Minister for Tourism and Sport (New South Wales)

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Minister for Tourism and Sport
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Incumbent
Stuart Ayres
since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder
  • Eric Willis
    (as the Minister for Tourism and Sport)
  • Clive Evatt
    (as the Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration)
Formation
  • 11 March 1971
    (Tourism and Sport)
  • 9 May 1946
    (Tourist Activities and Immigration)
Minister for Hospitality and Racing
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Incumbent
Kevin Anderson
since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderMichael Cleary (as Minister for Racing)
Formation4 July 1986

The New South Wales Minister for Tourism and Sport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the administration and support for all sporting bodies, for tourism, for hospitality and for racing in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The current Minister for Tourism and Sport is the Hon. Stuart Ayres MP, who also serves as the Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade and the Minister for Western Sydney. The minister is assisted in the management of the portfolio by the Minister for Hospitality and Racing, currently the Hon. Kevin Anderson MP, who also serves as the Minister for Lands and Water. Both ministers serve in the Perrottet ministry, with effect from 21 December 2021.[1]

The ministers administers the portfolio through the Enterprise, Investment and Trade cluster, in particular throughout the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade and through a range of other agencies including the Office of Sport.

List of ministers[]

Tourism and sport[]

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Tourism and Sport or any precedent titles:

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Eric Willis Liberal Minister for Tourism and Sport 11 March 1971 19 June 1972 [2]
Ian Griffith Minister for Sport 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 2 years, 198 days
John Barraclough Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation 3 January 1975 23 January 1976
David Arblaster 23 January 1976 14 May 1976
Ken Booth Labor Minister for Sport and Recreation 14 May 1976 2 October 1981
Michael Cleary 2 October 1981 26 May 1982 6 years, 171 days
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism 26 May 1982 10 February 1984
Minister for Sport and Recreation 10 February 1984 21 March 1988
Bob Rowland Smith National Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 25 March 1988 18 September 1989 3 years, 60 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation 18 September 1989 24 May 1991
George Souris Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 6 June 1991 3 July 1992
Joe Schipp Liberal 3 July 1992 26 May 1993
Christopher Downy 26 May 1993 4 April 1995
Gabrielle Harrison Labor Minister for Sport and Recreation 4 April 1995 8 April 1999
John Watkins 8 April 1999 21 November 2001
Morris Iemma 21 November 2001 2 April 2003
Sandra Nori Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation 2 April 2003 2 April 2007
Graham West Minister for Sport and Recreation 2 April 2007 5 September 2008
Kevin Greene 5 September 2008 28 March 2011
Graham Annesley Liberal 3 April 2011 28 August 2013
Gabrielle Upton 30 August 2013 23 April 2014
Stuart Ayres 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 4 years, 334 days
Minister for Sport 2 April 2015 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)
John Sidoti Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans 2 April 2019 17 September 2019 168 days [3]
Dr. Geoff Lee (acting) 17 September 2019 27 May 2021 (2021-05-27) 1 year, 252 days
Natalie Ward 27 May 2021 (2021-05-27) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days [4]
Stuart Ayres Minister for Tourism and Sport 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) incumbent 41 days [1]

Hospitality and racing[]

The following individuals have served as Minister for Hospitality and Racing, or any precedent title:

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office
Michael Cleary Labor Minister for Racing 4 July 1986 25 March 1988 1 year, 265 days
Bob Rowland Smith National Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 1988 1989
Minister for Racing 1989 1991
George Souris Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing 1991 1992
Joe Schipp Liberal 1992 1993
Christopher Downy 1993 1995
Richard Face Labor Minister for Gaming and Racing 1995 2003 7–8 years
Michael Egan 2003 2003
Grant McBride 2003 2007
Graham West 2007 2008
Kevin Greene 2008 2011
George Souris National Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing 4 April 2011 23 April 2014 3 years, 19 days
Troy Grant Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 2 years, 282 days
Minister for Racing 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Paul Toole 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days
Kevin Anderson National Minister for Hospitality and Racing 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) incumbent 41 days [1]

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

Tourism[]

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 [5]
Stuart Ayres Liberal Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days [6]
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, 304 days [7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007)" (PDF). Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. VIII. November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ Smith, Alexandra (17 September 2019). "Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ Smith, Alexandra. "Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

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