Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans

The New South Wales Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the administration and support for all sporting bodies, for multiculturalism, and veterans' affairs in New South Wales, Australia.

Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans
Incumbent
Dr. Geoff Lee (Acting)
since 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)
Department of Family and Community Services and Justice
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderEric Willis (as the Minister for Tourism and Sport)
Formation11 March 1971

The current Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans is The Honourable Dr. Geoff Lee MP, who has held the portfolio in an acting capacity since former incumbent John Sidoti MP stood down on September 17, 2019. [1]

The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Family and Community Services and Justice and through a range of other agencies including the Office of Sport.

List of ministers
Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Eric Willis Liberal Minister for Tourism and Sport 11 March 1971 19 June 1972 [2]
Ian Griffith Minister for Sport 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 2 years, 198 days
John Barraclough Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation 3 January 1975 23 January 1976
David Arblaster 23 January 1976 14 May 1976
Ken Booth Labor Minister for Sport and Recreation 14 May 1976 2 October 1981
Michael Cleary 2 October 1981 26 May 1982 6 years, 171 days
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism 26 May 1982 10 February 1984
Minister for Sport and Recreation 10 February 1984 21 March 1988
Bob Rowland Smith National Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 25 March 1988 18 September 1989 3 years, 60 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation 18 September 1989 24 May 1991
George Souris Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 6 June 1991 3 July 1992
Joe Schipp Liberal 3 July 1992 26 May 1993
Christopher Downy 26 May 1993 4 April 1995
Gabrielle Harrison Labor Minister for Sport and Recreation 4 April 1995 8 April 1999
John Watkins 8 April 1999 21 November 2001
Morris Iemma 21 November 2001 2 April 2003
Sandra Nori Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 2 April 2003 2 April 2007
Graham West Minister for Sport and Recreation 2 April 2007 5 September 2008
Kevin Greene 5 September 2008 28 March 2011
Graham Annesley Liberal 3 April 2011 28 August 2013
Gabrielle Upton 30 August 2013 23 April 2014
Stuart Ayres 23 April 2014 23 March 2019 3 years, 359 days
Minister for Sport 2 April 2015 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)
John Sidoti Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans 2 April 2019 17 September 2019 178 days [1]
Dr. Geoff Lee (Acting) 17 September 2019 incumbent 497 days

Former ministerial titles

Ageing
Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Jim Longley Liberal Minister for the Ageing 6 October 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 180 days
Ron Dyer Labor Minister for Aged Services 4 April 1995 1 December 1997 2 years, 241 days
Faye Lo Po' Minister for Ageing 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days
Carmel Tebbutt 2 April 2003 21 January 2005 1 year, 294 days
John Della Bosca 21 January 2005 2 April 2007 2 years, 71 days
Kristina Keneally 2 April 2007 8 September 2009 2 years, 159 days
Paul Lynch 8 September 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 201 days
Andrew Constance Liberal 3 April 2011 23 April 2014 3 years, 20 days
John Ajaka 23 April 2014 30 January 2017 (2017-01-30) 2 years, 282 days [3]
Tanya Davies 30 January 2017 (2017-01-30) 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days [4]

Multiculturalism
Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Clive Evatt Labor Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration 9 May 1946 6 February 1947 273 days
Frank Finnan 6 February 1947 9 March 1948 1 year, 32 days
Claude Matthews 9 March 1948 21 September 1949 1 year, 196 days
Joshua Arthur 21 September 1949 30 June 1950 3 years, 155 days
Minister for Immigration 30 June 1950 23 February 1953
Gus Kelly 23 February 1953 15 March 1956 3 years, 21 days
Steve Mauger Liberal Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs 3 January 1975 23 January 1976 1 year, 21 days
Jim Clough 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days
Neville Wran Labor Minister for Ethnic Affairs 6 February 1985 4 July 1986 1 year, 148 days
Barrie Unsworth 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 1 year, 261 days
Nick Greiner Liberal 25 March 1988 24 June 1992 4 years, 95 days
John Fahey 24 June 1992 3 July 1992 9 days
George Souris National 3 July 1992 26 May 1993 327 days
Michael Photios Liberal Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Bob Carr Labor Minister for Ethnic Affairs 4 April 1995 8 April 1999 10 years, 121 days
Minister for Citizenship 8 April 1999 3 August 2005
Morris Iemma 3 August 2005 5 September 2008 3 years, 33 days
Virginia Judge 8 September 2008 4 December 2009 1 year, 90 days
John Hatzistergos 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 114 days
Victor Dominello Liberal Minister for Citizenship and Communities 3 April 2011 2 April 2015 4 years, 5 days
John Ajaka Minister for Multiculturalism 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days [3]
Ray Williams 30 January 2017 (2017-01-30) 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days [4]

Racing
Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office
Michael Cleary Labor Minister for Racing 4 July 1986 25 March 1988 1 year, 265 days
Bob Rowland Smith National Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 1988 1989
Minister for Racing 1989 1991
George Souris Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 1991 1992
Joe Schipp Liberal 1992 1993
Christopher Downy 1993 1995
Richard Face Labor Minister for Gaming and Racing 1995 2003 7–8 years
Michael Egan 2003 2003
Grant McBride 2003 2007
Graham West 2007 2008
Kevin Greene 2008 2011
George Souris National Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing 4 April 2011 23 April 2014 3 years, 19 days
Troy Grant Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 2 years, 282 days
Minister for Racing 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Paul Toole 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days

Veterans affairs
Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term begin Term end Time in office
Graham West Labor Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs 23 January 2009 4 December 2009 315 days
Peter Primrose 4 December 2009 21 May 2010 168 days
Frank Terenzini 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 311 days
Victor Dominello Liberal Minister for Veterans Affairs 23 April 2014 28 March 2015 339 days
David Elliott 2 April 2015 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 3 years, 355 days

References
  1. Smith, Alexandra (17 September 2019). "Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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