Attorney-General of Western Australia

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The Attorney-General of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of law and justice. Before the advent of representative government in 1870, the title was Advocate-General of Western Australia. The Attorney-General must be a qualified legal practitioner. When there are none in the cabinet, a lay person is sometimes appointed to the office of Minister for Justice.[1]

The current Attorney-General of Western Australia, since 19 March 2025, is Tony Buti who administers the portfolio through the Department of Justice and a range of other agencies.

List

This is a list of Attorneys-General of Western Australia, or any precedent titles.[2] The office of Attorney-General was not always filled: the Australian Parliamentary Library notes that where there was no lawyer among the ministers elected, there would be a Minister for Justice instead of an Attorney-General.[3][4]

Order Minister Party Premier Title Term start Term end Time in office
Template:Nts William Mackie none Advocate-General 1831 1834 Template:Age in years years
Template:Nts George Fletcher Moore 1834 1846 Template:Age in years years
Template:Nts Richard West Nash Acting Advocate-General 1846 1847 Template:Age in years years
(Template:Nts) George Fletcher Moore Advocate-General 1847 1852 Template:Age in years years
Template:Nts B. W. Vigors Acting Advocate-General 1852 1854 Template:Age in years years
Template:Nts George Frederick Stone Advocate-General 1854 1857 Template:Age in years years
Template:Nts Richard Burnie 1857 1859 Template:Age in years years
(Template:Nts) George Frederick Stone 1860 1870 Template:Age in years years
Template:Nts Robert John Walcott[5][6] Attorney-General 4 November 1870 December 1872 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Sir Henry Hicks Hocking[7] December 1872 Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Sir George Walpole Leake Template:Post-nominals 30 June 1874 16 January 1875 Template:Age in years and days
(Template:Nts) Henry Hicks Hocking 16 January 1875 25 February 1879 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Sir George Walpole Leake Template:Post-nominals 1 March 1879 24 November 1879 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Edward Albert Stone 24 November 1879 21 March 1880 Template:Age in years and days
(Template:Nts) Sir George Walpole Leake Template:Post-nominals 21 March 1880 21 March 1881 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Alexander Onslow 21 March 1881 9 April 1883 Template:Age in years and days
(Template:Nts) Sir George Walpole Leake Template:Post-nominals 9 April 1883 10 July 1883 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Alfred Hensman 10 July 1883 18 June 1886 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Septimus Burt 19 June 1886 3 December 1886 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Charles Warton 9 December 1886 December 1890 Template:Age in years and days
(Template:Nts) Septimus Burt none Forrest 29 December 1890 27 October 1897 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Richard Pennefather 27 October 1897 20 March 1901 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts William Sayer Throssell 25 March 1901 27 May 1901 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts George Leake Template:Post-nominals Leake 27 May 1901 21 November 1901 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Frederick Moorhead Morgans 21 November 1901 23 December 1901 Template:Age in years and days
(Template:Nts) George Leake Template:Post-nominals Leake 23 December 1901 24 June 1902 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Walter James James 1 July 1902 10 August 1904 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Norbert Keenan Ministerialist Moore Attorney-General 14 May 1906 14 May 1909 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts John Nanson Ministerialist Wilson Attorney-General 16 September 1910 7 October 1911 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Thomas Walker Template:Australian party style|  Labor Scadden 7 October 1911 27 July 1916 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Robert Robinson Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Wilson 27 July 1916 Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Template:Australian party style|  Nationalist Lefroy Template:Start date Template:End date
Template:Australian party style|  Colebatch Template:Start date Template:End date
Template:Nts Thomas Draper Template:Australian party style|  Mitchell 17 May 1919 12 March 1921 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Thomas Davy Template:Australian party style|  Nationalist Mitchell Attorney-General 24 April 1930 18 February 1933 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Hubert Parker Template:Australian party style|  Labor Collier 22 February 1933 8 April 1933 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Robert Ross McDonald Template:Australian party style|  Liberal McLarty Attorney-General 1 April 1947 5 January 1948 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Arthur Abbott Template:Australian party style|  5 January 1948 23 February 1953 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Arthur Watts Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Brand Attorney-General 2 April 1959 31 January 1962 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Ron Bertram Template:Australian party style|  Labor Tonkin Attorney-General 3 March 1971 30 September 1971 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Tom Evans Template:Australian party style|  12 October 1971 8 April 1974 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Ian Medcalf Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Court Attorney-General 22 December 1975 25 January 1982 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Australian party style|  O'Connor 25 January 1982 25 February 1983
Template:Nts Joe Berinson Template:Australian party style|  Labor Burke 25 February 1983 Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Template:Australian party style|  Dowding Template:Start date Template:End date
Template:Australian party style|  Lawrence Template:Start date Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Cheryl Edwardes Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Court 16 February 1993 21 December 1995 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Peter Foss Template:Australian party style|  21 December 1995 16 February 2001 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Jim McGinty Template:Australian party style|  Labor Gallop 16 February 2001 Template:End date Template:Age in years and days
Template:Australian party style|  Carpenter Template:Start date Template:End date
Template:Nts Christian Porter Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Barnett 23 September 2008 12 June 2012 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts Michael Mischin Template:Australian party style|  28 June 2012 17 March 2017 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Nts John Quigley Template:Australian party style|  Labor McGowan Template:Start date 8 June 2023 Template:Age in years and days
Template:Australian party style| Cook 8 June 2023 19 March 2025
Template:Nts Tony Buti Template:Australian party style|  19 March 2025 incumbent Template:Age in years and days

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