Minister for Veterans (Western Australia)

Minister for Veterans Issues is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Paul Papalia of the Labor Party. The position was first created after the 2013 state election, for the government of Colin Barnett. The minister is responsible for the state government's Veterans Advisory Council.

For a period after World War I, in the governments of Hal Colebatch and James Mitchell, there was a Minister for Repatriation, who had broadly similar duties to the current minister.

List of veterans ministers

Term startTerm endMinisterParty
21 March 2013 17 March 2017 Joe Francis   Liberal
17 March 2017 19 March 2021 Peter Tinley   Labor
19 March 2021 incumbent Paul Papalia  

List of repatriation ministers

Term startTerm endMinisterParty
17 April 1919 15 April 1924 James Mitchell   Nationalist

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