Minister for Finance (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Finance is a minister of the New South Wales Government within The Treasury and has responsibilities for matters relating to revenue collection policy and regulation in the state of New South Wales, Australia.^[1]

Not to be confused with Treasurer of New South Wales.

Minister for Finance
Incumbent Courtney Houssos since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
Style	The Honourable
Nominator	Premier of New South Wales
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder	Max Ruddock (as the Minister for Revenue)
Formation	3 January 1975

The minister is supported by the Minister for Small Business who has responsibilities for matters relating to small business policy and regulation in New South Wales.^[2][3]

The minister administers the portfolio and supports the Treasurer of New South Wales, through The Treasury cluster, predominantly through The Treasury, the Office of State Revenue, and associated government agencies.^[4]

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

List of ministers

Finance

Ministerial title	Minister [3]	Party		Ministry	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
Minister for Revenue	Max Ruddock		Liberal	Lewis (1)	3 January 1975	10 October 1975	280 days
	Peter Coleman			Lewis (2)	10 October 1975	23 January 1976	105 days
	Max Ruddock			Willis	23 January 1976	14 May 1976	112 days
Minister for Finance	Terry Sheahan		Labor	Wran (5)	1 February 1983	10 February 1984	1 year, 9 days
	Rodney Cavalier			Wran (6)	10 February 1984	5 April 1984	55 days
	Bob Debus			Wran (7)	5 April 1984	25 March 1988	3 years, 355 days
Minister for Finance	George Souris		National	Fahey (3)	14 July 1992	26 May 1993	316 days
Minister for Finance	Michael Costa		Labor	Iemma (1)	3 August 2005	17 February 2006	198 days
	John Della Bosca				17 February 2006	2 April 2007	1 year, 44 days
	John Watkins			Iemma (2)	2 April 2007	8 September 2008	1 year, 159 days
	Joe Tripodi			Rees	8 September 2008	17 November 2009	1 year, 70 days
	Michael Daley			Rees Keneally	17 November 2009	28 March 2011	1 year, 131 days
Minister for Finance and Services	Greg Pearce		Liberal	O'Farrell	3 April 2011	1 August 2013	2 years, 120 days
	Andrew Constance				1 August 2013	23 April 2014	265 days
	Dominic Perrottet			Baird (1)	23 April 2014	2 April 2015	2 years, 282 days
Minister for Finance, Services and Property				Baird (2)	2 April 2015	30 January 2017
	Victor Dominello			Berejiklian (1)	30 January 2017	23 February 2019	2 years, 24 days	[5][6]
Minister for Finance and Small Business	Damien Tudehope			Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1)	2 April 2019	21 December 2021	1 year, 64 days	[1]
Minister for Finance				Perrottet (2)	21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)	23 February 2023		[2]
	Dominic Perrottet				23 February 2023	28 March 2023	33 days	[2]
	Courtney Houssos		Labor	Minns	3 April 2023	present	1 year, 152 days

Related ministerial titles

Commerce

Ministerial title	Minister [3]	Party		Ministry	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
Minister for Commerce	John Della Bosca		Labor	Carr (4) Iemma (1)	2 April 2003	2 April 2007	4 years, 0 days
	Eric Roozendaal			Iemma (2)	2 April 2007	5 September 2008	1 year, 156 days
	Carmel Tebbutt			Rees	8 September 2008	14 September 2009	1 year, 6 days
	Jodi McKay				14 September 2009	4 December 2009	81 days
	John Robertson			Keneally	8 December 2009	21 May 2010	164 days
	Paul Lynch				21 May 2010	28 March 2011	311 days

Assistant Treasurers

Minister [3]	Party		Title	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
William Dick		Liberal Reform	Minister without portfolio assisting the Treasurer	29 August 1904	1 October 1907	3 years, 33 days	[7][8]
Henry Hoyle		Labor	Minister without portfolio assisting the Treasurer	29 January 1914	31 October 1916	2 years, 276 days	[9]
Bill McKell		Labor	Assistant Colonial Treasurer	17 June 1925	7 June 1927	1 year, 355 days	[10]
Robert Cruickshank				19 September 1927	18 October 1927	29 days	[11]
Bertram Stevens		Nationalist		18 October 1927	15 April 1929	1 year, 179 days	[12]
Eric Spooner		United Australia	Assistant Treasurer	15 February 1933	21 August 1935	2 years, 187 days	[13]
Clive Evatt		Labor	Assistant Treasurer	19 May 1947	23 February 1953	5 years, 280 days	[14]
George Freudenstein		Country	Assistant Treasurer	11 March 1971	19 June 1972	1 year, 100 days	[15]
Wal Fife		Liberal		19 June 1972	3 January 1975	2 years, 198 days	[16]
Max Ruddock				3 January 1975	10 October 1975	280 days	[17]
Peter Coleman				10 October 1975	23 January 1976	105 days	[18]
Max Ruddock				23 January 1976	14 May 1976	112 days	[17]
Ken Booth		Labor	Assistant Treasurer	29 February 1980	2 October 1981	1 year, 216 days	[19]
Phillip Smiles		Liberal	Assistant Treasurer	1 February 1991	1 February 1992	1 year, 0 days	[20]
George Souris		National		3 July 1992	26 May 1993	327 days	[21]
John Della Bosca		Labor	Assistant Treasurer	8 April 1999	17 February 2006	6 years, 315 days	[22]

This table is an excerpt from Treasurer of New South Wales § Assistant Treasurers.[edit]

Assistant minister

Ministerial title	Minister [3]	Party		Ministry	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
Minister Assisting the Minister for Commerce	Reba Meagher		Labor	Carr (4)	2 April 2003	21 January 2005	1 year, 294 days
	John Hatzistergos				1 February 2005	3 August 2005	183 days
	Diane Beamer			Iemma (1)	3 August 2005	2 April 2007	1 year, 242 days
Minister Assisting the Minister for Finance	John Della Bosca			Iemma (2) Rees	2 April 2007	1 September 2009	1 year, 72 days

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Politics portal

• List of New South Wales government agencies
• Ministry of Finance
• Minister for Finance (Australia)
• Minister for Finance (Victoria)

References

1. "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
2. "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
3. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. "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.
5. Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
6. "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
7. "Mr William Thomas Dick (1865-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
8. "William Dick charged with the duties of Treasurer (503)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 9 September 1904. p. 6897. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Trove.
9. "Mr Henry Clement Hoyle (1852-1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
10. "Sir (Bill) William John McKell (1891–1985)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
11. "Mr Robert Waugh Cruickshank (1873-1928)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
12. "Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens (1889–1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
13. "Eric Sydney Spooner (1891–1952)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
14. "Clive Raleigh Evatt (1900–1984)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
15. "George Francis Freudenstein". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
16. "Wallace Clyde Fife (1929–2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
17. "Mr Maxwell Stanley Ruddock (1914–1976)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
18. "Mr (William) Peter Coleman (1928–2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
19. "Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
20. "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
21. "George Souris (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
22. "John Joseph Della Bosca, AM (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

External links

• NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development (NSW Department of Industry)