Regional minister (New South Wales)

In New South Wales, regional ministers have been appointed since 1995 on a part-time basis as part of the Government of New South Wales. Each minister has other departmental responsibilities, as well as specific responsibilities for one of the regions of New South Wales. The ministries with regional responsibilities first appeared in 2000 during the Carr Labor Government with a position looking after the Central Coast, this would later be expanded by the Iemma Labor Government from 2005 and O'Farrell Coalition Government in 2011 to five different positions including Western Sydney.[1]

In 2015, the number of ministers was reduced to just two regional ministers: the Minister for Western Sydney, currently held by Mike Baird who is also the Premier of New South Wales; and the Minister for Regional Development', currently held by John Barilaro.[2]

Current Ministerial portfolios

Regional development

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
Second Baird ministry John Barilaro   National 2 April 2015 present Minister for Regional Development

Western Sydney

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
Third Carr ministry Kim Yeadon   Labor 8 April 1999 2 April 2003 Minister for Western Sydney
Fourth Carr ministry Diane Beamer   Labor 2 April 2003 2 April 2007
First Iemma ministry   Labor
Second Iemma ministry Graham West   Labor 2 April 2007 11 April 2007
Barbara Perry   Labor 11 April 2007 8 September 2008
Rees ministry David Borger   Labor 8 September 2008 28 March 2011
Keneally ministry   Labor
O'Farrell ministry Barry O'Farrell   Liberal 3 April 2011 23 April 2014
First Baird ministry Mike Baird   Liberal 23 April 2014 present
Second Baird ministry   Liberal

Former Ministerial portfolios

Central Coast

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
Third Carr ministry John Della Bosca   Labor 31 March 2000 2 April 2003 Minister Assisting the Premier
for the Central Coast
Fourth Carr ministry   Labor 2 April 2003 21 January 2005 Minister for the Central Coast
Grant McBride   Labor 21 January 2005 2 April 2007
First Iemma ministry   Labor
Second Iemma ministry John Della Bosca   Labor 2 April 2007 1 September 2009
Rees ministry]   Labor
John Hatzistergos   Labor 1 September 2009 14 September 2009
Keneally ministry Nathan Rees   Labor 14 September 2009 8 December 2009
Ian Macdonald   Labor 8 December 2009 5 June 2010
John Robertson   Labor 5 June 2010 28 March 2011
O'Farrell ministry Chris Hartcher   Liberal 3 April 2011 4 December 2013
Mike Gallacher   Liberal 9 December 2013 23 April 2014
First Baird ministry   Liberal 23 April 2014 2 May 2014
Rob Stokes   Liberal 6 May 2014 2 April 2015

Hunter

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
First, Second and Third Carr ministries Richard Face   Labor 4 April 1995 13 February 2003 Minister Assisting the Premier
on Hunter Development
Fourth Carr ministry Michael Egan   Labor 13 February 2003 2 April 2003
Michael Costa   Labor 2 April 2003 8 September 2008 Minister for the Hunter
First Iemma ministry   Labor
Second Iemma ministry   Labor
Rees ministry Jodi McKay   Labor 8 September 2008 28 March 2011
Keneally ministry   Labor
O'Farrell ministry Mike Gallacher   Liberal 3 April 2011 23 April 2014
First Baird ministry Gladys Berejiklian   Liberal 23 April 2014 2 April 2015

Illawarra

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
Fourth Carr ministry David Campbell   Labor 2 April 2003 5 September 2008 Minister for the Illawarra
First Iemma ministry   Labor
Second Iemma ministry   Labor
Rees ministry Matt Brown   Labor 8 September 2008 11 September 2008
David Campbell   Labor 11 September 2008 4 December 2009
Keneally ministry Paul McLeay   Labor 8 December 2009 1 September 2010
Eric Roozendaal   Labor 6 September 2010 28 March 2011
O'Farrell ministry Greg Pearce   Liberal 3 April 2011 2 August 2013
John Ajaka   Liberal 2 August 2013 23 April 2014
First Baird ministry   Liberal 23 April 2014 2 April 2015

North Coast

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
O'Farrell ministry Don Page   Nationals 3 April 2011 23 April 2014 Minister for the North Coast
First Baird ministry Andrew Stoner   23 April 2014 17 October 2014
Duncan Gay   17 October 2014 2 April 2015

Redfern-Waterloo

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
First Iemma ministry Frank Sartor   Labor 3 August 2005 8 September 2008 Minister for Redfern-Waterloo
Second Iemma ministry   Labor
Rees ministry Kristina Keneally   Labor 8 September 2008 28 March 2011
Keneally ministry   Labor

Western New South Wales

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
O'Farrell ministry Kevin Humphries   Nationals 3 April 2011 23 April 2014 Minister for Western New South Wales
First Baird ministry   Nationals 23 April 2014 2 April 2015

References

  1. ↑ "New faces: O'Farrell launches super-ministries". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. ↑ 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.