Minister for Environment and Heritage

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Minister for Environment and Heritage
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Incumbent
James Griffin
since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder
Formation
  • 1971 (Environmental Control)
  • 1944 (Conservation)

The New South Wales Minister for the Environment and Heritage is minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities which included environmental regulation and policy, national parks, and the conservation and protection of built and environmental heritage in New South Wales, Australia.[1] The current minister, since 21 December 2021, is the Hon. James Griffin MP.[2]

Between the 2019 state election and December 2021, the ministerial post was merged with the Energy and Utilities portfolio to create the Minister for Energy and Environment.[3][4]

List of ministers[]

Minister Party Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Jack Beale   Liberal Minister for Environmental Control 11 March 1971 3 December 1973 2 years, 267 days
Sir John Fuller   Country Minister for Planning and Environment 3 December 1973 14 May 1976 2 years, 163 days
Bill Crabtree   Labor Minister for Environment 14 May 1976 9 August 1976 87 days
Paul Landa Minister for Planning and Environment 9 August 1976 29 February 1980 3 years, 204 days
Eric Bedford 29 February 1980 10 February 1984 3 years, 347 days
Terry Sheahan 10 February 1984 12 December 1984 306 days
Bob Carr 12 December 1984 21 March 1988 3 years, 100 days
Tim Moore   Liberal Minister for the Environment 25 March 1988 24 June 1992 4 years, 91 days
Bruce Baird 24 June 1992 3 July 1992 9 days
Chris Hartcher 3 July 1992 4 April 1995 2 years, 275 days
Pam Allan   Labor 4 April 1995 8 April 1999 4 years, 4 days
Bob Debus 8 April 1999 2 March 2007 7 years, 328 days
Phil Koperberg Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water 2 April 2007 2008 331 days
Verity Firth Minister for Climate Change and the Environment 27 February 2008 5 September 2008 191 days
Carmel Tebbutt 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 1 year, 6 days
John Robertson 14 September 2009 4 December 2009 81 days
Frank Sartor 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 110 days
Robyn Parker   Liberal Minister for the Environment 3 April 2011 23 April 2014 3 years, 20 days
Rob Stokes 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 344 days
Mark Speakman 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days
Gabrielle Upton 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 days
Matt Kean Minister for Energy and Environment 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 2 years, 263 days [3]
James Griffin Minister for Environment and Heritage 21 December 2021 incumbent 10 days [2]

Former ministerial titles[]

Conservation[]

Minister Party Ministerial title Term start Term end Time in office
Bill Dunn   Labor Minister for Conservation 8 June 1944 9 May 1946 1 year, 335 days
George Weir 9 May 1946 3 November 1952 6 years, 178 days
George Enticknap 3 November 1952 15 March 1956 3 years, 133 days
Ernest Wetherell 15 March 1956 31 May 1960 4 years, 77 days
George Enticknap 31 May 1960 13 May 1965 4 years, 347 days
Jack Beale   Liberal 13 May 1965 11 March 1971 5 years, 302 days
Wal Fife 11 March 1971 19 June 1972 1 year, 100 days
George Freudenstein   Country 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 2 years, 198 days
Lin Gordon   Labor Minister for Conservation 14 May 1976 29 February 1980 3 years, 291 days
Garry West   National Minister for Conservation and Land Management 6 June 1991 26 May 1993 1 year, 354 days
George Souris Minister for Land and Water Conservation 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Kim Yeadon   Labor 4 April 1995 1 December 1997 2 years, 241 days
Richard Amery 1 December 1997 21 November 2001 3 years, 355 days
John Aquilina 21 November 2001 2 April 2003 1 year, 132 days

References[]

  1. ^ Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "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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