The New South Wales Minister for Trade and Industry is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for sponsoring and supporting trade, international investment, tourism and major events in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The current Minister for Trade and Industry is Niall Blair, since 30 January 2017. He is assisted by the Minister for Tourism and Major Events, currently Adam Marshall also since 30 January 2017. Together the ministers administers these portfolios through the Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development, known as the NSW Department of Industry, and also through Destination NSW, Venues NSW, and a range of small agencies.[1][2]
List of ministers
Trade and Industry
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Ministerial title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Carlo Lazzarini |
Labor |
Minister for State Industrial Enterprises |
10 October 1921 |
20 December 1921 |
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Carlo Lazzarini |
Labor |
Minister for State Industrial Enterprises |
20 December 1921 |
13 April 1922 |
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Sir Thomas Henley |
Nationalist |
Minister for Railways and State Industrial Enterprises |
13 April 1922 |
19 June 1922 |
|
Richard Ball |
28 June 1922 |
17 June 1925 |
2 years, 354 days |
|
Jack Renshaw |
Labor |
Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation |
14 March 1962 |
13 May 1965 |
3 years, 60 days |
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Don Day |
Labor |
Minister for Industrial Development |
29 February 1980 |
10 February 1984 |
3 years, 347 days |
George Paciullo |
Minister for Industry and Decentralisation |
10 February 1984 |
5 April 1984 |
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Eric Bedford |
5 April 1984 |
31 December 1985 |
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Neville Wran |
1 January 1986 |
6 February 1986 |
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Peter Cox |
Minister for Industry and Small Business |
6 February 1986 |
26 November 1987 |
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Anthony Roberts |
Liberal |
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy |
2 April 2015 |
30 January 2017 |
2 years, 303 days |
Niall Blair |
National |
Minister for Trade and Industry |
30 January 2017 |
incumbent |
1 year, 256 days |
Tourism and Major Events
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Ministerial title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Clive Evatt |
Labor |
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration |
9 May 1946 |
6 February 1947 |
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Frank Finnan |
6 February 1947 |
9 March 1948 |
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Claude Matthews |
9 March 1948 |
21 September 1949 |
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Joshua Arthur |
21 September 1949 |
30 June 1950 |
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Gus Kelly |
Labor |
Minister for Tourist Activities |
1 April 1959 |
13 May 1965 |
6 years, 42 days |
Eric Willis |
Liberal |
13 May 1965 |
5 March 1968 |
7 years, 37 days |
Minister for Tourism |
5 March 1968 |
11 March 1971 |
Minister for Tourism and Sport |
11 March 1971 |
19 June 1972 |
Tom Lewis |
Minister for Tourism |
19 June 1972 |
3 January 1975 |
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Charles Cutler |
Country |
3 January 1975 |
16 December 1975 |
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Tim Bruxner |
17 December 1975 |
23 January 1976 |
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David Arblaster |
Liberal |
23 January 1976 |
14 May 1976 |
|
Ken Booth |
Labor |
14 May 1976 |
2 October 1981 |
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Michael Cleary |
2 October 1981 |
26 May 1982 |
6 years, 175 days |
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism |
26 May 1982 |
10 February 1984 |
Minister for Tourism |
10 February 1984 |
25 March 1988 |
Garry West |
National |
25 March 1988 |
6 June 1991 |
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Michael Yabsley |
Liberal |
6 June 1991 |
24 June 1992 |
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Robert Webster |
National |
24 June 1992 |
3 July 1992 |
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Bruce Baird |
Liberal |
3 July 1992 |
26 May 1993 |
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Virginia Chadwick |
26 May 1993 |
4 April 1995 |
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Brian Langton |
Labor |
4 April 1995 |
1 December 1997 |
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Bob Debus |
1 December 1997 |
8 April 1999 |
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Sandra Nori |
8 April 1999 |
2 April 2003 |
7 years, 359 days |
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation |
2 April 2003 |
2 April 2007 |
Matt Brown |
Minister for Tourism |
2 April 2007 |
5 September 2008 |
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Jodi McKay |
8 September 2008 |
28 March 2011 |
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George Souris |
Nationals |
Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing |
4 April 2011 |
23 April 2014 |
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Andrew Stoner |
Minister for Tourism and Major Events |
23 April 2014 |
17 October 2014 |
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Troy Grant[3] |
17 October 2014 |
2 April 2015 |
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Stuart Ayres[4] |
Liberal |
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events |
2 April 2015 |
30 January 2017 |
1 year, 303 days |
Adam Marshall |
Nationals |
Minister for Tourism and Major Events |
30 January 2017 |
incumbent |
1 year, 256 days |
Trade and Investment
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Period |
Ministerial title |
Andrew Stoner |
Nationals |
4 April 2011 – 17 October 2014 |
Minister for Trade and Investment |
Troy Grant |
17 October 2014 – 2 April 2015 |
Trade, Tourism and Major Events
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Ministerial title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Michael Knight |
Labor |
Minister for the Olympics |
4 April 1995 |
12 January 2001 |
5 years, 283 days |
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Kevin Greene |
Labor |
Minister for Major Events |
5 June 2010 |
28 March 2011 |
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George Souris |
Nationals |
Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing |
4 April 2011 |
23 April 2014 |
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Andrew Stoner |
Minister for Tourism and Major Events |
23 April 2014 |
17 October 2014 |
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Troy Grant[3] |
17 October 2014 |
2 April 2015 |
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Stuart Ayres[4] |
Liberal |
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events |
2 April 2015 |
30 January 2017 (2017-01-30) |
1 year, 303 days |
Regional Tourism
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Ministerial title |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Katrina Hodgkinson |
National |
Assistant Minister for Tourism and Major Events |
23 April 2014 |
17 October 2014 |
177 days |
John Barilaro[5] |
Minister for Regional Tourism |
17 October 2014 |
2 April 2015 |
167 days |