Fahey–Murray ministry (1992–1993)

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Second Fahey–Murray ministry
83rd Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed3 July 1992 (1992-07-03)
Date dissolved26 May 1993 (1993-05-26)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II (represented by Peter Sinclair)
Head of governmentJohn Fahey
Deputy head of governmentWal Murray
No. of ministers20
Total no. of members21
Member partyLiberal–National coalition
Status in legislatureMinority Coalition Government
Opposition partiesLabor
Opposition leaderBob Carr
History
PredecessorFirst Fahey ministry
SuccessorThird Fahey ministry

The Fahey–Murray ministry (1992–1993) or Second Fahey–Murray ministry or Second Fahey ministry was the 83rd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 38th Premier of New South Wales, John Fahey, MP, representing the Liberal Party in coalition with the National Party, led by Wal Murray, MP.

The ministry covers the period from 3 July 1992 until 26 May 1993, when Murray resigned from the ministry.

Composition of ministry[]

Ministers are listed in order of seniority.[1][2]

First arrangement[]

The first arrangement covers the period from 3 July 1992 until 22 October 1992, when Ted Pickering resigned from the ministry after a series of disagreements with Tony Lauer, the Commissioner of New South Wales Police, resulting in a series of minor reconfigurations of the ministry.[3]

Portfolio Minister Party affiliation Term start Term end Term in office
Premier
Treasurer 		John Fahey   Liberal 3 July 1992 (1992-07-03) 26 May 1993 (1993-05-26) 327 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Roads 		Wal Murray   National
Minister for Transport
Minister for Tourism 		Bruce Baird   Liberal
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ian Armstrong   National
Minister for Police and Emergency Services 2
Vice-President of the Executive Council 		Ted Pickering, MLC   Liberal 23 September 1992 (1992-09-23) 82 days
Minister Assisting the Premier 1 31 August 1992 (1992-08-31) 23 days
Minister for Justice 4
Minister for Emergency Services 4
Minister Assisting the Premier
Vice-President of the Executive Council 3 		23 September 1992 (1992-09-23) 22 October 1992 (1992-10-22) 29 days
Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
Minister for Employment and Training 		Virginia Chadwick, MLC 3 July 1992 (1992-07-03) 26 May 1993 (1993-05-26) 327 days
Minister for Conservation and Land Management
Minister for Energy 		Garry West   National
Attorney General
Minister for Industrial Relations 		John Hannaford, MLC   Liberal 22 October 1992 (1992-10-22) 111 days
Minister for Planning
Minister for Housing 		Robert Webster, MLC   National 26 May 1993 (1993-05-26) 327 days
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing Joe Schipp   Liberal
Minister for State Development
Minister for the Arts 		Peter Collins
Ian Causley   National
Minister for Health Ron Phillips   Liberal
Minister for Justice Terry Griffiths 23 September 1992 (1992-09-23) 82 days
Minister for Police 2 23 September 1992 (1992-09-23) 26 May 1993 (1993-05-26) 245 days
Minister for Local Government
 Gerry Peacocke   National 3 July 1992 (1992-07-03) 327 days

Minister for Ethnic Affairs 		George Souris 14 July 1992 (1992-07-14) 11 days
Minister for Finance

Minister for Ethnic Affairs 		14 July 1992 (1992-07-14) 26 May 1993 (1993-05-26) 316 days
Chief Secretary
 Anne Cohen   Liberal 3 July 1992 (1992-07-03) 327 days
Minister for Community Services
Assistant Minister for Health 		Jim Longley
Minister for the Environment Chris Hartcher
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Assistant Minister for Education 		Kerry Chikarovski
1 Pickering took on additional responsibilities as the new portfolio of Assisting the Premier created in August 1992.
2 Pickering was stood down as Police Minister with portfolio responsibility transferred to Griffiths in September 1992.
3 Pickering resigned from the ministry with Vice-President of the Executive Council responsibility transferred to Hannaford in October 1992.
4 Pickering resigned from the ministry with Justice and Emergency Services portfolios transferred to Merton in October 1992.

Second arrangement[]

The second arrangement covers the period from 22 October 1992 until 26 May 1993, when Murray resigned from the ministry and as the Leader of the New South Wales National Party. Ian Armstrong was elected as the Nationals' Leader, resulting in the formation of the First Fahey–Armstrong ministry. Only changes in portfolio are shown.

Portfolio Minister Party affiliation Term start Term end Term in office
Attorney General
Minister for Industrial Relations
Vice-President of the Executive Council 3 		John Hannaford, MLC   Liberal 22 October 1992 (1992-10-22) 26 May 1993 (1993-05-26) 216 days
Minister for Justice 4
Minister for Emergency Services 4 		Wayne Merton

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ Baker, Jordan (29 December 2007). "Police force captive to ministers, study says". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

 

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