Minister for Fisheries (New South Wales)

The Minister for Fisheries was a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the administration and management of oyster farms and fisheries in New South Wales, Australia.

Minister for Fisheries
Department of Regional NSW
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderJack Hallam (as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries)
Formation2 October 1981
Final holderIan Macdonald (as Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries)
Abolished3 May 2004

It was created in 1981 in the fourth Wran ministry as the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries and the portfolio was commonly combined with that of Agriculture.[1] Prior to 1981 fisheries had been part of the responsibilities of the Minister for Conservation.[2]

The portfolio was abolished in 2004 in the fourth Carr ministry with the portfolio renamed Primary Industries.[3]

List of ministers
TitleMinister [1]PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Jack Hallam   Labor Wran (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 2 October 1981 4 July 1986 4 years, 275 days
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Ian Causley   National Fahey (3) 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Minister for Fisheries Bob Martin   Labor Carr (1) (2) 4 April 1995 8 April 1999 4 years, 4 days
Eddie Obeid Carr (3) 8 April 1999 2 April 2003 3 years, 359 days
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Ian Macdonald Carr (4) 2 April 2003 3 May 2004 1 year, 31 days

See also

References
  1. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  2. "PFO-119 Agriculture and Fisheries [I]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2022.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. "PFO-282 Agriculture and Fisheries [III]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2022.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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