Minister for Sport (New South Wales)

Minister for Sport

Incumbent Stuart Ayres since 23 April 2014
New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable
Nominator	Mike Baird
Appointer	David Hurley
Inaugural holder	Eric Willis
Formation	1971

The New South Wales Minister for Sport is a Minister of the Crown in the New South Wales Government. The Minister has responsibilities for the administration and support for all sporting bodies in New South Wales. He administers his portfolio through the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet and through a range of other agencies including NSW Sport and Recreation.

The current Minister for Sport is Stuart Ayres (Liberal).^[1]

List of Ministers

Minister^[2]	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Eric Willis	Liberal	11 March 1971 – 19 June 1972	Minister for Tourism and Sport
Ian Griffith		19 June 1972 – 3 January 1975	Minister for Sport
John Barraclough		3 January 1975 – 23 January 1976	Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation
David Arblaster		23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976	Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation
Ken Booth	Labor	14 May 1976 – 2 October 1981	Minister for Sport and Recreation
Michael Cleary		2 October 1981 – 26 May 1982	Minister for Sport and Recreation
		26 May 1982 – 10 February 1984	Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism
		10 February 1984 – 21 March 1988	Minister for Sport and Recreation
Bob Rowland Smith	National	25 March 1988 – 18 September 1989	Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing
Bob Rowland Smith		18 September 1989 – 24 May 1991	Minister for Sport and Recreation
George Souris		6 June 1991 – 3 July 1992	Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing
Joe Schipp	Liberal	3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993
Christopher Downy	Liberal	26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995
Gabrielle Harrison	Labor	4 April 1995 – 8 April 1999	Minister for Sport and Recreation
John Watkins		8 April 1999 – 21 November 2001	Minister for Sport and Recreation
Sandra Nori		21 November 2001 – 2 April 2007	Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Graham West		2 April 2007 – 5 September 2008	Minister for Sport and Recreation
Kevin Greene		5 September 2008 – 28 March 2011
Graham Annesley	Liberal	3 April 2011 – 30 August 2013
Gabrielle Upton		30 August 2013 – 23 April 2014
Stuart Ayres		23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015
Stuart Ayres		2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Sport

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.
↑ "NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007)" (PDF). Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly (Parliament of New South Wales) VIII. November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

External links

New South Wales Office of Sport – Sport and Recreation

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