Roger Cook (politician)

The Honourable Roger Cook MLA
Cook in 2015
31st Premier of Western Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2023
Monarch	Charles III
Governor	Chris Dawson
Deputy	Rita Saffioti
Preceded by	Mark McGowan
17th Deputy Premier of Western Australia
In office 17 March 2017 – 8 June 2023
Premier	Mark McGowan
Preceded by	Liza Harvey
Succeeded by	Rita Saffioti
Ministerial positions Minister for Health In office 17 March 2017 – 17 December 2021 Premier Mark McGowan Preceded by John Day Succeeded by Amber-Jade Sanderson Minister for Mental Health In office 17 March 2017 – 17 December 2021 Premier Mark McGowan Preceded by John Day Succeeded by Amber-Jade Sanderson Minister for Medical Research In office 19 March 2021 – 21 December 2021 Premier Mark McGowan Succeeded by Stephen Dawson Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade Incumbent Assumed office 19 March 2021 Premier Mark McGowan Preceded by Alannah MacTiernan Minister for Tourism In office 21 December 2021 – 8 June 2023 Premier Mark McGowan Preceded by David Templeman Succeeded by Rita Saffioti Minister for Commerce In office 21 December 2021 – 14 December 2022 Premier Mark McGowan Preceded by Amber-Jade Sanderson Succeeded by Sue Ellery Minister for Science In office 19 March 2021 – 8 June 2023 Premier Mark McGowan Preceded by Dave Kelly Succeeded by Stephen Dawson Minister for Hydrogen Industry In office 14 December 2022 – 8 June 2023 Premier Mark McGowan Preceded by Alannah MacTiernan Succeeded by Bill Johnston
Leader of the Western Australian Labor Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 June 2023
Deputy	Rita Saffioti
Preceded by	Mark McGowan
Deputy Leader of the Western Australian Labor Party
In office 16 September 2008 – 6 June 2023
Leader	Eric Ripper Mark McGowan
Preceded by	Eric Ripper
Succeeded by	Rita Saffioti
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 September 2008
Preceded by	District created
Constituency	Kwinana
Personal details
Born	(1965-08-20) 20 August 1965 (age 58) Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Labor
Alma mater	Curtin University Murdoch University
Signature
Website	kwinana.walabor.org.au

Roger Hugh Cook (born 20 August 1965) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current premier of Western Australia since 2023. He has been the leader of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2023 and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Kwinana since 2008. He was previously deputy premier of Western Australia from 2017 to 2023.

Cook was born in Perth and holds degrees from Murdoch University and Curtin University. Prior to being elected to parliament he was involved in student politics, serving as the first president of the National Union of Students, and worked as a public relations consultant and in management roles with Aboriginal corporations. Cook was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 2008 state election, representing the seat of Kwinana. He was elected deputy leader of the Labor Party ten days after first being elected to parliament, and held this position until his appointment as leader of the party in 2023. He held senior ministerial office under Mark McGowan from 2017 to 2023, before being elected as McGowan's successor after his mid-term resignation.