Minister for Transport (New South Wales)

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Minister for Transport
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Incumbent
David Elliott
since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Transport
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderJames McGirr
Formation22 March 1932
Minister for Metropolitan Roads
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Incumbent
Natalie Ward
since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Transport
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder
Formation
  • 15 March 1956 (Highways)
  • 3 January 1975 (Ports)
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
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Incumbent
Sam Farraway
since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Transport
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderPaul Toole
Formation2 April 2019
Minister for Active Transport
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Incumbent
Rob Stokes
since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Transport
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderRob Stokes
Formation21 December 2021

The New South Wales Minister for Transport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include transport policy and regulation, to setting of fares and concessions for rail, ferry, bus and light rail transport, and the administration of maritime facilities in New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales Minister for Metropolitan Roads and New South Wales Minister for Regional Transport and Roads are ministers who have responsibilities of the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation in the metropolitan and regional parts of the state respectively. The New South Wales Minister for Active Transport is the minister responsible for active transport (cycling and pedestrian movement) including cycleways and footpaths.[1][2]

The current Minister for Transport is the Hon. David Elliott MP. He is assisted in the management of the portfolio by the current Minister for Metropolitan Roads, the Hon. Natalie Ward MLC, the current Minister for Regional Transport and Roads: Sam Farraway MLC, and the Minister for Active Transport, the Hon. Rob Stokes MP. All ministers were sworn in on 21 December 2021.[3]

Together they administer the portfolio through the Department of Transport (Transport for NSW) and a range of other government agencies that coordinate funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators.[4]

List of ministers[]

Transport[]

The portfolio of New South Wales Minister for Transport was created under Act No. 3, 1932.[5] The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Transport, or similar titles.[5]

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term being Term end Time in office Notes
James McGirr Labor Minister for Transport 22 March 1932 13 May 1932 52 days
Michael Bruxner Country 16 May 1932 16 May 1941 9 years, 3 days
Maurice O'Sullivan Labor 16 May 1941 30 June 1950 9 years, 45 days
William Sheahan 30 June 1950 23 February 1953 2 years, 238 days
Clarrie Martin 23 February 1953 5 September 1953 194 days
Joseph Cahill 7 September 1953 16 September 1953 9 days
Ernest Wetherell 16 September 1953 15 March 1956 2 years, 181 days
George Enticknap 15 March 1956 31 May 1960 4 years, 76 days
John McMahon 31 May 1960 13 May 1965 4 years, 348 days
Milton Morris Liberal 13 May 1965 3 January 1975 9 years, 235 days
Wal Fife 3 January 1975 10 October 1975 280 days
Max Ruddock 10 October 1975 23 January 1976 105 days
Tim Bruxner Country 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days
Peter Cox Labor 14 May 1976 5 April 1984 7 years, 327 days
Barrie Unsworth 5 April 1984 6 February 1986 1 year, 307 days
Ron Mulock 6 February 1986 26 November 1987 1 year, 293 days
Terry Sheahan 26 November 1987 21 March 1988 116 days
Bruce Baird Liberal 25 March 1988 4 April 1995 7 years, 14 days
Brian Langton Labor 4 April 1995 1 December 1997 2 years, 241 days
Carl Scully 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days
Michael Costa Minister for Transport Services 2 April 2003 21 January 2005 1 year, 294 days
John Watkins Minister for Transport 21 January 2005 8 December 2009 4 years, 321 days
David Campbell 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 1 year, 254 days
Minister for Transport and Roads 8 December 2009 20 May 2010
John Robertson Minister for Transport 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 311 days
Gladys Berejiklian Liberal 4 April 2011 1 April 2015 3 years, 362 days
Andrew Constance Minister for Transport and Infrastructure 2 April 2015 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 6 years, 186 days
Minister for Transport and Roads 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05)
Rob Stokes 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days
David Elliott Minister for Transport 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) incumbent 42 days [3]

Metropolitan roads[]

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Metropolitan Roads, or any precedent title.[5]

