The Surveyor General of Western Australia is the person nominally responsible for government surveying in Western Australia. In the early history of Western Australia, the office of surveyor general was one of the most important public offices. The first surveyor general, John Septimus Roe, was responsible for the laying out of many townsites, including Perth and Fremantle, and played a prominent role in the politics of the day. Another surveyor general, John Forrest, became Premier of Western Australia, and later a Cabinet minister in Australia's first federal government. In modern times, the position of surveyor general has diminished in importance. It remains a statutory office, and is housed within the current agency named Landgate. List of surveyors general of Western Australia This is a list of surveyors general of Western Australia. See also Department of Lands and Surveys, Western Australia Surveyor Generals Corner Surveyor General of New South Wales Surveyor General of Queensland Surveyor General of South Australia Surveyor General of Tasmania Surveyor General of the Northern Territory Surveyor General of Victoria References Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists... Retrieved 5 September 2016 Australian Dictionary of Biography Surveyor-General search Retrieved 27 June 2012