First Perrottet ministry

First Perrottet ministry
98th Cabinet of New South Wales
Dominic Perrottet Paul Toole
Date formed	5 October 2021
Date dissolved	21 December 2021
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	Margaret Beazley
Premier	Dominic Perrottet
Deputy Premier	Paul Toole
Total no. of members	21
Member party	Liberal–National Coalition
Status in legislature	Minority Coalition Government[1]
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Chris Minns
History
Predecessor	Second Berejiklian ministry
Successor	Second Perrottet ministry

The First Perrottet ministry or First Perrottet–Toole ministry was the 98th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by Dominic Perrottet, the state's 46th Premier.

The Liberal–National coalition ministry was formed following the resignation of the previous Premier, Gladys Berejiklian and the election of Perrottet as leader of the Liberal Party on 5 October 2021. Stuart Ayres was elected as deputy party leader. Separate to the Liberal Party leadership election, the National Party also had its own leadership election on 6 October 2021, following the resignation of John Barilaro as party leader, who said it was "the right time for me to hand the reins over".^[2] Paul Toole was elected as National Party leader and subsequently replaced Barilaro as Deputy Premier of New South Wales.^[3][4]

The ministry was largely unchanged from the previous Berejiklian ministry as Perrottet opted not to reshuffle the cabinet yet. The ministry continued until the major cabinet reshuffle on 21 December 2021 when the Second Perrottet ministry was sworn in. The Parliament of New South Wales considers the second ministry to be a separate and new ministry from the first.^[5]

Composition of ministry

Upon his election as Liberal Party leader, Perrottet announced there would not be a reshuffle until later in the year, with the focus being on bringing New South Wales out of COVID-19 lockdown.^[6] This meant that all ministers would retain their portfolios from the previous Berejiklian ministry except for where there were resignations and/or role changes as a result of the new leadership.^[a][b][c]

Perrottet, Ayres, Kean and Brad Hazzard were the first ministers to be sworn in by the Governor Margaret Beazley on 5 October 2021.^[7][8] Toole and the other ministers were sworn in on 6 October 2021.^[9]

In the order of seniority:^[10]

Portfolio	Officeholder	Party		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Premier[d]	Dominic Perrottet		Liberal	5 October 2021	21 December 2021	77 days
Deputy Premier	Paul Toole		National	6 October 2021		76 days
Minister for Regional New South Wales [a]
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney	Stuart Ayres		Liberal	5 October 2021		77 days
Minister for Trade and Industry [a]
Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women	Bronnie Taylor MLC		National	6 October 2021		76 days
Treasurer [b]	Matt Kean		Liberal	5 October 2021		77 days
Minister for Energy and Environment
Special Minister of State	Don Harwin MLC			6 October 2021		76 days
Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts
Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council
Attorney General	Mark Speakman SC
Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Minister for Finance and Small Business	Damien Tudehope MLC
Minister for Health and Medical Research	Brad Hazzard			5 October 2021		77 days
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces	Rob Stokes			6 October 2021		76 days
Minister for Transport and Roads [c]
Minister for Customer Service	Victor Dominello
Minister for Digital
Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning	Sarah Mitchell MLC		National
Minister for Police and Emergency Services	David Elliott		Liberal
Minister for Water, Property and Housing	Melinda Pavey		National
Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales	Adam Marshall
Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections	Anthony Roberts		Liberal
Minister for Local Government	Shelley Hancock
Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation	Kevin Anderson		National
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education	Geoff Lee		Liberal
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans	Natalie Ward MLC
Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services	Alister Henskens

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2019–2023
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2019–2023

Notes

1. John Barilaro's trade and industry portfolio went to Stuart Ayres while his regional New South Wales portfolio went to Paul Toole.
2. Dominic Perrottet's treasury portfolio went to Matt Kean.
3. Andrew Constance also announced his resignation, and his transport and roads portfolio went to Rob Stokes.
4. Due to the extensive agreement between the Liberal Party and the National Party, the Premier is conventionally the Leader of the Liberal Party, while the Deputy Premier is Leader of the National Party.

References

1. "Party Representation". Parliament of New South Wales. State of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
2. Tsikas, Mick (3 October 2021). "John Barilaro resigns as NSW Deputy Premier, will also leave Parliament". ABC News. AAP. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
3. "Paul Toole wins NSW Nationals leadership vote, becomes new Deputy Premier". ABC News. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
4. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
5. "NSW Parliamentary Record - Part 6 : Ministries 1856 to the present" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
6. "Dominic Perrottet becomes 46th NSW Premier after winning Liberal leadership vote". ABC News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
7. "Dom Perrottet, Stuart Ayres, Matt Kean and Brad Hazzard sworn-in at NSW Government House". The Global Herald. 5 October 2021.
8. "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (507)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 October 2021.
9. "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (508)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 October 2021.
10. "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Ministers and Public Service Agencies) Order (No 3) 2021 [NSW]". NSW Legislation. 6 October 2021. p. 2–3. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

 

Preceded by Second Berejiklian ministry

First Perrottet ministry 2021

Succeeded by Second Perrottet ministry