The New South Wales Minister for Regional New South Wales, the Minister for Small Business and the Minister for Skills is a minister of the New South Wales Government within the Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development and has responsibilities for matters relating to decentralisation, rural affairs, regional services and infrastructure in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The minister is also responsible for the state's small business policy and regulation and the further skills and training office.
The current minister, since 2 April 2015, is the Deputy Premier John Barilaro. He is assisted in this portfolio by the Minister for Trade and Industry, Niall Blair, the Minister for Energy and Utilities and Minister for Resources, Don Harwin, and the Assistant Minister for Skills, Adam Marshall, all who were sworn in with effect from 30 January 2017.[1]
List of ministers
Regional New South Wales
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Ministerial title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Jack Renshaw |
Labor |
Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation |
14 March 1962 |
13 May 1965 |
3 years, 60 days |
John Fuller |
Country |
Minister for Decentralisation and Development |
13 May 1965 |
3 December 1973 |
8 years, 204 days |
Tim Bruxner |
3 December 1973 |
23 January 1976 |
2 years, 51 days |
Milton Morris |
Liberal |
23 January 1976 |
14 May 1976 |
|
Don Day |
Labor |
14 May 1976 |
19 October 1978 |
|
Jack Hallam |
Minister for Decentralisation |
19 October 1978 |
29 February 1980 |
|
Don Day |
Minister for Industrial Development Minister for Decentralisation |
29 February 1980 |
10 February 1984 |
|
George Paciullo |
Minister for Industry and Decentralisation |
10 February 1984 |
5 April 1984 |
|
Eric Bedford |
5 April 1984 |
31 December 1985 |
|
Neville Wran |
1 January 1986 |
6 February 1986 |
|
Barrie Unsworth |
Minister for State Development |
4 July 1986 |
21 March 1988 |
|
Wal Murray |
National |
21 March 1988 |
24 July 1990 |
|
John Hannaford |
Liberal |
24 July 1990 |
6 June 1991 |
|
Michael Yabsley |
6 June 1991 |
24 June 1992 |
|
Robert Webster |
National |
24 June 1992 |
3 July 1992 |
|
Peter Collins |
Liberal |
3 July 1992 |
26 May 1993 |
|
Ray Chappell |
National |
Minister for Regional Development |
26 May 1993 |
4 April 1995 |
|
Carl Scully |
Labor |
Minister for Small Business and Regional Development |
4 April 1995 |
15 December 1995 |
|
Michael Egan |
Minister for State and Regional Development |
15 December 1995 |
1 December 1997 |
|
Harry Woods |
Minister for Regional Development |
1 December 1997 |
2 April 2003 |
|
David Campbell |
2 April 2003 |
2 April 2007 |
|
Tony Kelly |
2 April 2007 |
5 September 2008 |
|
Phil Costa |
8 September 2008 |
4 December 2009 |
|
Ian Macdonald |
Minister for State and Regional Development |
8 December 2009 |
5 June 2010 |
|
Eric Roozendaal |
5 June 2010 |
28 March 2011 |
|
Andrew Stoner |
National |
Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services |
28 March 2011 |
17 October 2014 |
|
Troy Grant |
17 October 2014 |
2 April 2015 |
|
John Barilaro |
Minister for Regional Development |
2 April 2015 |
30 January 2017 |
3 years, 194 days |
Minister for Regional New South Wales |
30 January 2017 |
incumbent |
Skills
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Period |
Ministerial title |
John Fahey |
Liberal |
Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment |
24 July 1990 |
3 July 1992 |
|
Virginia Chadwick |
Minister for Employment and Training |
3 July 1992 |
26 May 1993 |
2 years, 275 days |
Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
26 May 1993 |
4 April 1995 |
John Aquilina |
Labor |
Minister for Education and Training |
4 April 1995 |
21 November 2001 |
6 years, 231 days |
John Watkins |
21 November 2001 |
2 April 2003 |
|
Andrew Refshauge |
2 April 2003 |
21 January 2005 |
|
Carmel Tebbutt |
21 January 2005 |
2 April 2007 |
|
John Della Bosca |
2 April 2007 |
8 September 2008 |
|
Verity Firth |
8 September 2008 |
28 March 2011 |
|
|
John Barilaro |
National |
Minister for Skills |
2 April 2015 |
incumbent |
3 years, 194 days |
Assistant minister
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Ministerial title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Adam Marshall |
National |
Assistant Minister for Skills |
30 January 2017 |
incumbent |
1 year, 256 days |
State Development
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Period |
Ministerial title |
Barrie Unsworth |
Labor |
4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 |
Minister for State Development |
Wal Murray |
National |
21 March 1988 – 24 July 1990 |
John Hannaford |
Liberal |
24 July 1990 – 6 June 1991 |
Michael Yabsley |
6 June 1991 – 24 June 1992 |
Robert Webster |
National |
24 June 1992 – 3 July 1992 |
Peter Collins |
Liberal |
3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993 |
|
Michael Egan |
Labor |
4 April 1995 – 15 December 1995 |
Minister for State Development |
15 December 1995 – 1 December 1997 |
Minister for State and Regional Development |
1 December 1997 – 21 January 2005 |
Minister for State Development |
Andrew Refshauge |
21 January 2005 – 3 August 2005 |
John Watkins |
3 August 2005 – 17 February 2006 |
Morris Iemma |
17 February 2006 – 2 April 2007 |
Ian Macdonald |
2 April 2007 – 17 November 2009 |
Eric Roozendaal |
17 November 2009 – 4 December 2009 |
Ian Macdonald |
8 December 2009 – 5 June 2010 |
Minister for State and Regional Development |
Eric Roozendaal |
5 June 2010 – 28 March 2011 |
Rural affairs
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Period |
Ministerial title |
Ian Armstrong |
National |
25 March 1988 – 26 May 1993 |
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
Ray Chappell |
26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 |
Minister for Regional Development |
Carl Scully |
Labor |
4 April 1995 – 15 December 1995 |
Minister for Small Business and Regional Development |
Michael Egan |
15 December 1995 – 1 December 1997 |
Minister for State and Regional Development |
Harry Woods |
1 December 1997 – 2 April 2003 |
Minister for Rural Affairs |
Tony Kelly |
2 April 2003 – 5 September 2008 |
Phil Costa |
8 September 2008 – 30 January 2009 |
Tony Kelly |
30 January 2009 – 14 September 2009 |
Steve Whan |
14 September 2009 – 28 March 2011 |