title: Burke shadow ministry
text: # Burke shadow ministry
  
  The Burke shadow ministry was a Shadow Cabinet led by the Opposition Leader and leader of the Labor Party, Brian Burke, in the Parliament of Western Australia. While serving no formal status—only the Leader and Deputy Leader received remuneration for their role over and above that of a Member of Parliament—it was intended to improve the effectiveness of the Opposition by providing an alternative Ministry to voters, consisting of shadow ministers who could ask role-specific questions in parliament, provide comment to the media and offer alternative policies to the government in their areas of responsibility.
  
  The Burke shadow ministry existed from September 1981, after Burke's party-room defeat of then leader Ron Davies, until the 1983 state election at which Labor entered government and formed the Burke Ministry.
  
  The governing Ministries at the time were the Court Ministry and the O'Connor Ministry.
  
  ## The Shadow Ministry
  
  The following members of Parliament were members of the shadow ministry:
  
  | Office | Shadow Minister |
  | - | - |
  | Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for Immigration Shadow Minister for Ethnic Affairs Shadow Minister for Economic Affairs Shadow Minister for Federal Affairs Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | Brian Burke, MLA |
  | Deputy Leader Shadow Minister for Industrial and Resource Development Shadow Minister for Technology | Mal Bryce, BA, MLA |
  | Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment | Des Dans, MLC |
  | Shadow Attorney-General | Joe Berinson, LL.B., MLC |
  | Shadow Minister for Local Government Shadow Minister for Regional Development and Decentralisation Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs | Arthur Tonkin, BA, DipEd, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Police Shadow Minister for Traffic Safety | Jeff Carr, BA, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Urban Development and Planning Shadow Minister for Cultural Affairs | Ron Davies, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Agriculture Shadow Minister for Lands Shadow Minister for Forests | David Evans, BA, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Education Shadow Minister for Women's Interests | Bob Pearce, BA, DipEd, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Health | Barry Hodge, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Conservation and the Environment Shadow Minister for Fisheries and Wildlife | Mike Barnett, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Transport Shadow Minister for Tourism | Ken McIver, MLA |
  | Shadow Chief Secretary Shadow Minister for Public Works Shadow Minister for Water Resources Shadow Minister for Parliamentary and Electoral Reform | David Parker, BA, MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Mines Shadow Minister for Fuel and Energy | Julian Grill, LL.B., MLA |
  | Shadow Minister for Housing Shadow Minister for Community Welfare Shadow Minister for Recreation | Rev Keith Wilson, MLA |
  