Regional minister (New South Wales)
Australian politician
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] [ 2]
In 2015, the number of ministers was reduced to just three ministers: the Minister for Regional Development , the Minister for Western New South Wales and the Minister for Western Sydney .[ 3] In the first Berejiklian ministry the portfolio of regional development changed to Regional New South Wales and a fourth regional portfolio created, Regional Water . Following the 2019 state election the ministries were rearranged, with the portfolio of Regional Water abolished and two new regional portfolios, Regional Transport and Roads and Regional Youth , bringing the total to five with effect from 2 April 2019.[ 4] A sixth portfolio, Regional Health , was created in the second Perrottet ministry .[ 2]
Current ministers
Central Coast
Hunter
Illawarra and South Coast
Creation of the role of 'Minister for the Illawarra' was a Labor election commitment in 2003. When the portfolio was abolished in 2015, the region's main newspaper, the Illawarra Mercury , noted that all but one of the men to hold the title later departed politics under a cloud: "The now-defunct ministry has been something of a poisoned chalice over the past 12 years, with five of the six ministers who have held the position being disgraced, sacked or forced to resign over their behaviour."
Labor's David Campbell , the first Minister for the Illawarra, quit politics after being filmed leaving a gay bath-house in Sydney. His successor Matt Brown quit following allegations (denied by Brown) that he'd simulated a sex act and danced in his underpants at a function in Parliament House. Paul McLeay quit cabinet after admitting to using a parliamentary computer to visit gambling and porn websites. Eric Roozendaal was a target of the Independent Commission Against Corruption 's Operation Indus due to his dealings with disgraced former minister Eddie Obeid , but was cleared in 2013. Greg Pearce , the first Liberal to hold the post, was dumped from the O'Farrell ministry in 2013 amid claims (denied by Pearce) that he had attended parliament drunk – officially, for failing to declare a conflict of interest in relation to a board appointment. The last Minister for the Illawarra, the Liberal party's John Ajaka , "managed to break the portfolio’s curse," however.[ 6] Following the 2023 New South Wales state election , the ministry was reestablished under Premier of New South Wales Chris Minns who appointed Ryan Park who is also the Minister for Health .
North Coast
Regional New South Wales
The following individuals have served as Minister for Regional New South Wales or any precedent titles:
Title
Minister [ 2]
Party
Ministry
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister for Regional Development
Ray Chappell
National
Fahey (3)
26 May 1993
4 April 1995
1 year, 313 days
Minister for Small Business and Regional Development
Carl Scully
Labor
Carr (1)
4 April 1995
15 December 1995
255 days
Minister for State and Regional Development
Michael Egan
15 December 1995
1 December 1997
1 year, 351 days
Minister for Regional Development
Harry Woods
Carr (2) (3)
1 December 1997
2 April 2003
5 years, 122 days
David Campbell
Carr (4) Iemma (1)
2 April 2003
2 April 2007
4 years, 0 days
Tony Kelly
Iemma (2)
2 April 2007
5 September 2008
1 year, 156 days
Phil Costa
Rees
8 September 2008
4 December 2009
1 year, 87 days
Minister for State and Regional Development
Ian Macdonald
Keneally
8 December 2009
5 June 2010
179 days
Eric Roozendaal
5 June 2010
28 March 2011
296 days
Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services
Andrew Stoner
National
O'Farrell Baird (1)
28 March 2011
17 October 2014
3 years, 203 days
Troy Grant
Baird (1)
17 October 2014
2 April 2015
167 days
Minister for Regional Development
John Barilaro
Baird (2)
2 April 2015
30 January 2017
6 years, 187 days
Minister for Regional New South Wales
Berejiklian (1)
30 January 2017
2 April 2019
Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade
Berejiklian (2)
2 April 2019
6 October 2021
[ 7]
Minister for Regional New South Wales
Paul Toole
Perrottet (1) (2)
6 October 2021
28 March 2023
1 year, 173 days
[ 8] [ 9]
Tara Moriarty
Labor
Minns
5 April 2023
incumbent
1 year, 258 days
Regional Health
The following individuals have served as Minister for regional health, or any precedent titles:
Title
Minister[ 2]
Party
Ministry
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister for Regional Health
Bronnie Taylor
National
Perrottet (2)
21 December 2021
28 March 2023
1 year, 97 days
[ 10]
Minister for Health and Regional Health
Ryan Park
Labor
Minns
28 March 2023
5 April 2023
1 year, 266 days
