Minister for Sport (New South Wales)

The Minister for Sport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the administration and support for all sporting bodies in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It has often been combined with other portfolio responsibilities, most commonly Tourism.[1]

Minister for Sport
Incumbent
Steve Kamper
since 5 April 2023
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
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

Scope

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Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation (1975-1976)

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The formation of the ministry and supporting department was a response to the Government’s growing involvement in leisure and sporting activities. Included in these activities were sport, recreation, the visual arts and crafts, and the performing arts. Some of the government controls relating to motor, horse and greyhound racing, Sunday entertainment and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground were also transferred to the new Department from the Chief Secretary, although the Chief Secretary’s successor, the Department of Services, continued to provide the administrative staff for many of these activities.[2]

The responsibilities of the portfolio included the Advisory Committee on Cultural Grants, Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Archives Authority of New South Wales, the Library and Library Board of New South Wales, Museums, Film Council, Observatory and Opera House and the sport and recreation service of New South Wales. The last organisation aimed to promote physical fitness and recreational opportunities which was achieved by providing camping facilities, swimming instruction, school vacation play centres.[3]

The ministry was abolished in the first Wran ministry in 1976, separated into the portfolio of Sport and Recreation and while cultural activities became the responsibility of the Premier.

List of ministers

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The following individuals have served as minister where sport was one of the responsibilities in the portfolio:

TitleMinister [1]PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Tourism and SportEric Willis LiberalAskin (4)11 March 197119 June 19721 year, 100 days[4]
Minister for SportIan GriffithAskin (4) (5) (6)19 June 19723 January 19752 years, 198 days[5]
Minister for Culture, Sport and RecreationJohn BarracloughLewis (1) (2)3 January 197523 January 19761 year, 20 days[6]
David Arblaster[a]Willis23 January 197614 May 1976112 days[7]
Minister for Sport and RecreationKen Booth[a] LaborWran (1) (2) (3)14 May 19762 October 19815 years, 141 days[8]
Michael Cleary[a]Wran (4)2 October 198126 May 19826 years, 171 days[9]
Minister for Leisure, Sport and TourismWran (4) (5)26 May 198210 February 1984
Minister for Sport and RecreationWran (6) (7) (8)
Unsworth
10 February 198421 March 1988
Minister for Sport, Recreation and RacingBob Rowland Smith NationalGreiner (1)25 March 198818 September 19893 years, 60 days[10]
Minister for Sport and Recreation18 September 198924 May 1991
Minister for Sport, Recreation and RacingGeorge SourisGreiner (2)
Fahey (1)
6 June 19913 July 19921 year, 27 days[11]
Joe Schipp LiberalFahey (2)3 July 199226 May 1993327 days[12]
Christopher DownyFahey (3)26 May 19934 April 19951 year, 313 days[13]
Minister for Sport and RecreationGabrielle Harrison LaborCarr (1) (2)4 April 19958 April 19994 years, 4 days[14]
John WatkinsCarr (3)8 April 199921 November 20012 years, 227 days[15]
Morris Iemma21 November 20012 April 20031 year, 132 days[16]
Minister for Tourism and Sport and RecreationSandra Nori[a]Carr (4)
Iemma (1)
2 April 20032 April 20074 years, 0 days[17]
Minister for Sport and RecreationGraham WestIemma (2)2 April 20075 September 20081 year, 156 days[18]
Kevin GreeneRees
Keneally
5 September 200828 March 20112 years, 204 days[19]
Graham Annesley LiberalO'Farrell3 April 201128 August 20132 years, 147 days[20]
Gabrielle Upton30 August 201323 April 2014236 days[21]
Stuart Ayres[b]Baird (1)23 April 20142 April 20154 years, 334 days[22]
Minister for SportBaird (2)
Berejiklian (1)
2 April 201523 March 2019
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and VeteransJohn SidotiBerejiklian (2)2 April 201917 September 2019168 days[23][24]
Geoff Lee (acting)17 September 201927 May 20211 year, 232 days
Natalie WardBerejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)
27 May 202121 December 2021208 days[25] [26]
Minister for Tourism and SportStuart Ayres[a]Perrottet (2)21 December 20213 August 2022225 days[22][27]
Minister for SportAlister Henskens5 August 20225 April 20231 year, 315 days[28]
Steve Kamper LaborMinns5 April 2023incumbent1 year, 71 days

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Concurrently Minister for Tourism.
  2. ^ Stuart Ayres held the Tourism portfolio from 2 April 2015 until 30 January 2017.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "AGY-403 Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 4 November 2021.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ "PFO-101 Culture, Sport and Recreation". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 4 November 2021.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ^ "Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Ian Ross Griffith (1925-1992)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon. Lindley John Forbes Barraclough". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr David Amos Arblaster (1929–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hon. Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. ^ "The Hon. Michael Arthur Cleary AO (1940- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  10. ^ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert Baron Rowland Smith (1925–2012)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  11. ^ "The Hon. George Souris". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  12. ^ "The Hon. Joseph John Schipp (1932-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Mr Christopher John Downy (1955- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  14. ^ "The Hon. Gabrielle Mary Harrison". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  15. ^ "The Hon. John Arthur Watkins AM (1955- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. ^ "The Hon. Morris Iemma (1961-)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  17. ^ "The Hon. Sandra Christine Nori (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  18. ^ "The Hon. Graham James West". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  19. ^ "Mr Kevin Patrick Greene (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Mr Graham Annesley (1957- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  21. ^ "The Hon. Gabrielle Cecelia Upton MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  22. ^ a b "The Hon. Stuart Laurence Ayres". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  23. ^ "Mr (John) Anthony John Sidoti". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  24. ^ Smith, Alexandra (17 September 2019). "Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  25. ^ "The Hon. Natalie Peta Ward". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  26. ^ Smith, Alexandra. "Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  28. ^ Department of Premier and Cabinet (3 August 2022). "Changes to NSW ministerial arrangements". NSW Government. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
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