Minister for Justice (New South Wales)
| Minister for Justice and Police | |
|---|---|
|
Arms of Her Majesty's Government | |
| Department of Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Mike Baird |
| Appointer | David Hurley |
| Inaugural holder | George Wigram Allen |
| Formation | 9 December 1873 |
| Minister for Corrections | |
|---|---|
|
Arms of Her Majesty's Government | |
| Department of Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Mike Baird |
| Appointer | David Hurley |
| Inaugural holder | Bill Haigh |
| Formation | 19 October 1978 |
The New South Wales Minister for Justice is the elected officer of the government in the Australian state of New South Wales that is commissioned with responsibility for the administration of justice. The position supports the Attorney General and is typically, although not always, held concurrently with that office.
The current Minister for Police and Justice is Troy Grant, who is also the Deputy Premier of New South Wales. He is assisted in the administration of the portfolio by the Minister for Corrections, currently David Elliott. Both have held these ministerial responsibilities since 2 April 2015.[1]
Together they administers their portfolio through the New South Wales Department of Justice and have responsibilities for Juvenile Justice, Prisons and Corrective Services. Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
Ministers for Justice
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 1880 | Minister for Justice | ||
| Sir Joseph Innes | 1880–1881 | ||
| William Foster | 1881–1883 | ||
| Henry Cohen | 1883–1885 | ||
| James Farnell | 1885 | ||
| Thomas Slattery | 1885 | ||
| Louis Heydon | 1885–1886 | ||
| James Garvan | Protectionist | 1886–1887 | |
| William Clarke | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
| Thomas Slattery | Protectionist | 1889 | |
| Albert Gould | Free Trade | 1889–1891 | |
| Richard O'Connor | Protectionist | 1891–1893 | |
| Thomas Slattery | 1893–1894 | ||
| Albert Gould | Free Trade | 1894–1898 | |
| Charles Lee | 1898–1899 | ||
| John Hughes | 1899 | ||
| William Wood | Protectionist | 1899–1901 | |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Progressive Party | 1901 | |
| Post abolished | 1901–1904 | ||
| Thomas Waddell | 1904 | Minister for Justice | |
| Charles Wade | Liberal Reform | 1904–1909 | |
| John Garland | 1909–1910 | ||
| William Holman | Labor | 1910–1912 | |
| David Hall | 1912–1916 | ||
| John Garland | Nationalist | 1916–1919 | |
| John FitzGerald | 1919–1920 | ||
| Edward McTiernan | Labor | 1920 | |
| William McKell | 1920–1921 | ||
| Thomas Bavin | Nationalist | 1921 | |
| William McKell | Labor | 1921–1922 | |
| Thomas Ley | Nationalist | 1922–1925 | |
| William McKell | Labor | 1925–1927 | |
| Andrew Lysaght | 1927 | ||
| John Lee | Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
| Joseph Lamaro | Labor | 1930–1931 | |
| William McKell | 1931–1932 | ||
| Daniel Levy | United Australia | 1932 | |
| Lewis Martin | 1932–1939 | ||
| Vernon Treatt | 1939–1941 | ||
| Reg Downing | Labor | 1941–1960 | |
| Jack Mannix | 1960–1965 | ||
| John Maddison | Liberal | 1965–1976 | |
| Ron Mulock | Labor | 1976–1978 | |
| Frank Walker | 1978–1983 | ||
| Paul Landa | 1983–1984 | ||
| Post abolished | 1984–1988 | ||
| Liberal | 1988–1991 | ||
| Terry Griffiths | 1991–1992 | Minister for Justice | |
| Ted Pickering | 1992 | ||
| Wayne Merton | 1992–1993 | ||
| John Hannaford | 1993–1995 | ||
| Post abolished | Labor | 1995–2003 | |
| John Hatzistergos | 2003–2005 | Minister for Justice | |
| Tony Kelly | 2005–2007 | ||
| John Hatzistergos | 2007–2011 | ||
| Greg Smith | Liberal | 2011–2014 | |
| Brad Hazzard | 2014-2015 | ||
| Troy Grant | Nationals | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Justice and Police |
Ministers for Juvenile Justice
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Tebbutt | Labor | 1999–2003 | Minister for Juvenile Justice |
| Diane Beamer | 2003–2005 | ||
| Tony Kelly | 2005–2007 | ||
| John Hatzistergos | 2007 | ||
| Barbara Perry | 2007–2008 | ||
| Graham West | 2008–2010 | ||
| Barbara Perry | 2010–2011 |
Ministers for Corrective Services
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Haigh | Labor | 1978–1981 | Minister for Corrective Services |
| Rex Jackson | 1981–1983 | ||
| Peter Anderson | 1983–1984 | ||
| John Akister | 1984–1988 | ||
| John Fahey | Liberal | 1988 | |
| Michael Yabsley | 1988–1991 | ||
| Terry Griffiths | 1991 | Minister for Courts Administration and Corrective Services | |
| Post abolished | 1991–1995 | ||
| Bob Debus | Labor | 1995–2003 | Minister for Corrective Services |
| Post abolished | 2003–2009 | ||
| John Robertson | 2009 | Minister for Corrective Services | |
| Phillip Costa | 2009–2011 | ||
| Post abolished | Liberal | 2011–2015 | |
| David Elliott | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Corrections |
References
- ↑ Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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