deputy Premier Minister for Industry and Technology Minister for Small Business Minister for Defence Liaison Minister for Communications Minister for Parliamentary and Electoral Reform	Mal Bryce, BA, JP, MLA
Minister for Works and Services Minister for Water Resources Minister with special responsibility for the America's Cup Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	Des Dans, MLC
Attorney-General Minister for Budget Management Minister for Prisons Minister for Corrective Services Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	Joe Berinson, LL.B., MLC
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Water Resources	Arthur Tonkin, BA, DipEd, JP, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Regional Development	Jeff Carr, BA, JP, MLA
Minister for Education Minister for Planning Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Minister for Police and Emergency Services Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly	Bob Pearce, BA, DipEd, JP, MLA
Minister for the Environment Minister for Conservation and Land Management	Barry Hodge, MLA
Minister for Minerals and Energy Minister for Economic Development Minister for the Arts Minister assisting the Minister Co-ordinating Economic and Social Development	David Parker, BA, MLA
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Fisheries Minister for the South-West Minister for Transport Minister for the North-West	Julian Grill, LL.B., JP, MLA
Minister for Housing Minister for Lands Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Rev Keith Wilson, MLA
Minister assisting the Minister for Public Sector Management	Peter Dowding, LL.B., MLA
Minister for Health Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for the Aged Minister for Lands Minister assisting the Minister for Economic Development	Ian Taylor, B.Econ, JP, MLA
Minister for Tourism Minister for Racing and Gaming	Pam Beggs, JP, MLA
Minister for Community Services Minister for the Family Minister for Youth Minister for the Aged Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Minister assisting the Minister for Women's Interests Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	Kay Hallahan, BSW, JP, MLC
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