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Rees ministry
Rees ministry
; 91st Cabinet of New South Wales
	Premier Nathan Rees, pictured in 2007
Date formed	5 September 2008
Date dissolved	4 December 2009
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	Marie Bashir
Premier	Nathan Rees
Deputy Premier	Carmel Tebbutt
No. of ministers	23
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Labor Majority Government
Opposition party	Liberal–National Coalition
Opposition leader	Barry O'Farrell
History
Predecessor	Second Iemma ministry
Successor	Keneally ministry

The Rees ministry was the 91st ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by the 41st Premier Nathan Rees.

The Rees Labor ministry was formed following the resignation of Premier Morris Iemma on 5 September 2008 and the unanimous election of Rees as Leader of the Labor caucus and Carmel Tebbutt as Deputy Leader.^[1]

On 5 September Rees and Tebbutt were sworn as Premier and Deputy Premier respectively by the Governor of New South Wales Professor Marie Bashir AC. The rest of the ministry was sworn in on 8 September 2008 at Government House by the Lieutenant Governor, James Spigelman AC.^[2]

Composition of ministry

This ministry was announced on 8 September 2008. Just three days later Matt Brown resigned, causing a minor reshuffle.^[3]^[a] Tony Stewart was dismissed on 11 November 2008.^[b] There was a minor rearrangement in January 2009.^[c]^[d]^[e] John Della Bosca resigned from the ministry on 31 August 2009,^[f] prompting a reshuffle in which Rees punished those who had plotted against him as leader.^[7]^[g]^[h]^[i]^[j]^[k]^[l]^[m] ^[n] In November 2009 the Labor state conference gave Rees the power to choose his own cabinet and he responded by sacking Joe Tripodi and Ian Macdonald.^[8]^[o]^[p] 17 days later a Labor caucus revolt saw Kristina Keneally succeeded Rees as Premier.^[7]^[9]^[10]

