Minister for Tourism and Sport

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Minister for Tourism and Sport
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Incumbent
Stuart Ayres
since 30 January 2017
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderClive Evatt (as the Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration)
Formation{9 May 1946

The New South Wales Minister for Tourism and Sport is a minister of the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for policy development and administration for the development of tourism and sport in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The current Minister for Tourism and Sport is The Honourable Stuart Ayres MP, since 2 April 2019.[1] Ayres is also the Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade and the Minister for Western Sydney. Ayres is responsible for administration of the portfolio and supports the Treasurer, Matt Kean through The Treasury cluster and other government agencies.[2]

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

List of ministers[]

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Tourism and Sport, or any precedent titles:

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Clive Evatt Labor Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration 9 May 1946 6 February 1947
Frank Finnan 6 February 1947 9 March 1948
Claude Matthews 9 March 1948 21 September 1949
Joshua Arthur 21 September 1949 30 June 1950
Gus Kelly Labor Minister for Tourist Activities 1 April 1959 13 May 1965 6 years, 42 days
Eric Willis Liberal 13 May 1965 5 March 1968 7 years, 37 days
Minister for Tourism 5 March 1968 11 March 1971
Minister for Tourism and Sport 11 March 1971 19 June 1972
Tom Lewis Minister for Tourism 19 June 1972 3 January 1975
Charles Cutler Country 3 January 1975 16 December 1975
Tim Bruxner 17 December 1975 23 January 1976
David Arblaster Liberal 23 January 1976 14 May 1976
Ken Booth Labor 14 May 1976 2 October 1981
Michael Cleary 2 October 1981 26 May 1982 6 years, 175 days
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism 26 May 1982 10 February 1984
Minister for Tourism 10 February 1984 25 March 1988
Garry West National 25 March 1988 6 June 1991
Michael Yabsley Liberal 6 June 1991 24 June 1992
Robert Webster National 24 June 1992 3 July 1992
Bruce Baird Liberal 3 July 1992 26 May 1993
Virginia Chadwick 26 May 1993 4 April 1995
Brian Langton Labor 4 April 1995 1 December 1997
Bob Debus 1 December 1997 8 April 1999
Sandra Nori 8 April 1999 2 April 2003 7 years, 359 days
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 2 April 2003 2 April 2007
Matt Brown Minister for Tourism 2 April 2007 5 September 2008
Jodi McKay 8 September 2008 28 March 2011
George Souris Nationals Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing 4 April 2011 23 April 2014
Andrew Stoner Minister for Tourism and Major Events 23 April 2014 17 October 2014
Troy Grant 17 October 2014 2 April 2015 [3]
Stuart Ayres Liberal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days [4]
Adam Marshall Nationals Minister for Tourism and Major Events 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days
Stuart Ayres Liberal Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 2 years, 269 days [1]
Minister Tourism and Sport 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) incumbent [5]

Former ministerial titles[]

Major events[]

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Michael Knight Labor Minister for the Olympics 4 April 1995 12 January 2001 5 years, 283 days
Kevin Greene Labor Minister for Major Events 5 June 2010 28 March 2011 296 days

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Troy Wayne GRANT, MP". Current Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  4. ^ Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.

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