Regional minister (New South Wales)

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]

In 2015, the number of ministers was reduced to just two regional ministers: the Minister for Western Sydney, currently Stuart Ayres since 30 January 2017; and the Minister for Regional Development, currently held by John Barilaro, who also serves as the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, both since 2 April 2015.[2][3][4] Following the 2019 state election the ministries were rearranged to comprise three regional ministers, with effect from 2 April 2019:[5]

List of ministers
Main articles: Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney; Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales; and Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade

Former ministerial titles

Central Coast
Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
Third Carr ministryJohn Della Bosca Labor31 March 20002 April 2003Minister Assisting the Premier for the Central Coast
Fourth Carr ministry2 April 200321 January 2005Minister for the Central Coast
Grant McBride21 January 20052 April 2007
First Iemma ministry
Second Iemma ministryJohn Della Bosca2 April 20071 September 2009
Rees ministry
John Hatzistergos1 September 200914 September 2009
Keneally ministryNathan Rees14 September 20098 December 2009
Ian Macdonald8 December 20095 June 2010
John Robertson5 June 201028 March 2011
O'Farrell ministryChris Hartcher Liberal3 April 20114 December 2013
Mike Gallacher9 December 201323 April 2014
First Baird ministry23 April 20142 May 2014
Rob Stokes6 May 20142 April 2015 (2015-04-02)
Second Baird ministryScot MacDonald24 April 201523 January 2017Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter and Central Coast
First Berejiklian ministry1 February 20175 April 2017Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and the Central Coast
5 April 20171 March 2019Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, the Central Coast and the Hunter

Hunter
Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
First, Second and Third Carr ministriesRichard Face Labor4 April 199513 February 2003Minister Assisting the Premier on Hunter Development
Fourth Carr ministryMichael Egan13 February 20032 April 2003
Michael Costa2 April 20038 September 2008Minister for the Hunter
First Iemma ministry
Second Iemma ministry
Rees ministryJodi McKay8 September 200828 March 2011
Keneally ministry
O'Farrell ministryMike Gallacher Liberal3 April 201118 December 2013
George Souris Nationals18 December 201317 April 2014
First Baird ministryGladys Berejiklian Liberal23 April 20142 April 2015 (2015-04-02)
Second Baird ministryScot MacDonald24 April 201523 January 2017Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter and Central Coast
First Berejiklian ministry5 April 20171 March 2019Parliamentary Secretary for Planning, the Central Coast and the Hunter

Illawarra

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]

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
Fourth Carr ministryDavid Campbell Labor2 April 20035 September 2008Minister for the Illawarra
First Iemma ministry
Second Iemma ministry
Rees ministryMatt Brown8 September 200811 September 2008
David Campbell11 September 20084 December 2009
Keneally ministryPaul McLeay8 December 20091 September 2010
Eric Roozendaal6 September 201028 March 2011
O'Farrell ministryGreg Pearce Liberal3 April 20112 August 2013
John Ajaka2 August 201323 April 2014
First Baird ministry23 April 20142 April 2015 (2015-04-02)

North Coast
Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
O'Farrell ministryDon Page Nationals3 April 201123 April 2014Minister for the North Coast
First Baird ministryAndrew Stoner23 April 201417 October 2014 (2014-10-17)
Duncan Gay17 October 2014 (2014-10-17)2 April 2015 (2015-04-02)

Redfern-Waterloo
Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
First Iemma ministryFrank Sartor Labor3 August 20058 September 2008Minister for Redfern-Waterloo
Second Iemma ministry
Rees ministryKristina Keneally8 September 200828 March 2011
Keneally ministry

Assistant Ministers
Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
O'Farrell ministryStuart Ayres Liberal9 December 201323 April 2014Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney
First Baird ministry23 April 20142 April 2015

References
  1. "New faces: O'Farrell launches super-ministries". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  2. Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  6. McIlwain, Kate (1 April 2015). "Kiama MP Gareth Ward appointed parliamentary secretary for the Illawarra".
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