The Minister for Roads (previously known as the Minister for Highways, Minister for Roads and Freight and Minister for Metropolitan Roads) is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which includes the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation.[1][2] With the election of Chris Minns as Premier of New South Wales, John Graham was appointed as Minister for Roads.
| Minister for Roads | |
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| Department of Transport | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of New South Wales |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Formation | 15 March 1956 |
List of ministers
editThe following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for highways or roads.
| Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Highways | Jack Renshaw | Labor | Cahill (3) (4) | 15 March 1956 | 28 October 1959 | 3 years, 227 days | ||
| Pat Hills | Heffron (1) (2) Renshaw |
28 October 1959 | 13 May 1965 | 5 years, 197 days | ||||
| Pat Morton | Liberal | Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) | 13 May 1965 | 19 June 1972 | 7 years, 37 days | |||
| Sir Charles Cutler | Country | Askin (4) (5) (6) | 19 June 1972 | 3 January 1975 | 2 years, 198 days | |||
| Wal Fife | Liberal | Lewis (1) | 3 January 1975 | 10 October 1975 | 280 days | |||
| Max Ruddock | Lewis (1) (2) | 10 October 1975 | 23 January 1976 | 105 days | ||||
| Tim Bruxner | Country | Willis | 23 January 1976 | 14 May 1976 | 112 days | |||
| Peter Cox | Labor | Wran (1) | 14 May 1976 | 19 October 1978 | 2 years, 158 days | |||
| Minister for Roads | Harry Jensen | Wran (2) (3) | 19 October 1978 | 2 October 1981 | 2 years, 348 days | |||
| Paul Whelan | Wran (4) | 2 October 1981 | 1 February 1983 | 1 year, 122 days | ||||
| Rex Jackson | Wran (5) | 1 February 1983 | 27 October 1983 | 268 days | ||||
| Laurie Brereton | 27 October 1983 | 10 November 1983 | 14 days | |||||
| George Paciullo | 10 November 1983 | 10 February 1984 | 92 days | |||||
| Pat Hills | Wran (6) | 10 February 1984 | 5 April 1984 | 55 days | ||||
| Laurie Brereton | Wran (7) (8) Unsworth |
5 April 1984 | 26 November 1987 | 3 years, 235 days | ||||
| Minister for Roads | Wal Murray | National | Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2) |
24 July 1990 | 26 May 1993 | 2 years, 306 days | ||
| Bruce Baird | Liberal | Fahey (3) | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days | |||
| Michael Knight | Labor | Carr (1) | 4 April 1995 | 28 November 1996 | 1 year, 238 days | |||
| Carl Scully | Carr (1) (2) (3) (4) | 28 November 1996 | 21 January 2005 | 8 years, 54 days | ||||
| Michael Costa | Iemma (1) | 21 January 2005 | 3 August 2005 | 194 days | ||||
| Joe Tripodi | 3 August 2005 | 17 February 2006 | 198 days | |||||
| Minister for Roads | Eric Roozendaal | Iemma (2) | 17 February 2006 | 5 September 2008 | 2 years, 211 days | |||
| Michael Daley | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 14 September 2009 | 1 year, 6 days | ||||
| Minister for Transport and Roads | David Campbell | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 20 May 2010 | 163 days | ||
| Minister for Roads | David Borger | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 318 days | ||||
| Minister for Roads and Ports | Duncan Gay | National | O'Farrell | 4 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 5 years, 301 days | [3] | |
| Minister for Roads and Freight | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | |||||
| Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | |||||
| Melinda Pavey | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days | [4] | |||
| Minister for Transport and Roads | Andrew Constance | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 5 October 2021 | 2 years, 186 days | [5] | |
| Rob Stokes | Perrottet (1) | 6 October 2021 | 21 December 2021 | 76 days | [6] | |||
| Minister for Metropolitan Roads | Natalie Ward | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | [1] | |
| Minister for Roads | John Graham | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 240 days | ||
Related Ministries
editThe following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport and Roads, or any precedent title.[2]
| Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Regional Transport and Roads | Paul Toole | National | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) |
2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days | [7] | |
| Sam Farraway | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | [8] | |||
| Jenny Aitchison | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 232 days | [9] | ||
Assistant ministers
editThe following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Roads.[2]
| Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Minister for Roads | Michael Yabsley | Liberal | 24 July 1990 | 6 June 1991 | 317 days | [10] | ||
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads | Wendy Machin | National | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days | [11] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "The Hon. Duncan John Gay (1950 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "The Hon. Melinda Jane Pavey". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Mr Andrew James Constance (1973- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "The Hon. (Rob) Robert Gordon Stokes". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "The Hon. Paul Lawrence Toole". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (161)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Mr Michael Robert Yabsley (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.