Wran ministry (1980–81)

The Wran ministry (1980–81) or Third Wran ministry was the 73rd 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 third of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Third Wran ministry
73rd Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	29 February 1980 (1980-02-29)
Date dissolved	2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Roden Cutler)
Head of government	Neville Wran
Deputy head of government	Jack Ferguson
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Labor
Opposition parties	Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader	Bruce McDonald John Mason
History
Predecessor	Second Wran ministry
Successor	Fourth Wran ministry

Background

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 29 February 1980 when Wran reconfigured his ministry following the resignation of Jack Renshaw from the Second Wran ministry and from Parliament, until 2 October 1981 when the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1981 election, and the Fourth Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry

Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases serve the full term of this ministry.[1][2]

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Treasurer	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP		Labor	29 February 1980	2 October 1981	1 year, 216 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Public Works Minister for Ports	Hon. Jack Ferguson, MP
Minister for Transport	Hon. Peter Cox, MP
Attorney General Minister for Justice	Hon. Frank Walker, MP
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Energy	Hon. Pat Hills, MP
Minister for Education Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Paul Landa, MLC
Minister for Industrial Development Minister for Decentralisation	Hon. Don Day, MP
Minister for Planning and Environment	Hon. Eric Bedford, MP
Minister for Local Government Minister for Roads	Hon. Harry Jensen, MP
Minister for Police Minister for Services	Hon. Bill Crabtree, MP
Minister for Health	Hon. Kevin Stewart, MP
Minister for Consumer Affairs	Hon. Syd Einfeld, MP
Minister for Mineral Resources Minister for Technology	Hon. Ron Mulock, MP
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tourism Assistant Treasurer	Hon. Ken Booth, MP
Minister for Lands Minister for Forests Minister for Water Resources	Hon. Lin Gordon, MP
Minister for Youth and Community Services	Hon. Rex Jackson, MP
Minister for Corrective Services	Hon. Bill Haigh, MP
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Jack Hallam, MLC
Minister for Housing Minister for Co-operative Societies Assistant Minister for Transport	Hon. Terry Sheahan, MP

See also

• Hon. Neville Wran, QC 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. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
2. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

 

Preceded by Wran ministry (1978–1980)	Third Wran ministry 1980–1981	Succeeded by Wran ministry (1981–1983)