Special Minister of State (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Special Minister of State is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for special administrative matters in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
| Special Minister of State | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent vacant since 15 April 2020 | |
| Department of Premier and Cabinet | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Matt Singleton (as the Minister for Administrative Services) |
| Formation | 25 March 1988 |
The most recent Special Minister of State since 2 April 2019, is The Honourable Don Harwin MLC, who also holds the additional portfolio title of Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts.[1]
The minister administers the portfolio through the Premier and Cabinet cluster, in particular through the Department of Premier and Cabinet, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.[2]
Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
List of ministers
Special Minister of State
The following individuals have serviced as Special Ministers of State, or any precedent titles:
| Minister | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Singleton | National | Minister for Administrative Services | 25 March 1988 | 24 January 1989 | 305 days | |||
| Robert Webster | 24 January 1989 | 6 June 1991 | 2 years, 133 days | |||||
| Anne Cohen | Liberal | 6 June 1991 | 4 April 1995 | 3 years, 302 days | ||||
| John Della Bosca | Labor | Special Minister of State | 8 April 1999 | 17 February 2006 | 6 years, 315 days | |||
| John Robertson | Labor | Special Minister of State | 30 January 2009 | 4 December 2009 | 308 days | |||
| Eric Roozendaal | Special Minister of State | 8 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 116 days | ||||
| Chris Hartcher | Liberal | 3 April 2011 | 9 December 2013 | 2 years, 250 days | ||||
| Anthony Roberts | 9 December 2013 | 2 April 2015 | 1 year, 114 days | |||||
| Anthony Roberts | Liberal | Special Minister of State | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days | [3][4][5] | ||
| Don Harwin | 2 April 2019 | 15 April 2020 | 1 year, 13 days | [1][6] | ||||
References
- "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- "NSW reshuffle: Gladys Berejiklian axes Adrian Piccoli and Duncan Gay from cabinet". The Guardian. Australia. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- "NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin resigns after visiting holiday home in breach of coronavirus lockdown rules". ABC News (Australia). Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.