First Iemma ministry
| First Iemma ministry | |
|---|---|
| 89th Cabinet of New South Wales | |
 | |
| Date formed | 3 August 2005 |
| Date dissolved | 2 April 2007 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Marie Bashir) |
| Head of government | Morris Iemma |
| Deputy head of government | John Watkins |
| No. of ministers | 18 |
| Total no. of members | 20 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Labor Majority Government |
| Opposition party | Liberal–National Coalition |
| Opposition leader | |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2007 New South Wales state election |
| Predecessor | Fourth Carr ministry |
| Successor | Second Iemma ministry |
The Iemma ministry (2005–07) or First Iemma ministry is the 89th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by the 40th Premier Morris Iemma. It was the first of two occasions when Iemma was Premier.
The 1st Iemma Labor ministry was formed following the shock retirement of Bob Carr as Premier after Carr had the longest continuous service as Premier, from 1995 until 2005.[1] Iemma succeeded Carr after a bitter inter-factional battle against Carl Scully who withdrew from the caucus contest after Iemma received backing from Labor's head office and powerbrokers in the dominant NSW Right of the Labor Party.[2]
This ministry covers the period from 3 August 2005 until 2 April 2007, when the outcome of the 2007 state election was determined and Iemma re-elected for a second term.[3]
Composition of ministry[]
First arrangement[]
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Iemma on 3 August 2005. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Treasurer Minister for Citizenship |
Morris Iemma | Labor | 3 August 2005 | 17 February 2006 | 198 days | |
| Minister for Transport Minister for State Development |
John Watkins | |||||
| Deputy Premier | 10 August 2005 | 191 days | ||||
| Special Minister of State Minister for Commerce Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Service Assistant Treasurer Vice-President of the Executive Council |
John Della Bosca MLC | 3 August 2005 | 17 February 2006 | 198 days | ||
| Attorney-General Minister for the Environment Minister for the Arts |
Bob Debus | 2 March 2007 | 1 year, 211 days | |||
| Minister for Police Minister for Utilities |
Carl Scully | 17 February 2006 | 198 days | |||
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1 | Carmel Tebbutt | 10 August 2005 | 7 days | |||
| Minister for Education and Training | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 242 days | ||||
| Minister for Ports and Waterways 2 | Michael Costa MLC | 10 August 2005 | 7 days | |||
| Minister for Finance Minister for Infrastructure Minister for the Hunter |
17 February 2006 | 198 days | ||||
| Minister for Health | John Hatzistergos MLC | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 242 days | |||
| Minister for Planning Minister for Redfern Waterloo Minister for Science and Medical Research Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) |
Frank Sartor | |||||
| Minister for Community Services Minister for Youth |
Reba Meagher | |||||
| Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Women Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development |
Sandra Nori | |||||
| Minister for Natural Resources Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Mineral Resources |
Ian Macdonald MLC | |||||
| Minister for Justice Minister for Juvenille Justice Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Lands Minister for Rural Affairs |
Tony Kelly MLC | |||||
| Minister for Western Sydney Minister for Fair Trading Minister Assisting the Minister for Commerce |
Diane Beamer | |||||
| Minister for Roads | Joe Tripodi | 17 February 2006 | 198 days | |||
| Minister for Housing | 10 August 2005 | 7 days | ||||
| Minister for Regional Development Minister for the Illawarra Minister for Small Business |
David Campbell | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 242 days | |||
| Minister for Gaming and Racing Minister for the Central Coast |
Grant McBride | |||||
| Minister for Local Government | Kerry Hickey | |||||
| Minister for Ports and Waterways | Eric Roozendaal MLC | 10 August 2005 | 17 February 2006 | 191 days | ||
| Minister for Housing 3 Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health) |
Cherie Burton | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 242 days | |||
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship |
Milton Orkopoulos | 8 November 2006 | 1 year, 97 days | |||
- 1 Watkins was appointed Deputy Premier on 10 August 2005 after the announcement of the resignations of Carr's former deputy, Andrew Refshauge[4] and senior minister, Craig Knowles[5][6] just hours before the swearing in ceremony on 3 August 2005.
- 2 Aboriginal Affairs portfolio transferred from Tebbutt to Orkopoulos on 10 August 2005.
- 3 Ports and Waterways portfolio transferred from Costa to Roozendaal on 10 August 2005.
- 3 Housing portfolio transferred from Tripodi to Burton on 10 August 2005.
Second arrangement[]
This arrangement cover the period from the first ministerial reshuffle on 17 February 2006 until a subsequent reshuffle on 26 October 2006. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Minister for State Development 2 Minister for Citizenship |
Morris Iemma | Labor | 17 February 2006 | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 44 days | |
| Deputy Premier Minister for Transport 2 |
John Watkins | |||||
| Minister for Commerce Minister for Finance Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Service Vice-President of the Executive Council |
John Della Bosca MLC | |||||
| Minister for Police 4 | Carl Scully | 26 October 2006 | 251 days | |||
| Treasurer 15 Minister for Infrastructure Minister for the Hunter |
Michael Costa MLC | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 44 days | |||
| Minister for Energy Minister for Ports and Waterways 6 Minister Assisting the Treasurer on Business and Economic Regulatory Reform 3 |
Joe Tripodi | |||||
| Minister for Water Utilities | David Campbell | |||||
| Minister for Roads 8 | Eric Roozendaal MLC | |||||
- 1 Treasury portfolio transferred from Iemma to Costa
- 2 State Development portfolio transferred from Watkins to Iemma
- 3 Special Minister of State portfolio abolished and Assistant Treasurer portfolio transferred from Della Bosca to Tripodi
- 4 Utilities portfolio transferred from Scully to Watkins as Scully resigns from parliament
- 5 Finance portfolio transferred from Costa to Della Bosca
- 6 Ports and Waterways transferred from Roozendaal to Tripodi; new portfolios of Energy, and Assisting the Treasurer on Business and Economic Regulatory Reform created
- 7 New portfolio of Water Utilities created
- 8 Roads portfolio transferred from Tripodi to Roozendaal
Third arrangement[]
This arrangement cover the period from two minor ministerial reshuffles on 26 October 2006[7] and again on 9 November 2006[8] until the 2007 state election. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Police 1 | John Watkins | Labor | 26 October 2006 | 2 April 2007 | 158 days | |
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 2 Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship |
Reba Meagher | 8 November 2006 | 145 days | |||
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport 3 | Eric Roozendaal MLC | 26 October 2006 | 158 days | |||
- 1 Police portfolio transferred from Scully to Watkins as Scully was sacked from the ministry[7]
- 2 Aboriginal Affairs portfolio transferred from Orkopoulos to Meagher as Orkopoulos was sacked from the ministry[8]
- 3 New portfolio created of Minister Assisting Transport
See also[]
- Morris Iemma - 40th Premier of New South Wales
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2003–2007
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2003-2007
References[]
- ^ Stephens, Tony (28 July 2005). "A 'solid chapter' comes to an end". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Davies, Anne; Pearlman, Johnathan (30 July 2005). "Introducing your new premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "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 spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Nolan, Tanya (2 August 2005). "Andrew Refshauge quits NSW politics" (transcript). PM (ABC Radio). Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Roy, Edmond (3 August 2005). "Craig Knowles also quits NSW politics" (transcript). PM (ABC Radio). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Labor clearout: now Knowles quits". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ a b Clennell, Andrew; Davies, Anne; Pearlman, Jonathan (26 October 2006). "Police Minister sacked". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ a b Clennell, Andrew; Davies, Anne (9 November 2006). "Scandal kept under wraps for a year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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