Hon John Day was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of the WA Parliament in 1993 and represented the Kalamunda electorate until his retirement in 2017.
Hon Day was the Minister for Health; Culture and the Arts; Manager of Government Business in the Legislative Assembly. He relinquished his Planning portfolio and promoted to Health Minister in the March 2016 cabinet reshuffle.
Hon Day was the Minister for Police and Emergency Services (1997-98) and the Minister for Health (1998-2001) in the Liberal Coalition Government. He had held many shadow portfolios including Resources Development and Energy; Pilbara; Education and Training; Indigenous Affairs; Transport; Water Resources; Energy.
Prior to politics, Hon Day was a dentist in private practice and had worked at the Perth Dental Hospital.
He studied Science and Dentistry at the University of Western Australia.
