First McGowan Ministry | |
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.svg){kind=small} 36th Cabinet of Western Australia | |
| Date formed | 16 March 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 17 March 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Kerry Sanderson (until 2018) Kim Beazley (from 2018) |
| Premier | Mark McGowan |
| Deputy premier | Roger Cook |
| No. of ministers | 17 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Majority Labor Government |
| Opposition party | Liberal |
| Opposition leader | Colin Barnett (2017) Mike Nahan (2017–2019) Liza Harvey (2019–2020) Zak Kirkup (2020–2021) |
| History | |
| Election | 2017 Western Australian state election |
| Predecessor | Barnett ministry |
| Successor | Second McGowan ministry |
The First McGowan Ministry was the 36th ministry of the Government of Western Australia. Led by the Premier Mark McGowan and Deputy Premier Roger Cook, it succeeded the Barnett Ministry following the 2017 election.[1][2]
Governor Kerry Sanderson designated 17 principal executive offices of the Government under section 43(2) of the Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899.[3]
- ^ McGowan's Labor Party sweeps Colin Barnett's Liberal-National Government out of office ABC News 12 March 2017
- ^ "McGowan unveils Labor cabinet 'brimming with talent'". ABC News. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Reconstitution of the Ministry, Western Australian Government Gazette 17 March 2017