The Minister for Western New South Wales is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the region to the west of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Australia.
| Minister for Western New South Wales | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Regional NSW | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of New South Wales |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Kevin Humphries |
| Formation | 3 April 2011 |
It was first established in 2011 in the O'Farrell ministry. It was not responsible for any legislation, nor tasked with the management of a department.[1] It was abolished in the second Baird ministry and the NSW Farmers' Association called for its return in the lead-up to the 2019 election.[2] It was re-created in the second Berejiklian ministry, combined with the portfolio of Agriculture, before returning as a separate portfolio in the second Perrottet ministry.[3]
List of ministers
editThe following individuals have served as Minister for Western New South Wales, or any precedent titles:
| Title | Minister[4] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Western New South Wales | Kevin Humphries | National | O'Farrell Baird (1) | 3 April 2011 | 2 April 2015 | 3 years, 364 days | ||
| Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales | Adam Marshall | National | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days | [5] | |
| Minister for Western New South Wales | Dugald Saunders | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | [6] | ||
| Tara Moriarty | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 71 days | |||
References
edit- ^ "PFO-343 Western New South Wales [I]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ^ "Appoint a dedicated Minister for Western New South Wales". NSW Farmers' Association. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "PFO-446 Western New South Wales [II]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 24 March 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
