Prefix (Mr., Mrs., etc.)
Hon.
Full Name
Hon. Reece Whitby MLA
Job Title
Minister for Energy; Environment; Climate Action
Company
Parliament of Western Australia
Speaker Bio
Hon. Reece Whitby MLA is the Western Australian Minister for Energy; Environment; Climate Action, and Member for Baldivis.
He has overseen government departments responsible for protecting Western Australia’s environment since December 2021 and gained the Energy portfolio in December 2023.
Reece is coordinating the State’s response to climate change while establishing a whole-of-government approach to reduce emissions.
He is Western Australia’s first Minister to attend a United Nations Climate Change Conference, addressing audiences at COP27 and meeting Ministerial counterparts from across the globe. He followed that up by attending COP28 in December 2023.
He has overseen government departments responsible for protecting Western Australia’s environment since December 2021 and gained the Energy portfolio in December 2023.
Reece is coordinating the State’s response to climate change while establishing a whole-of-government approach to reduce emissions.
He is Western Australia’s first Minister to attend a United Nations Climate Change Conference, addressing audiences at COP27 and meeting Ministerial counterparts from across the globe. He followed that up by attending COP28 in December 2023.