- New Cabinet
to focus on economic diversification, energy transition,
future jobs and manufacturing
- New
portfolios of Health Infrastructure, Preventative Health, and Aged Care and
Seniors to deliver continuing improvement in health services right across the
State
- Dedicated
Ministers for each region to focus on local job opportunities as well as the
services and infrastructure regional communities need
Premier Roger Cook has announced the
portfolio allocations for the new WA Labor Government Cabinet.
The Cabinet features several new portfolios to deliver on the Premier's vision
for the State.
This includes a key focus on making our economy more resilient by
establishing Western Australia as a renewable energy powerhouse, which will ensure
secure and affordable energy for all Western Australians while helping the
State's trading partners to decarbonise.
The Premier's commitment to ensuring Western Australians live in the
healthiest state in the nation will see creation of the new Health
Infrastructure portfolio, which will drive new capacity in the health system
including the new Women's and Babies Hospital project and associated works
at Osborne Park and Perth Children's Hospital, Emergency Department upgrades at
Royal Perth and Midland as well as a range of regional hospital commitments.
This will be complemented by the new Preventative Health portfolio, to
reduce demand in our hospitals over the long term.
The new Aged Care and Seniors portfolio is designed to work with the
Commonwealth to deliver more aged care places and free up hospital beds.
The creation of the Housing and Works portfolio signals a new approach
to building by Government, while the Economic Diversification and Manufacturing
portfolios will deliver the Cook Labor Government's vision for a future that's
Made in WA.
Regional communities are a key focus of the new Cook Cabinet, with the
introduction of a dedicated Minister for each region. The primary
responsibility of each Minister will be to ensure regional communities have
access to local job opportunities, as well as the services and infrastructure
they need.
The Swearing-In Ceremony for the Cook Cabinet Ministers, Cabinet
Secretary and Parliamentary Secretaries will take place at Government House on Wednesday,
19 March.
Cook
Government Cabinet:
Parliamentary
Secretary
Comments attributed to Premier
Roger Cook:
"My new Cabinet team will never stop working
to deliver for the people of Western Australia.
"We have a bold vision
for the future our State - a future that is made in WA.
"The portfolios
allocated to my new Cabinet align with that vision, and they align with further
changes to the operation of Government that we will announce in the weeks
ahead.
"It is a vision that
will deliver a strong, diversified economy by training highly skilled workers to
make more things here, build more homes and provide the services every Western
Australian should have access to, no matter where they live in this great State.
"In these globally
uncertain times, my priority is to make the WA economy more resilient and
establishing our State as a renewable energy powerhouse, which will drive our
commitment to exit coal fired power generation, help our trading partners to
decarbonise and ensure secure and affordable energy.
"New portfolios of
Preventative Health, Health Infrastructure and Aged Care and Seniors will
reduce demand on our hospitals over the long term and ensure Western
Australians continue to live in the healthiest state in Australia.
"My new Cabinet will
work hard to deliver real cost of living relief to Western Australians, from
our household battery rebate, to expanding free kindy and free TAFE, to
delivering another round of student assistance payments and cheaper public
transport.
"It's now time for my new Cabinet to get to work, to deliver for Western
Australians and to do what's right for WA."
