Minister for Rural Affairs (New South Wales)

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Minister for Rural Affairs of New South Wales
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AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Formation25 March 1988
First holderIan Armstrong as Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Final holderSteve Whan
Abolished28 March 2011

The Minister for Rural Affairs was a ministry in New South Wales. It was initially established as an addendum to the Agriculture portfolio, adding responsibilities for rural land protection and rural adjustment grants. It was first established in the first Greiner ministry in 1988 and abolished in 1993.[1] It was re-established in the second Carr ministry and abolished in 2011, with the responsibilities absorbed into the Primary Industries portfolio.[2][3]

List of Ministers for Rural Affairs[]

Title Minister [3] Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ian Armstrong   National 25 March 1988 26 May 1993 5 years, 93 days [4]
Minister for Rural Affairs Harry Woods   Labor 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days [5]
Tony Kelly 2 April 2003 5 September 2008 5 years, 156 days [6]
Phil Costa 8 September 2008 30 January 2009 144 days [7]
Tony Kelly 30 January 2009 14 September 2009 227 days [6]
Steve Whan 14 September 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 195 days [8]

References[]

  1. ^ "PFO-120 Agriculture and Rural Affairs (1988-1993)". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "PFO-186 Rural Affairs (1997-2011)". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Hon. Ian Morton Armstrong". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Hon. Harry Francis Woods". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Mr (Tony) Anthony Bernard Kelly". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Phillip John Costa". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Mr Steven James Robert Whan". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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