Minister for Planning (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Minister for Planning is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for regional and urban planning with the goal of facilitating sustainable growth and employment in New South Wales, Australia.
| Minister for Planning and Public Spaces | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Planning and Environment | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Sir John Fuller (as the Minister for Planning and Environment) |
| Formation | 3 December 1973 |
The minister is supported in the administration of portfolio by the following ministers, all sworn in on 5 April 2023:[1]
The ministers administer the portfolios through the Planning and Environment cluster, in particular through the Department of Planning and Environment, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.[2]
Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
List of ministers
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Planning, or similar titles.[3][4]
| Ministerial title | Minister [5] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Planning and Environment | Sir John Fuller | Country | Askin (6) | 3 December 1973 | 14 May 1976 | 2 years, 163 days | ||
| Minister for Planning | Harry Jensen | Labor | Wran (1) | 14 May 1976 | 9 August 1976 | 87 days | ||
| Minister for Planning and Environment | Paul Landa | Wran (1) (2) | 9 August 1976 | 29 February 1980 | 3 years, 204 days | |||
| Eric Bedford | Wran (2) (3) (4) (5) | 29 February 1980 | 10 February 1984 | 3 years, 347 days | ||||
| Terry Sheahan | Wran (6) (7) | 10 February 1984 | 12 December 1984 | 306 days | ||||
| Bob Carr | Wran (7) (8) Unsworth |
12 December 1984 | 21 March 1988 | 3 years, 100 days | ||||
| Minister for Planning | David Hay | Liberal | Greiner (1) | 21 March 1988 | 6 June 1991 | 3 years, 77 days | ||
| Robert Webster | National | Greiner (2) Fahey (1) (2) (3) |
6 June 1991 | 4 April 1995 | 3 years, 302 days | |||
| Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning | Craig Knowles | Labor | Carr (1) (2) | 4 April 1995 | 8 April 1999 | 4 years, 4 days | ||
| Andrew Refshauge | Carr (3) | 8 April 1999 | 21 November 2001 | 3 years, 359 days | ||||
| Minister for Planning | 21 November 2001 | 2 April 2003 | ||||||
| Minister for Infrastructure and Planning | Craig Knowles | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 3 August 2005 | 2 years, 123 days | |||
| Minister for Planning | Frank Sartor | Iemma (1) (2) | 3 August 2005 | 5 September 2008 | 3 years, 33 days | |||
| Kristina Keneally | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 4 December 2009 | 1 year, 87 days | ||||
| Tony Kelly | Keneally | 4 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 114 days | ||||
| Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Brad Hazzard | Liberal | O'Farrell | 3 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 3 years, 20 days | ||
| Minister for Planning | Pru Goward | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 344 days | |||
| Rob Stokes | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days | ||||
| Anthony Roberts | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days | [6][7][8] | |||
| Minister for Planning and Public Spaces | Rob Stokes | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) |
2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days | [9] | ||
| Minister for Planning | Anthony Roberts | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 5 April 2023 | 1 year, 309 days | [1] | ||
| Minister for Planning and Public Spaces | Paul Scully | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 204 days | ||
Former ministerial titles
Assistant Ministers for Planning
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Planning, or similar titles.[3][4]
| Ministerial title | Minister [5] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning (Planning Administration) |
Diane Beamer | Labor | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 3 August 2005 | 2 years, 123 days | ||
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning | Barbara Perry | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 110 days | ||
| Minister for the State Plan | Linda Burney | 8 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 110 days | ||||
| Assistant Minister for Planning | Rob Stokes | Liberal | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 344 days | ||
| Mark Speakman | Baird (2) Berejiklian (1) |
2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days | ||||
References
- "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- "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 Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007)" (PDF). Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. VIII. November 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- 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.
- "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- "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.
- "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
