Government of New South Wales

This article is about the government of New South Wales. For the political structure of New South Wales, see Politics of New South Wales.

The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the executive state government of New South Wales, Australia. The government comprises 11 portfolios, led by a ministerial department and supported by several agencies. There are also a number of independent agencies that fall under a portfolio but remain at arms-length for political reasons, such as the Independent Commission Against Corruption and Electoral Commission. The state Executive Council, consisting of the governor and senior ministers, exercises the executive authority through the relevant portfolio.

Government of New South Wales
State government
Overview
Established	6 June 1856 (1856-06-06) as a responsible colonial government 1 January 1901; 124 years ago (1901-01-01) as an Australian state
State	New South Wales
Country	Australia
Leader	Premier (Chris Minns)
Appointed by	Governor (Margaret Beazley) on behalf of the Monarch (Charles III)
Main organ	Executive Council of New South Wales (de jure) Cabinet of New South Wales (de facto)
Ministries	11 departments
Responsible to	Parliament of New South Wales
Annual budget	$120.2 billion[1]
Headquarters	Sydney
Website	nsw.gov.au

The current government is held by the state Labor Party, led by Premier Chris Minns. Minns succeeded Dominic Perrottet from the Liberal Party on 28 March 2023 following the state election.

Ministries

The following individuals serve as government ministers, appointed by the Governor, on behalf of the Monarch, and at the recommendation of the Premier.^[2] The full ministry was announced on 4 April 2023 and was sworn in the following day on 5 April.^[3][4] All ministers are members of the ruling Labor Party, while all shadow ministers are members of the opposition in parliament.

Current composition

Portrait	Minister		Portfolio	Took office	Left office	Duration of tenure	Electorate
		Chris Minns MP	Premier	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Kogarah
		Prue Car MP	Deputy Premier Minister for Education and Early Learning Minister for Western Sydney	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Londonderry
			Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education	3 August 2023	28 September 2023	56 days
		Penny Sharpe MLC	Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Minister for the Environment Minister for Climate Change Minister for Energy Minister for Heritage	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Legislative Council
		John Graham MLC	Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council Special Minister of State Minister for Roads Minister for the Arts Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy Minister for Jobs and Tourism	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Legislative Council
		Daniel Mookhey MLC	Treasurer	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Legislative Council
		Ryan Park MP	Minister for Health Minister for Regional Health Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Keira
		Jo Haylen MP	Minister for Transport	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Summer Hill
		Paul Scully MP	Minister for Planning and Public Spaces	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Wollongong
		Sophie Cotsis MP	Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Work Health and Safety	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Canterbury
		Yasmin Catley MP	Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Swansea
			Minister for the Hunter	3 August 2023		1 year, 200 days
		Jihad Dib MP	Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Youth Justice	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Bankstown
		Kate Washington MP	Minister for Families and Communities Minister for Disability Inclusion	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Port Stephens
		Michael Daley MP	Attorney General	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 328 days	Maroubra
		Tara Moriarty MLC	Minister for Agriculture Minister for Regional New South Wales Minister for Western New South Wales	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Legislative Council
		Ron Hoenig MP	Leader of the House Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister for Local Government	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Heffron
		Courtney Houssos MLC	Minister for Finance Minister for Natural Resources	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Legislative Council
			Minister for Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement	28 September 2023		1 year, 144 days
		Steve Kamper MP	Minister for Small Business Minister for Lands and Property Minister for Multiculturalism Minister for Sport	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Rockdale
		Rose Jackson MLC	Minister for Water Minister for Housing Minister for Homelessness Minister for Mental Health Minister for Youth Minister for the North Coast	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Legislative Council
		Anoulack Chanthivong MP	Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading Minister for Industry and Trade Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology Minister for Building Minister for Corrections	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Macquarie Fields
		David Harris MP	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty Minister for Gaming and Racing Minister for Veterans Minister for Medical Research Minister for the Central Coast	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Wyong
		Jodie Harrison MP	Minister for Women Minister for Seniors Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Charlestown
		Jenny Aitchison MP	Minister for Regional Transport and Roads	5 April 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 320 days	Maitland
		Steve Whan MP	Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education	28 September 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 144 days	Monaro
Former Ministers
		Tim Crakanthorp MP	Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education Minister for the Hunter	5 April 2023	3 August 2023	120 days	Newcastle

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Government portal

• Politics of New South Wales
• List of New South Wales government agencies
• Local government areas of New South Wales
• New South Wales Ministry
• New South Wales Shadow Ministry
• Public Service Association of NSW

References

1. New South Wales Government (June 2023). "NSW Budget 2023-24: Budget Paper no . 2 - Budget Statement" (PDF).
2. "Shadow Ministry". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
3. Cormack, Lucy (4 April 2023). "Female firsts in new Labor cabinet, where half the ministers will be women". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
4. "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (161)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 April 2023.

External links

• Government of New South Wales website
• New South Wales Government Annual Reports and Other Publications
• The Constitution of New South Wales