Second Iemma ministry

Second Iemma ministry
Second Iemma ministry
; 90th Cabinet of New South Wales
	Premier Morris Iemma
Date formed	2 April 2007
Date dissolved	5 September 2008
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	Marie Bashir
Deputy Premier	John Watkins
No. of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Labor Majority Government
Opposition party	Liberal–National Coalition
Opposition leader	Barry O'Farrell
History
Election	2007 New South Wales state election
Predecessor	First Iemma ministry
Successor	Rees ministry

The Iemma ministry (2007–08) or Second Iemma ministry is the 90th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by the 40th Premier Morris Iemma. It was the second and subsequent of two occasions when Iemma was Premier.

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The Second Iemma Labor ministry was formed following the 2007 state election where the Iemma government was re-elected.^[1]^[2]^[3]

This ministry covers the period from 2 April 2007 until 5 September 2008, when the Rees ministry was sworn in after Nathan Rees succeeded Iemma as Premier in a Labor caucus revolt on 5 September 2008.^[4]

The ministry was announced on 2 April 2007. Paul Gibson was set to be appointed to the portfolios of Sport, Western Sydney and assistant minister for road safety however he was dumped amid allegations of domestic violence.^[5] The Labor caucus elected Barbara Perry unopposed for promotion to the ministry.^[6]^{[lower-alpha 1]} Phil Koperberg resigned from the ministry in February 2008 prompting a second minor rearrangement.^{[lower-alpha 2]}

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Portfolio	Minister		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Morris Iemma ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Labor	2 April 2007	5 September 2008	1 year, 156 days
Minister for Citizenship	Morris Iemma ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Deputy Premier ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	John Watkins
Minister for Transport ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Minister for Finance
Minister Assisting the Minister for Finance	John Della Bosca, MLC
Minister for Education and Training
Minister for Industrial Relations ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Minister for the Central Coast
Treasurer	Michael Costa, MLC ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Minister for Infrastructure
Minister for the Hunter
Attorney-General	John Hatzistergos, MLC
Minister for Justice
Minister for Juvenile Justice ^{[lower-alpha 1]}				11 April 2007	9 days
Minister for Juvenile Justice ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Barbara Perry		11 April 2007	5 September 2008	1 year, 147 days
Minister for Planning ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Frank Sartor		2 April 2007	5 September 2008	1 year, 156 days
Minister for Redfern Waterloo ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Minister for the Arts
Minister for Health	Reba Meagher
Minister for Police	David Campbell
Minister for the Illawarra ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	David Campbell
Minister for Roads	Eric Roozendaal, MLC
Minister for Commerce	Eric Roozendaal, MLC
Minister for Primary Industries ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Ian Macdonald, MLC
Minister for Energy
Minister for Mineral Resources ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Minister for State Development
Minister for Lands ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tony Kelly, MLC
Minister for Rural Affairs ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Minister for Regional Development
Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council
Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Phil Koperberg			27 February 2008	331 days
Minister for Climate Change and Environment ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Verity Firth		27 February 2008	5 September 2008	191 days
Minister for Community Services	Kevin Greene		2 April 2007		1 year, 156 days
Minister for Ageing	Kristina Keneally
Minister for Disability Services	Kristina Keneally
Minister for Small Business	Joe Tripodi
Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister for Ports and Waterways ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Minister for Emergency Services	Nathan Rees				1 year, 156 days
Minister for Water Utilities ^{[lower-alpha 2]}				27 February 2008	331 days
Minister for Water ^{[lower-alpha 2]}			27 February 2008	5 September 2008	191 days
Minister for Housing	Matt Brown		2 April 2007		1 year, 156 days
Minister for Tourism	Matt Brown
Minister for Fair Trading	Linda Burney
Minister for Youth
Minister for Volunteering
Minister for Local Government	Paul Lynch
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health)
Minister for Women	Verity Firth
Minister for Science and Medical Research
Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer)
Minister for Gaming and Racing	Graham West
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Western Sydney ^{[lower-alpha 1]}				11 April 2007	9 days
Minister for Western Sydney ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Barbara Perry		11 April 2007	5 September 2008	1 year, 156 days
Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Graham West		2 April 2007	11 April 2007	9 days
	Barbara Perry		11 April 2007	5 September 2008	1 year, 156 days

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Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

Barbara Perry was promoted to the ministry on 11 April and was allocated the portfolio of Juvenile Justice from John Hatzistergos and Western Sydney and Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship from Graham West.
Phil Koperberg resigned from the ministry on 27 February 2008. His portfolio of Climate Change, Environment and Water was split with Verity Firth appointed to the portfolio of Climate Change and Environment, while Nathan Rees was appointed to the new portfolio of Water, expanded from his previous porftolio of Water Utilities.
Retained portfolio from the first Iemma ministry.

[1]
"Iemma 'hopeful' of victory". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
[2]
"Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
[3]
"Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
[4]
Smith, Alexandra; Robins, Brian (5 September 2008). "After just a year in parliament, Nathan Rees is NSW Premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
[5]
"Iemma dumps Gibson from front bench". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
[6]
"Perry sworn in as member of NSW cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

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Preceded by First Iemma ministry 2005–2007	Second Iemma ministry 2007–2008	Succeeded by Rees ministry 2008–2009

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[:1-7] Barbara Perry was promoted to the ministry on 11 April and was allocated the portfolio of Juvenile Justice from John Hatzistergos and Western Sydney and Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship from Graham West.

[:2-8] Phil Koperberg resigned from the ministry on 27 February 2008. His portfolio of Climate Change, Environment and Water was split with Verity Firth appointed to the portfolio of Climate Change and Environment, while Nathan Rees was appointed to the new portfolio of Water, expanded from his previous porftolio of Water Utilities.

[retained-9] Retained portfolio from the first Iemma ministry.

[1] [1]
"Iemma 'hopeful' of victory". Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

[Ministries-2] [2]
"Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

[3] [3]
"Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[4] [4]
Smith, Alexandra; Robins, Brian (5 September 2008). "After just a year in parliament, Nathan Rees is NSW Premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. Retrieved 10 April 2011.

[5] [5]
"Iemma dumps Gibson from front bench". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[6] [6]
"Perry sworn in as member of NSW cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

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Second Iemma ministry
90th Cabinet of New South Wales
Premier Morris Iemma
Date formed	2 April 2007 (2007-04-02)
Date dissolved	5 September 2008 (2008-09-05)
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	Marie Bashir
Deputy Premier	John Watkins
No. of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Labor Majority Government
Opposition party	Liberal–National Coalition
Opposition leader	Barry O'Farrell
History
Election	2007 New South Wales state election
Predecessor	First Iemma ministry
Successor	Rees ministry