Minister for Child Protection (Western Australia)

Minister for Child Protection
Incumbent Sabine Winton since 14 December 2022 (2022-12-14)
Department for Child Protection
Style	The Honourable
Nominator	Premier of Western Australia
Appointer	Governor of Western Australia
Inaugural holder	James Kenneally (as Minister for Child Welfare)
Formation	24 April 1933 (1933-04-24)

The Minister for Child Protection is a position in the Cabinet of Western Australia, first created in 1933 during the Second Collier Ministry.

The current Minister for Child Protection is Simone McGurk of the Labor Party, who holds the position as a member of the McGowan Ministry. The minister, who has generally held other portfolios in addition to child protection, is responsible for the state government's Department for Child Protection (DCP).

List of ministers for child protection

Thirteen people have been appointed as Minister for Child Protection (or equivalent), with Leslie Logan's 11 years and 335 days during the Brand–Nalder Ministry the longest period in the position. The position and corresponding department have existed under several different names, and on several occasions been abolished entirely, with responsibility for the portfolio held by what is now the Minister for Community Services.

In the table below, members of the Legislative Council are designated "MLC". All others were members of the Legislative Assembly at the time of their service. In Western Australia, serving ministers are entitled to be styled "The Honourable", and may retain the style after three years' service in the ministry.

Order	Minister	Party		Premier	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	James Kenneally		Labor	Collier	Minister for Child Welfare	24 April 1933 (1933-04-24)	26 March 1936 (1936-03-26)	2 years, 337 days
1936–1950: no minister – responsibilities held by other ministers.
2	Arthur Watts		Country	McLarty	Minister for Child Welfare	6 April 1950 (1950-04-06)	23 February 1953 (1953-02-23)	2 years, 323 days
3	Albert Hawke		Labor	Hawke		23 February 1953 (1953-02-23)	2 April 1959 (1959-04-02)	6 years, 38 days
4	Leslie Logan MLC		Liberal	Brand		2 April 1959 (1959-04-02)	3 March 1971 (1971-03-03)	11 years, 335 days
1971–1995: no separate minister – responsibilities held by Minister for Community Services.
5	Roger Nicholls		Liberal	R. Court	Minister for Family and Children's Services	29 June 1995 (1995-06-29)	21 December 1995 (1995-12-21)	175 days
6	Cheryl Edwardes					21 December 1995 (1995-12-21)	9 January 1997 (1997-01-09)	1 year, 19 days
7	Rhonda Parker					9 January 1997 (1997-01-09)	22 December 1999 (1999-12-22)	2 years, 347 days
8	June van de Klashorst					22 December 1999 (1999-12-22)	16 February 2001 (2001-02-16)	1 year, 56 days
2001–2006: no separate minister – responsibilities held by Minister for Community Development.
9	David Templeman		Labor	Carpenter	Minister for Child Protection	13 December 2006 (2006-12-13)	2 March 2007 (2007-03-02)	79 days
10	Sue Ellery					2 March 2007 (2007-03-02)	23 September 2008 (2008-09-23)	1 year, 205 days
11	Robyn McSweeney MLC		Liberal	Barnett		23 September 2008 (2008-09-23)	21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)	4 years, 179 days
12	Helen Morton MLC					21 March 2013 (2013-03-21)	17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)	3 years, 361 days
13	Simone McGurk		Labor	McGowan		17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)	14 December 2022	5 years, 272 days
14	Sabine Winton					14 December 2022	8 June 2023	1 year, 135 days
				Cook		8 June 2023	incumbent