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term begin Term end Time in office Notes
Jack Renshaw Labor Minister for Highways 15 March 1956 28 October 1959 3 years, 227 days
Pat Hills 28 October 1959 13 May 1965 5 years, 197 days
Pat Morton Liberal 13 May 1965 19 June 1972 7 years, 37 days
Sir Charles Cutler Country 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 2 years, 198 days
Wal Fife Liberal 3 January 1975 10 October 1975 280 days
Max Ruddock 10 October 1975 23 January 1976 105 days
Tim Bruxner Country 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days
Peter Cox Labor 14 May 1976 19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Harry Jensen Minister for Roads 19 October 1978 2 October 1981 2 years, 348 days
Paul Whelan 2 October 1981 1 February 1983 1 year, 122 days
Rex Jackson 1 February 1983 27 October 1983 268 days
Laurie Brereton 27 October 1983 10 November 1983 14 days
George Paciullo 10 November 1983 10 February 1984 92 days
Pat Hills 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Laurie Brereton 5 April 1984 26 November 1987 3 years, 235 days
Wal Murray National Minister for Roads 24 July 1990 26 May 1993 2 years, 306 days
Bruce Baird Liberal 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Michael Knight Labor 4 April 1995 28 November 1996 1 year, 238 days
Carl Scully 28 November 1996 21 January 2005 8 years, 54 days
Michael Costa 21 January 2005 3 August 2005 194 days
Joe Tripodi 3 August 2005 17 February 2006 198 days
Eric Roozendaal Labor Minister for Roads 2 April 2007 8 September 2008 2 years, 159 days
Michael Daley 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 1 year, 6 days
David Campbell Minister for Transport and Roads 8 December 2009 20 May 2010 163 days
David Borger Minister for Roads 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 318 days
Duncan Gay National Minister for Roads and Ports 4 April 2011 23 April 2014 5 years, 301 days
Minister for Roads and Freight 23 April 2014 2 April 2015
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Melinda Pavey 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days
Andrew Constance Liberal Minister for Transport and Roads 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) 2 years, 186 days
Rob Stokes 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days
Natalie Ward Minister for Metropolitan Roads 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) incumbent 42 days [3]

Regional transport and roads[]

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport and Roads, or any precedent title.[5]

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term begin Term end Time in office Notes
Paul Toole National Minister for Regional Transport and Roads 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 2 years, 263 days
Sam Farraway 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) incumbent 42 days [3]

Active transport[]

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Active Transport, or any precedent title.[5]

Minister Party affiliation Ministerial title Term begin Term end Time in office Notes
Rob Stokes Liberal Minister for Active Transport 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) incumbent 42 days [3]

Former ministerial titles[]

Ports and waterways[]

This section is an excerpt from Minister for Ports and Waterways (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[]
Title Minister [6] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Ports Leon Punch   Country Lewis (1) (2) 3 January 1975 14 May 1976 1 year, 132 days
Jack Ferguson   Labor Wran (1) (2) (3) (4) 14 May 1976 10 February 1984 7 years, 272 days
Lin Gordon Wran (5) (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Minister for Public Works and Ports Laurie Brereton Wran (7) (8)
Unsworth 		5 April 1984 26 November 1987 3 years, 235 days
Minister for Ports Ian Armstrong   National Fahey (3) 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Carl Scully   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 1995 1 December 1997 2 years, 241 days
Kim Yeadon Carr (2) 1 December 1997 8 April 1999 1 year, 128 days
Minister for Ports Michael Costa   Labor Carr (4) 21 January 2005 3 August 2005 194 days
Minister for Ports and Waterways Iemma (1) 3 August 2005 10 August 2005 7 days
Eric Roozendaal 10 August 2005 17 February 2006 191 days
Joe Tripodi Iemma (1) (2) Rees 17 February 2006 17 November 2009 3 years, 273 days
Paul McLeay Keneally 8 December 2009 1 September 2010 267 days
Eric Roozendaal 6 September 2010 28 March 2011 203 days

Railways[]

This section is an excerpt from Minister for Railways (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[]
Title Minister [6] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Railways Richard Ball   Nationalist Holman (2) 15 November 1919 12 April 1920 149 days
John Estell   Labor Storey
Dooley (1) 		12 April 1920 20 December 1921 1 year, 252 days
Sir Thomas Henley   Nationalist Fuller (1) 20 December 1921 a.m. 20 December 1921 p.m. 7 hours
John Estell   Labor Dooley (2) 20 December 1921 13 April 1922 114 days
Minister for Railways and
State Industrial Enterprises 		Sir Thomas Henley   Nationalist Fuller (2) 13 April 1922 19 June 1922 67 days
Richard Ball 28 June 1922 17 June 1925 2 years, 354 days
Minister for Railways Martin Flannery   Labor Lang (1) 17 June 1925 26 May 1927 1 year, 343 days
Bill Ratcliffe Lang (2) 27 May 1927 18 October 1927 144 days
Ernest Buttenshaw   Country Bavin 18 October 1927 16 April 1929 1 year, 180 days

Assistant ministers[]

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Transport.[5] At various times this portfolio has been left vacant.

Minister Party affiliation Period Title
Arthur Bridges Liberal 13 May 1965 – 22 May 1968 Advisory Minister for Transport
Terry Sheahan Labor 29 February 1980 – 2 October 1981 Assistant Minister for Transport
Janice Crosio Labor 4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 Assistant Minister for Transport
John Akister
Tim Moore Liberal 25 March 1988 – 18 September 1989
Matt Singleton Nationals 25 March 1988 – 24 January 1989
Robert Webster 24 January 1989 – 24 July 1990
Bob Rowland Smith 18 September 1989 – 24 May 1991
Wendy Machin Nationals 26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads
6 October 1993 – 4 April 1995 Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport
Eric Roozendaal Labor 26 October 2006 – 2 April 2007 Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Four ministers tasked with troubled NSW roads and transport sector". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "New look NSW cabinet brings in fresh blood". The North West Star. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "NSW Parliamentary Record Part 6 : Ministries 1856 to the present" (PDF). Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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