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 attorney; when there is no attorney in government, a non-attorney is sometimes appointed to the office of Minister for Justice.
[edit] List of Advocates-General of Western Australia
This is a list of Advocates-General of Western Australia from 1831 to 1870.
| Advocate-General | Period in office |
| William Mackie | 1831–34 |
| Hon. George Fletcher Moore | 1834–46 |
| Hon. R. W. Nash | 1841–46 (acting); 1846–52 |
| Hon. B. W. Vigors | 1852–54 (acting) |
| Hon. G. F. Stone | 1854–57 |
| Hon. R. Burnie | 1857–59 |
| Hon. G. F. Stone | 1860–70 |
[edit] List of Attorneys-General of Western Australia
This is a list of Attorneys-General of Western Australia up until 1890.
| Attorney-General | Period in office |
| R. J. Walcott | 1870–72 |
| Hon. Sir H. H. Hocking | 1873–79 |
| Hon. George Walpole Leake | February–December 1879 |
| Hon. E. A. Stone | December 1879–January 1881 |
| Hon. A. C. Onslow | 1881–83 |
| Hon. George Walpole Leake | February–May 1883 |
| Hon. A. P. Hensman | 1883–86 |
| Hon. Septimus Burt | March–September 1886 |
| Hon. C. N. Warton | December 1886–December 1890 |