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Nathan Rees		Labor	5 September 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 90 days
Minister for the Arts	Nathan Rees			8 September 2008		1 year, 87 days
Deputy Premier	Carmel Tebbutt			5 September 2008		1 year, 90 days
Minister for Climate Change and Environment ^[g]	Carmel Tebbutt			8 September 2008	14 September 2009	1 year, 87 days
Minister for Climate Change and Environment ^[g]	John Robertson, MLC			14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for Commerce ^[g]	Carmel Tebbutt			8 September 2008	14 September 2009	1 year, 6 days
Minister for Commerce ^[g]	Jodi McKay			14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for Health ^[f]^[g]	John Della Bosca MLC			8 September 2008	1 September 2009	358 days
	John Hatzistergos, MLC			1 September 2009	14 September 2009	13 days
	Carmel Tebbutt			14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for the Central Coast ^[f]^[h]	John Della Bosca MLC			8 September 2008	1 September 2009	358 days
	John Hatzistergos, MLC			1 September 2009	14 September 2009	13 days
	Nathan Rees			14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council ^[f]	John Della Bosca MLC			8 September 2008	1 September 2009	358 days
	John Hatzistergos, MLC			1 September 2009	4 December 2009	94 days
Attorney-General				8 September 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 87 days
Minister for Justice ^[d]					30 January 2009	144 days
Treasurer	Eric Roozendaal, MLC				4 December 2009	1 year, 87 days
Minister for Transport	David Campbell ^[a]
Minister for Education and Training	Verity Firth
Minister for Women ^[j]	Verity Firth				14 September 2009	1 year, 6 days
Minister for Women ^[j]	Linda Burney			14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for Planning	Kristina Keneally			8 September 2008		1 year, 87 days
Minister for Redfern Waterloo	Kristina Keneally					1 year, 87 days
Minister for the Illawarra ^[a]	Matt Brown ^[a]				11 September 2008	3 days
Minister for the Illawarra ^[a]	David Campbell ^[a]			11 September 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 84 days
Minister for Police ^[a]^[i]	Matt Brown ^[a]			8 September 2008	11 September 2008	3 days
	Tony Kelly, MLC			11 September 2008	14 September 2009	1 year, 3 days
	Michael Daley			14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for Finance ^[o]	Joe Tripodi			8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
Minister for Finance ^[o]	Michael Daley			17 November 2009	4 December 2009	17 days
Minister for Infrastructure ^[o]	Joe Tripodi			8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
Minister for Infrastructure ^[o]	Kristina Keneally			17 November 2009	4 December 2009	17 days
Minister for Regulatory Reform ^[o]	Joe Tripodi ^[q]			8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
Minister for Regulatory Reform ^[o]	Peter Primrose, MLC			17 November 2009	4 December 2009	17 days
Minister for Ports and Waterways ^[o]	Joe Tripodi ^[q]			8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
Minister for Ports and Waterways ^[o]	Paul McLeay			17 November 2009	4 December 2009	17 days
Minister for Primary Industries ^[p]	Ian Macdonald, MLC ^[q]			8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
Minister for Primary Industries ^[p]	Tony Kelly, MLC			17 November 2009	4 December 2009	17 days
Minister for Energy ^[k]	Ian Macdonald, MLC ^[q]			8 September 2008	14 September 2009	1 year, 6 days
Minister for Energy ^[k]	John Robertson, MLC			14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for Mineral Resources ^[p]	Ian Macdonald, MLC ^[q]			8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
Minister for Mineral Resources ^[p]	Peter Primrose, MLC			17 November 2009	4 December 2009	17 days
Minister for State Development ^[p]	Ian Macdonald, MLC ^[q]			8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
Minister for State Development ^[p]	Eric Roozendaal, MLC			17 November 2009	4 December 2009	17 days
Minister for Industrial Relations ^[a]	Tony Kelly, MLC			8 September 2008	11 September 2008	3 days
Minister for Industrial Relations ^[a]	John Hatzistergos, MLC			11 September 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 84 days
Minister for Emergency Services ^[e]	Tony Kelly, MLC			8 September 2008	30 January 2009	144 days
Minister for Emergency Services ^[e]	Steve Whan			30 January 2009	4 December 2009	308 days
Minister for Lands	Tony Kelly, MLC			8 September 2008		1 year, 87 days
Minister for Community Services	Linda Burney
Minister for Gaming and Racing	Kevin Greene
Minister for Sport and Recreation	Kevin Greene
Minister for Ageing	Paul Lynch
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister for Local Government	Barbara Perry
Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health)					14 September 2009	1 year, 6 days
Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health and Cancer) ^[n]				14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for Juvenile Justice	Graham West			8 September 2008		64 days
Minister for Volunteering						1 year, 87 days
Minister for Youth						1 year, 87 days
Minister Assisting the Premier on Veteran's Affairs ^[c]				23 January 2009		315 days
Minister for Roads ^[i]	Michael Daley			8 September 2008	14 September 2009	1 year, 6 days
Minister for Water	Phil Costa	4 December 2009	1 year, 87 days
Minister for Regional Development		4 December 2009	1 year, 87 days
Minister for Rural Affairs ^[e]^[l]		30 January 2009	144 days
	Tony Kelly, MLC	30 January 2009	14 September 2009	227 days
	Steve Whan	14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
Minister for Fair Trading	Virginia Judge	8 September 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 87 days
Minister for Citizenship
Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts
Minister for Housing	David Borger
Minister for Western Sydney
Minister assisting the Minister for Transport ^[m]		14 September 2009		81 days
Minister for Science and Medical Research ^[b]	Tony Stewart	8 September 2008	11 November 2008	64 days
Minister for Science and Medical Research ^[b]	Jodi McKay ^[b]	11 November 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 23 days
Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) ^[b]^[n]	Tony Stewart	8 September 2008	11 November 2008	64 days
	Jodi McKay	11 November 2008	14 September 2009	307 days
Minister for Small Business	Tony Stewart ^[b]	8 September 2008	11 November 2008	64 days
	Jodi McKay ^[b]^[e]	11 November 2008	30 January 2009	80 days
	Steve Whan ^[e]	30 January 2009	4 December 2009	308 days
Minister for Tourism	Jodi McKay	8 September 2008		1 year, 87 days
Minister for the Hunter	Jodi McKay	8 September 2008		1 year, 87 days
Minister for Corrective Services	John Robertson, MLC ^[d]	30 January 2009		308 days
Minister for Public Sector Reform
Special Minister of State

Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matt Brown resigned on 11 September 2008.^[3] He was replaced as Minister for Police by Tony Kelly and by David Campbell as Minister for the Illawarra. Kelly's portfolio of Industrial Relations was transferred to John Hatzistergos.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tony Stewart was stood aside on 4 November 2008 following allegations that Stewart had verbally and physically harassed a staff member before being dismissed by Premier Rees on 11 November 2008.^[4] His portfolios of Science and Medical Research Small Business and assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) were reassigned to Jodi McKay.
^ ^a ^b On 23 January 2009 Graham West was appointed to the new role of assisting the Premier on Veteran's Affairs.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Robertson was promoted to the ministry on 30 January 2009, appointed to the new portfolios of Public Sector Reform, Special Minister of State and Corrective Services, partly replacing the abolished portfolio of Minister for Justice.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e On 30 January 2009 Steve Whan was promoted to the ministry, replacing Jodi McKay in the portfolio of Small Business and Tony Kelly in the portfolio of Emergency Services. Kelly replaced Phil Costa in the portfolio of Rural Affairs.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d John Della Bosca resigned from the ministry on 31 August 2009 following the public revelation of a 6-month extra-marital affair.^[5]^[6] His responsibilities were initially reassigned to John Hatzistergos.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d On 14 September 2009 Carmel Tebbutt was appointed to the portfolio of Health and was replaced in Climate Change and the Environment by John Robertson and in Commerce by Jodi McKay.
^ ^a ^b On 14 September 2009 Nathan Rees replaced John Hatzistergos in the portfolio of the Central Coast.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tony Kelly was replaced as Minister for Police by Michael Daley and Daley's portfolio of Roads was abolished.
^ ^a ^b On 14 September 2009 Verity Firth was replaced as Minister for Women by Linda Burney.
^ ^a ^b On 14 September 2009 John Robertson replaced Ian Macdonald as Minister for Energy.
^ ^a ^b Steve Whan replaced Tony Kelly as Minister for Rural Affairs.
^ ^a ^b David Borger was given the new role of Minister assisting the Minister for Transport.
^ ^a ^b ^c On 14 September 2009 Barbara Perry replaced Jodi McKay in the role of Assisting the Minister for Health in relation to Cancer.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e On 17 November 2009 Joe Tripodi was replaced in the portfolio of Finance by Michael Daley, in Infrastructure by Kristina Keneally, in Regulatory Reform by Peter Primrose and in Ports and Waterways by Paul McLeay.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d On 17 November 2009 Ian Macdonald was replaced in the portfolio of Primary Industries by Tony Kelly, in Mineral Resources by Peter Primrose and in State Development by Eric Roozendaal.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Retained portfolio from the second Iemma ministry.

References

^ Smith, Alexandra; Robins, Brian (5 September 2008). "After just a year in parliament, Nathan Rees is NSW Premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ Salusinszky, Imre (9 September 2008). "Drop-out Eric Roozendaal at home on figures". The Australian. News Limited. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b Salusinszky, Imre (11 September 2008). "Nathan Rees minister Matt Brown resigns over simulated sex with MP". The Australian. p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ Clennell, Andrew; Smith, Alexandra (12 November 2008). "Rees throws out another minister". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ Watson, Rhett (1 September 2009). "John Della Bosca quits over sex scandal". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ Clennell, Andrew (1 September 2009). "Della Bosca quits after sex scandal: "I've taken my medicine"". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b Clennell, Andrew (3 December 2009). "Keneally first female NSW Premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
^ "Rees crackdown: ministers axed from NSW cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

New South Wales government ministries
Preceded by Second Iemma ministry 2007–2008	Rees ministry 2008–2009	Succeeded by Keneally ministry 2009–2011

[:1-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matt Brown resigned on 11 September 2008.^[3] He was replaced as Minister for Police by Tony Kelly and by David Campbell as Minister for the Illawarra. Kelly's portfolio of Industrial Relations was transferred to John Hatzistergos.

