Wran ministry (1978–80)

The Wran ministry (1978–80) or Second Wran ministry was the 72nd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Neville Wran, QC MP, representing the Labor Party. It was the second of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Second Wran ministry
72nd Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	19 October 1978 (1978-10-19)
Date dissolved	29 February 1980 (1980-02-29)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Roden Cutler)
Head of government	Neville Wran
Deputy head of government	Jack Renshaw
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Labor
Opposition parties	Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader	John Mason
History
Predecessor	First Wran ministry
Successor	Third Wran ministry

Background

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 19 October 1978 when the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1978 election, until 29 February 1980, when Wran reconfigured his ministry and the Third Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wran and sworn in on 19 October 1978, and covers the period up until 29 February 1980. One month earlier, former Premier and minister, Jack Renshaw, announced his decision to retire from politics, necessitating a minor rearrangement of the ministry; pending the swearing in of the Third Wran ministry. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases except Renshaw, serve the full term of this ministry.[1]

First arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP		Labor	19 October 1978	29 February 1980	1 year, 133 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Public Works Minister for Ports Minister for Housing	Hon. Jack Ferguson, MP
Treasurer	Hon. Jack Renshaw, MP [lower-alpha 1]				29 January 1980	1 year, 102 days
Minister for Transport	Hon. Peter Cox, MP				29 February 1980	1 year, 133 days
Attorney General Minister for Justice	Hon. Frank Walker, MP
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Technology Minister for Energy	Hon. Pat Hills, MP
Minister for Planning and Environment Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Paul Landa, MLC
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Don Day, MP
Minister for Education	Hon. Eric Bedford, MP
Minister for Local Government Minister for Roads	Hon. Harry Jensen, MP
Minister for Lands Minister for Services	Hon. Bill Crabtree, MP
Minister for Health	Hon. Kevin Stewart, MP
Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Housing Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Syd Einfeld, MP
Minister for Mineral Resources and Development Minister for Services	Hon. Ron Mulock, MP
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tourism	Hon. Ken Booth, MP
Minister for Conservation Minister for Water Resources	Hon. Lin Gordon, MP
Minister for Youth and Community Services	Hon. Rex Jackson, MP
Minister Assisting the Premier	Hon. Bill Haigh, MP
Minister for Decentralisation Minister Assisting the Premier	Hon. Jack Hallam, MLC

1. Treasury portfolio transferred from Jack Renshaw to Wran as Renshaw resigned from the ministry and from Parliament.[2]

Second arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Treasurer	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP ^1		Labor	29 January 1980	29 February 1980	31 days

See also

• Hon. Neville Wran, MP - 35th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1978–1981
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1978–1981

References

1. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
2. "Mr John Brophy Renshaw (1909–1987)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

 

Preceded by Wran ministry (1976–1978)	Second Wran ministry 1978–1980	Succeeded by Wran ministry (1980–1981)