Minister for Water, Property and Housing

Minister for Water, Property and Housing
	Incumbent; Melinda Pavey; since 2 April 2019
	Department of Planning and Industry
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder	Bruce Cowan; (Minister for Water Resources); Terence Aubrey Murray; (Secretary for Lands and Works); David Hall; (as Minister for Housing);
Formation	17 December 1975 (Water Resources); 26 August 1856 (Lands); 23 July 1919 (Housing);

The New South Wales Minister for Water, Property and Housing is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the administration and development for water, crown lands and social housing in New South Wales, Australia.

The current minister is Melinda Pavey, since 2 April 2019.[1] The minister administers the portfolio through the Planning and Industry cluster, including the Department of Planning and Industry and a range of other government agencies.[2]

Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

Water, property and housing

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Water, Property and Housing:

Minister	Party affiliation	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
Melinda Pavey	National	Minister for Water, Property and Housing	2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)	incumbent	1 year, 129 days	[1]

Former ministerial titles

Housing

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Housing, or similar titles.

Minister	Party affiliation	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
David Hall	Nationalist	Minister for Housing	23 July 1919	9 February 1920	201 days
Charles Oakes	Nationalist		9 February 1920	12 April 1920	63 days
James Dooley	Labor		12 April 1920	10 October 1921	1 year, 181 days

Sir Thomas Henley	Nationalist	Minister for Housing	20 December 1921	20 December 1921	0 days

Sir Thomas Henley	Nationalist	Minister for Housing	13 April 1922	19 June 1922	67 days
Richard Ball	Nationalist	Minister for Housing	28 June 1922	17 June 1925	2 years, 354 days

James McGirr	Labor	Minister for Local Government and Housing	16 May 1941	8 June 1944	5 years, 266 days
James McGirr		Minister for Housing	8 June 1944	6 February 1947	5 years, 266 days
Clive Evatt			6 February 1947	30 June 1950	3 years, 144 days
Gus Kelly			30 June 1950	2 April 1952	1 year, 277 days
Clive Evatt			2 April 1952	1 April 1954	1 year, 364 days
Gus Kelly			1 April 1954	2 September 1954	154 days
John McGrath			2 September 1954	15 March 1956	1 year, 195 days
Abe Landa			15 March 1956	13 May 1965	9 years, 59 days
Stanley Stephens	Country		13 May 1965	17 January 1973	7 years, 249 days
Tim Bruxner	Country		17 January 1973	3 December 1973	320 days
Laurie McGinty	Liberal		3 December 1973	23 January 1976	2 years, 51 days
Ian Griffith	Liberal		23 January 1976	14 May 1976	112 days
Jack Ferguson	Labor		14 May 1976	10 February 1977	272 days
Ron Mulock			10 February 1977	19 October 1978	1 year, 251 days
Syd Einfeld			19 October 1978	29 February 1980	1 year, 133 days
Terry Sheahan			29 February 1980	1 February 1983	2 years, 338 days
Frank Walker			1 February 1983	21 March 1988	5 years, 49 days
Joe Schipp	Liberal		21 March 1988	3 July 1992	4 years, 104 days
Robert Webster	National		3 July 1992	4 April 1995	2 years, 275 days
Craig Knowles	Labor		4 April 1995	8 April 1999	4 years, 4 days
Andrew Refshauge			8 April 1999	2 April 2003	3 years, 359 days
Carl Scully			2 April 2003	21 January 2005	1 year, 294 days
Joe Tripodi			21 January 2005	10 August 2005	201 days
Cherie Burton			10 August 2005	2 April 2007	1 year, 235 days
Matt Brown			2 April 2007	8 September 2008	1 year, 159 days
David Borger			8 September 2008	21 May 2010	1 year, 255 days
Frank Terenzini			21 May 2010	28 March 2011	311 days

Anthony Roberts	Liberal	Minister for Housing	30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)	23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)	2 years, 52 days	[3]

	Liberal

Regional water

Minister[4]	Party affiliation	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office
Bruce Cowan	Country	Minister for Water Resources	17 December 1975	14 May 1976	149 days
Lin Gordon	Labor		14 May 1976	2 October 1981	5 years, 141 days
Paul Landa			2 October 1981	1 February 1983
Paul Whelan			1 February 1983	5 April 1984

Janice Crosio	Labor	Minister for Water Resources	4 July 1986	21 March 1988

Ian Causley	National	Minister for Water Resources	24 July 1990	6 June 1991

George Souris	National	Minister for Land and Water Conservation	26 May 1993	4 April 1995
Kim Yeadon	Labor		4 April 1995	1 December 1997
Richard Amery			1 December 1997	21 November 2001	3 years, 355 days
John Aquilina			21 November 2001	2 April 2003

David Campbell	Labor	Minister for Water Utilities	17 February 2006	2 April 2007
Nathan Rees		Minister for Water Utilities	2 April 2007	27 February 2008
Phil Koperberg		Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water	2 April 2007	27 February 2008
Nathan Rees		Minister for Water	27 February 2008	5 September 2008
Phil Costa		Minister for Water	8 September 2008	28 March 2011	2 years, 201 days

Kevin Humphries	National	Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water	23 April 2014	2 April 2015	344 days
Niall Blair		Minister for Lands and Water	2 April 2015	30 January 2017	3 years, 355 days
Niall Blair		Minister for Regional Water	30 January 2017	23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)	3 years, 355 days

Social housing

Minister	Party affiliation	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
Brad Hazzard	Liberal	Minister for Social Housing	2 April 2015	30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)	1 year, 303 days	[5]
Pru Goward	Liberal	Minister for Social Housing	30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)	23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)	2 years, 52 days	[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.
"Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
"NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007)". VIII (first ed.). Parliament of New South Wales. November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

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[gazette-2019-04-02-1] "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[gazette-20190402admin-2] "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.

[gladys-refreshed-3] "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

[schedule-4] "NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007)". VIII (first ed.). Parliament of New South Wales. November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2011. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[SMH_Baird_2_ministry-5] Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[gladys-6] Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.