Minister for Regional Health
5 April 2023
incumbent
Regional Transport and Roads
The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport and Roads, or any precedent title.[ 2]
Western New South Wales
The following individuals have served as Minister for Western New South Wales, or any precedent titles:
Western Sydney
The following individuals have served as Minister for Western Sydney, or any precedent titles:
Title
Minister[ 2]
Party
Ministry
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister for Western Sydney
Kim Yeadon
Labor
Carr (3)
8 April 1999
2 April 2003
3 years, 359 days
Diane Beamer
Carr (4) Iemma (1)
2 April 2003
2 April 2007
4 years, 0 days
Graham West
Iemma (2)
2 April 2007
11 April 2007
9 days
Barbara Perry
11 April 2007
8 September 2008
1 year, 150 days
David Borger
Rees Keneally
8 September 2008
28 March 2011
2 years, 201 days
Barry O'Farrell
Liberal
O'Farrell
3 April 2011
23 April 2014
3 years, 364 days
Mike Baird
Baird (1) (2)
23 April 2014
23 January 2017
1 year, 296 days
Stuart Ayres
Berejiklian (1)
30 January 2017
23 March 2019
5 years, 185 days
Minister for Jobs , Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney
Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1)
2 April 2019
21 December 2021
[ 16]
Minister for Western Sydney
Perrottet (2)
21 December 2021
3 August 2022
[ 17]
David Elliott
5 August 2022
28 March 2023
235 days
[ 18]
Prue Car
Labor
Minns
5 April 2023
incumbent
1 year, 258 days
Assistant ministers
Title
Minister[ 2]
Party
Ministry
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney
Kim Yeadon
Labor
Carr (1) (2)
1 December 1997
8 April 1999
1 year, 128 days
Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney
Stuart Ayres
Liberal
O'Farrell Baird (1)
9 December 2013
2 April 2015
1 year, 114 days
Redfern-Waterloo
Regional Youth
The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Youth or any precedent titles:
Title
Minister[ 2]
Party
Ministry
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister for Child Welfare Minister for Social Welfare
Frank Hawkins
Labor
Cahill (3) (4) Heffron (1) (2) Renshaw
15 March 1956
13 May 1965
9 years, 59 days
Arthur Bridges
Liberal
Askin (1)
13 May 1965
22 May 1968
3 years, 9 days
Harry Jago
Askin (2)
23 May 1968
3 September 1968
103 days
Frederick Hewitt
Askin (2) (3)
3 September 1968
11 March 1971
2 years, 189 days
John Lloyd Waddy
Askin (4)
11 March 1971
17 January 1973
1 year, 312 days
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Askin (5)
17 January 1973
3 December 1973
320 days
Dick Healey
Askin (6)
3 December 1973
3 January 1975
1 year, 31 days
Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs
Steve Mauger
Lewis (1) (2)
3 January 1975
23 January 1976
1 year, 20 days
Jim Clough
Willis
23 January 1976
14 May 1976
112 days
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Rex Jackson
Labor
Wran (1) (2) (3)
14 May 1976
2 October 1981
5 years, 141 days
Kevin Stewart
Wran (4)
2 October 1981
1 February 1983
1 year, 122 days
Frank Walker
Wran (5) (6) (7)
1 February 1983
6 February 1986
3 years, 5 days
Peter Anderson
Wran (8)
6 February 1986
4 July 1986
148 days
John Aquilina
Unsworth
4 July 1986
25 March 1988
1 year, 265 days
Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
Terry Metherell
Liberal
Greiner (1)
25 March 1988
20 July 1990
2 years, 117 days
Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs
Virginia Chadwick
Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2)
24 July 1990
26 May 1993
2 years, 306 days
Minister for Education , Training and Youth Affairs
Fahey (3)
26 May 1993
4 April 1995
1 year, 313 days
Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs
John Aquilina
Labor
Carr (1) (2)
26 July 1995
8 April 1999
3 years, 256 days
Carmel Tebbutt
Carr (3)
8 April 1999
2 April 2003
3 years, 359 days
Minister for Youth
Carr (4)
2 April 2003
21 January 2005
1 year, 294 days
Reba Meagher
Iemma (1)
21 January 2005
2 April 2007
2 years, 71 days
Linda Burney
Iemma (2)
2 April 2007
8 September 2008
1 year, 159 days
Graham West
Rees
8 September 2008
8 December 2009
1 year, 91 days
Peter Primrose
Keneally
8 December 2009
28 March 2011
1 year, 110 days
Minister for Mental Health , Regional Youth and Women
Bronnie Taylor
National
Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1)
2 April 2019
21 December 2021
2 years, 263 days
[ 19]
Minister for Regional Youth
Ben Franklin
Perrottet (2)
21 December 2021
28 March 2023
1 year, 97 days
[ 20]
Minister for Education and Early Learning
Prue Car
Labor
Minns
28 March 2023
5 April 2023
8 days
Minister for Youth
Rose Jackson
5 April 2023
incumbent
1 year, 258 days
See also
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