Regional minister (New South Wales)

Minister for Western Sydney
Minister for WestConnex
Incumbent
Stuart Ayres
since 30 January 2017
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder Kim Yeadon (as the Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney)
Formation 1 December 1997

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, who also serves as the Minister for WestConnex and the Minister for Sport, also 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]

List of ministers

Western Sydney

Minister Party Ministry Ministerial title Term commence Term end Time in office
Kim Yeadon   Labor Carr II Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney 1 December 1997 8 April 1999 1 year, 128 days
  Labor Carr III Minister for Western Sydney 8 April 1999 2 April 2003 3 years, 359 days
Diane Beamer   Labor Carr IV 2 April 2003 2 April 2007 4 years, 0 days
  Labor Iemma I
Graham West LaborIemma II2 April 200711 April 20079 days
Barbara Perry Labor11 April 20078 September 20081 year, 150 days
David Borger LaborRees8 September 200828 March 20112 years, 201 days
 LaborKeneally
Barry O'Farrell LiberalO'Farrell3 April 201123 April 20143 years, 20 days
Mike Baird LiberalBaird I23 April 201423 January 20172 years, 275 days
 LiberalBaird II
Stuart Ayres LiberalBerejiklian30 January 2017incumbent1 year, 256 days

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 ministry Labor2 April 200321 January 2005Minister for the Central Coast
Grant McBride Labor21 January 20052 April 2007
First Iemma ministry Labor
Second Iemma ministryJohn Della Bosca Labor2 April 20071 September 2009
Rees ministry Labor
John Hatzistergos Labor1 September 200914 September 2009
Keneally ministryNathan Rees Labor14 September 20098 December 2009
Ian Macdonald Labor8 December 20095 June 2010
John Robertson Labor5 June 201028 March 2011
O'Farrell ministryChris Hartcher Liberal3 April 20114 December 2013
Mike Gallacher Liberal9 December 201323 April 2014
First Baird ministry Liberal23 April 20142 May 2014
Rob Stokes Liberal6 May 20142 April 2015

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 Egan Labor13 February 20032 April 2003
Michael Costa Labor2 April 20038 September 2008Minister for the Hunter
First Iemma ministry Labor
Second Iemma ministry Labor
Rees ministryJodi McKay Labor8 September 200828 March 2011
Keneally ministry Labor
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

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.[5]

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
Fourth Carr ministryDavid Campbell Labor2 April 20035 September 2008Minister for the Illawarra
First Iemma ministry Labor
Second Iemma ministry Labor
Rees ministryMatt Brown Labor8 September 200811 September 2008
David Campbell Labor11 September 20084 December 2009
Keneally ministryPaul McLeay Labor8 December 20091 September 2010
Eric Roozendaal Labor6 September 201028 March 2011
O'Farrell ministryGreg Pearce Liberal3 April 20112 August 2013
John Ajaka Liberal2 August 201323 April 2014
First Baird ministry Liberal23 April 20142 April 2015

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 Stoner 23 April 201417 October 2014
Duncan Gay 17 October 20142 April 2015

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 Labor
Rees ministryKristina Keneally Labor8 September 200828 March 2011
Keneally ministry Labor

Western New South Wales

Ministry Minister Party Term commence Term end Ministerial title
O'Farrell ministryKevin Humphries Nationals3 April 201123 April 2014Minister for Western New South Wales
First Baird ministry Nationals23 April 20142 April 2015

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 ministry Liberal23 April 20142 April 2015

References

  1. ↑ "New faces: O'Farrell launches super-ministries". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  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. ↑ McIlwain, Kate (1 April 2015). "Kiama MP Gareth Ward appointed parliamentary secretary for the Illawarra".
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