Alan Carpenter

The Honourable Alan Carpenter
Carpenter delivering a speech at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Baton Relay, Kings Park
28th Premier of Western Australia
In office 25 January 2006 – 23 September 2008
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Ken Michael
Deputy	Eric Ripper
Preceded by	Geoff Gallop
Succeeded by	Colin Barnett
Leader of the Western Australian Labor Party
In office 24 January 2006 – 16 September 2008
Preceded by	Geoff Gallop
Succeeded by	Eric Ripper
Minister for Energy and State Development
In office 10 March 2005 – 3 February 2006
Preceded by	Eric Ripper
Succeeded by	Fran Logan
Minister for Education and Training
In office 16 February 2001 – 10 March 2005
Preceded by	Colin Barnett
Succeeded by	Ljiljanna Ravlich
Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Willagee
In office 14 December 1996 – 2 October 2009
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Peter Tinley
Personal details
Born	Alan John Carpenter (1957-01-04) 4 January 1957 (age 67) Albany, Western Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Profession	Journalist

Alan John Carpenter (born 4 January 1957) is a former Australian politician who served as the 28th Premier of Western Australia, from 2006 to 2008. From Albany, Carpenter graduated from the University of Western Australia, and worked as a journalist before entering politics. A member of the Labor Party, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1996 state election, representing the seat of Willagee. In the Gallop ministry, which took office following the 2001 election, Carpenter was Minister for Education (later Education and Training), as well as holding several other portfolios. He replaced Geoff Gallop as premier in January 2006, following Gallop's resignation, but Labor lost office following a hung parliament at the 2008 election, with Colin Barnett becoming premier as the leader of a minority Liberal Party government. Carpenter resigned from parliament in 2009, and until 2018 held a senior management position with Wesfarmers.