[:2-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Tony Stewart was stood aside on 4 November 2008 following allegations that Stewart had verbally and physically harassed a staff member before being dismissed by Premier Rees on 11 November 2008.^[4] His portfolios of Science and Medical Research Small Business and assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) were reassigned to Jodi McKay.

[:3-7] On 23 January 2009 Graham West was appointed to the new role of assisting the Premier on Veteran's Affairs.

[:4-8] John Robertson was promoted to the ministry on 30 January 2009, appointed to the new portfolios of Public Sector Reform, Special Minister of State and Corrective Services, partly replacing the abolished portfolio of Minister for Justice.

[:5-9] On 30 January 2009 Steve Whan was promoted to the ministry, replacing Jodi McKay in the portfolio of Small Business and Tony Kelly in the portfolio of Emergency Services. Kelly replaced Phil Costa in the portfolio of Rural Affairs.

[:6-12] John Della Bosca resigned from the ministry on 31 August 2009 following the public revelation of a 6-month extra-marital affair.^[5]^[6] His responsibilities were initially reassigned to John Hatzistergos.

[:7-14] On 14 September 2009 Carmel Tebbutt was appointed to the portfolio of Health and was replaced in Climate Change and the Environment by John Robertson and in Commerce by Jodi McKay.

[:8-15] On 14 September 2009 Nathan Rees replaced John Hatzistergos in the portfolio of the Central Coast.

[:9-16] Tony Kelly was replaced as Minister for Police by Michael Daley and Daley's portfolio of Roads was abolished.

[:10-17] On 14 September 2009 Verity Firth was replaced as Minister for Women by Linda Burney.

[:11-18] On 14 September 2009 John Robertson replaced Ian Macdonald as Minister for Energy.

[:12-19] Steve Whan replaced Tony Kelly as Minister for Rural Affairs.

[:13-20] David Borger was given the new role of Minister assisting the Minister for Transport.

[:14-21] On 14 September 2009 Barbara Perry replaced Jodi McKay in the role of Assisting the Minister for Health in relation to Cancer.

[:15-23] On 17 November 2009 Joe Tripodi was replaced in the portfolio of Finance by Michael Daley, in Infrastructure by Kristina Keneally, in Regulatory Reform by Peter Primrose and in Ports and Waterways by Paul McLeay.

[:16-24] On 17 November 2009 Ian Macdonald was replaced in the portfolio of Primary Industries by Tony Kelly, in Mineral Resources by Peter Primrose and in State Development by Eric Roozendaal.

[retained-27] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Retained portfolio from the second Iemma ministry.

[1] Smith, Alexandra; Robins, Brian (5 September 2008). "After just a year in parliament, Nathan Rees is NSW Premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[2] Salusinszky, Imre (9 September 2008). "Drop-out Eric Roozendaal at home on figures". The Australian. News Limited. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[Brown_resigns-3] Salusinszky, Imre (11 September 2008). "Nathan Rees minister Matt Brown resigns over simulated sex with MP". The Australian. p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[5] Clennell, Andrew; Smith, Alexandra (12 November 2008). "Rees throws out another minister". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[Watson20090901-10] Watson, Rhett (1 September 2009). "John Della Bosca quits over sex scandal". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[Clennell20090901-11] Clennell, Andrew (1 September 2009). "Della Bosca quits after sex scandal: "I've taken my medicine"". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[smh4-13] Clennell, Andrew (3 December 2009). "Keneally first female NSW Premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[22] "Rees crackdown: ministers axed from NSW cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.

[Ministries-25] "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[26] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

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