Minister for Education (New South Wales)
Minister for Education | |
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Arms of Her Majesty's Government | |
Department of Education and Communities | |
Style | The Honourable |
Nominator | Barry O'Farrell |
Appointer | Marie Bashir |
Inaugural holder |
John Plunkett as Chairman of the Board of National Education |
Formation | 14 April 1848 |
Website | www.dec.nsw.gov.au |
The New South Wales Minister for Education has responsibilities which includes all schools and TAFE colleges in NSW.
The current Minister for Education is Adrian Piccoli; and the current Assistant Minister for Education and Minister for Early Childhood Education is Leslie Williams. Together, they administer the portfolio through the Department of Education and Communities.
List of Ministers
The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Education.[1]
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
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John Plunkett | None | 1848–1858 | Chairman of the Board of National Education |
Sir Charles Nicholson | 1858 | ||
George Holden | 1859 | ||
Sir Charles Nicholson | 1860 | ||
George Holden | 1861–1866 | ||
Henry Parkes | 1867–1870 | President of the Council of Education | |
John Smith | 1870–1871 | ||
George Wigram Allen | 1871–1872 | ||
John Smith | 1872–1873 | ||
George Wigram Allen | None | 1873–1875 | Minister for Justice and Public Instruction |
Joseph Docker | 1875–1877 | ||
Francis Suttor | 1877 | ||
John Lackey | 1877 | ||
Joseph Leary | 1877–1878 | ||
Francis Suttor | 1878–1880 | ||
Sir John Robertson | 1880–1881 | Minister for Public Instruction | |
Francis Suttor | 1881–1883 | ||
George Reid | 1883–1884 | ||
William Trickett | 1884–1885 | ||
James Young | 1885–1886 | ||
Arthur Renwick | Protectionist | 1886–1887 | |
James Inglis | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
Francis Suttor | Protectionist | 1889 | |
Joseph Carruthers | Free Trade | 1889–1891 | |
Francis Suttor | Protectionist | 1891–1894 | |
Jacob Garrard | Free Trade | 1894–1898 | |
James Hogue | 1898–1899 | ||
John Perry | Protectionist | 1899–1904 | |
John Fegan | Free Trade | 1904–1905 | |
Broughton O'Conor | Liberal Reform | 1904–1907 | |
James Hogue | 1907–1910 | ||
George Beeby | Labor | 1910–1911 | |
Ambrose Carmichael | 1911 | ||
Frederick Flowers | 1911–1912 | ||
Ambrose Carmichael | 1912–1915 | ||
William Holman | 1915 | ||
Arthur Griffith | 1915–1916 | ||
Augustus James | Nationalist | 1916–1920 | |
Thomas Mutch | Labor | 1920–1921 | |
Thomas Ley | Nationalist | 1921 | |
Thomas Mutch | Labor | 1921–1922 | |
Albert Bruntnell | Nationalist | 1922–1925 | |
Thomas Mutch | Labor | 1925–1927 | Minister for Education |
Billy Davies | 1927 | Minister for Public Instruction | |
David Drummond | Country | 1927–1930 | Minister for Education |
Billy Davies | Labor | 1930–1932 | |
David Drummond | Country | 1932–1941 | |
Clive Evatt | Labor | 1941–1944 | |
Robert Heffron | 1944–1960 | ||
Ernest Wetherell | 1960–1965 | ||
Sir Charles Cutler | Country | 1965–1972 | |
Sir Eric Willis | Liberal | 1972–1976 | |
Neil Pickard | 1976 | ||
Eric Bedford | Labor | 1976–1980 | |
Paul Landa | 1980–1981 | ||
Ron Mulock | 1981–1984 | ||
Eric Bedford | 1984 | ||
Rodney Cavalier | 1984–1988 | ||
Terry Metherell | Liberal | 1988–1990 | Minister for Education and Youth Affairs |
Virginia Chadwick | 24 July 1990 – 26 May 1993 | Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs | |
26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 | Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs | ||
John Aquilina | Labor | 1995–2001 | Minister for Education and Training |
John Watkins | 2001–2003 | ||
Andrew Refshauge | 2003–2005 | ||
Carmel Tebbutt | 2005–2007 | ||
John Della Bosca | 2007–2008 | ||
Verity Firth | 2008–2011 | ||
Adrian Piccoli | National | 2011–present | Minister for Education |
Assistant Ministers
Occasionally, an Assistant Minister for Education would be appointed to assist the minister and act as a deputy.[1]
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
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John Daniel FitzGerald | Labor | 1916 | Assistant Minister for Public Instruction |
Wallace Fife | Liberal | 1965–1967 | Assistant Minister for Education |
Bob Debus | Labor | 1986–1988 | |
Kerry Chikarovski | Liberal | 1992–1993 | |
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Victor Dominello | Liberal | 23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015 | Assistant Minister for Education |
Leslie Williams | National | 2 April 2015 – present | Assistant Minister for Education Minister for Early Childhood Education |
Skills and training
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
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John Fahey | Liberal | 24 July 1990 – 3 July 1992 | Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment |
Virginia Chadwick | 3 July 1992 – 26 May 1995 | Minister for Employment and Training | |
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
John Barilaro | National | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Skills |
Volunteering
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
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Linda Burney | Labor | 2 April 2007 – 5 September 2008 | Minister for Volunteering |
Graham West | 8 September 2008 – 4 December 2009 | ||
Peter Primrose | 4 December 2009 – 28 March 2011 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007)" (PDF). Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly (Parliament of New South Wales) VIII. November 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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