Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts
The New South Wales Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts was a minister in the Government of New South Wales who had responsibility for administering legislation and policy in relation to that state's public service, industrial and labour laws and regulations, Indigenous Australians, heritage and the arts in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The most recent dedicated Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, from 3 July 2020 until 21 December 2021, was The Honourable Don Harwin MLC, who also held the additional portfolio title of Special minister of State,[1][2][3]
Up until the abolition of the portfolio, the Minister administered the portfolio through the Premier and Cabinet cluster, in particular through the Department of Premier and Cabinet, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies including Aboriginal Affairs NSW and Create NSW.[4]
Ultimately the Minister was responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
Former ministerial titles[]
Arts[]
The following individuals have serviced as Ministers for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, or any precedent titles:
Minister | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||
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George Freudenstein | Country | Minister for Cultural Activities | 11 March 1971 | 3 January 1975 | 3 years, 298 days | [5] | ||
John Barraclough | Liberal | Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation | 3 January 1975 | 23 January 1976 | 1 year, 20 days | |||
David Arblaster | 23 January 1976 | 14 May 1976 | 82 days | |||||
Neville Wran | Labor | Minister for the Arts | 10 February 1984 | 4 July 1986 | 2 years, 144 days | [5] | ||
Frank Walker | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | |||||
Peter Collins | Liberal | 25 March 1988 | 4 April 1995 | 7 years, 10 days | ||||
Bob Carr | Labor | 4 April 1995 | 3 August 2005 | 10 years, 121 days | ||||
Bob Debus | 3 August 2005 | 2 March 2007 | 1 year, 211 days | |||||
Frank Sartor | 2 April 2007 | 5 September 2008 | 1 year, 156 days | |||||
Nathan Rees | 8 September 2008 | 4 December 2009 | 1 year, 87 days | |||||
Virginia Judge | 8 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 116 days | |||||
George Souris | National | 3 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 3 years, 20 days | ||||
Troy Grant | 23 April 2014 | 30 January 2017 | 2 years, 282 days | |||||
Don Harwin | Liberal | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 5 years, 10 days | [6][7][8] | |||
Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts |
2 April 2019 | 15 April 2020 | [1][9] | |||||
Gladys Berejiklian (acting) |
15 April 2020 | 3 July 2020 | 79 days | [10][11] | ||||
Don Harwin | 3 July 2020 | 21 December 2021 | 1 year, 171 days | [12] | ||||
Aboriginal Affairs[]
The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Aboriginal Affairs or any precedent titles:
Minister | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||
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Frank Walker | Labor | Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | 2 October 1981 | 10 February 1984 | 2 years, 131 days | [5] | ||
Paul Whelan | 10 February 1984 | 5 April 1984 | 55 days | |||||
George Paciullo | 5 April 1984 | 6 February 1986 | 1 year, 307 days | |||||
Peter Anderson | 6 February 1986 | 4 July 1986 | 148 days | |||||
Ken Gabb | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | |||||
Jim Longley | Liberal | Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days | [5] | ||
Andrew Refshauge | Labor | 4 April 1995 | 3 August 2005 | 10 years, 121 days | ||||
Carmel Tebbutt | 3 August 2005 | 10 August 2005 | 7 days | |||||
Milton Orkopoulos | 10 August 2005 | 8 November 2006 | 1 year, 90 days | |||||
Reba Meagher | 8 November 2006 | 2 April 2007 | 145 days | |||||
Paul Lynch | 2 April 2007 | 28 March 2011 | 4 years, 1 day | |||||
Victor Dominello | Liberal | 3 April 2011 | 2 April 2015 | 3 years, 364 days | ||||
Leslie Williams | Nationals | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days | ||||
Sarah Mitchell | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days | [8] | ||||
Heritage[]
The following individuals have been appointed Minister responsible for administering the NSW Heritage Act 1977. The actual portfolio of Minister for Heritage has only been used for two separate periods. The title of Minister for Heritage was abolished after the 1988 election and resurrected in 2011 until 2019.
Minister | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||
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Paul Landa | Labor | Minister for Planning and Environment | 21 December 1977 | 29 February 1980 | 2 years, 70 days | [5] | ||
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 | 4 July 1986 | 1 year, 204 days | |||||
Minister for Heritage | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | |||||
David Hay | Liberal | Minister for Planning | 21 March 1988 | 3 May 1991 | 3 years, 43 days | |||
Robert Webster | National | 6 June 1991 | 4 April 1995 | 3 years, 336 days | ||||
Craig Knowles | Labor | Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning | 4 April 1995 | 8 April 1999 | 4 years, 4 days | |||
Andrew Refshauge | 8 April 1999 | 2 April 2003 | 3 years, 359 days | |||||
Diane Beamer | Minister for Planning Administration | 2 April 2003 | 3 August 2005 | 2 years, 123 days | ||||
Frank Sartor | Minister for Planning | 3 August 2005 | 5 September 2008 | 3 years, 33 days | ||||
Kristina Keneally | 8 September 2008 | 4 December 2009 | 1 year, 90 days | |||||
Tony Kelly | 8 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 114 days | |||||
Robyn Parker | Liberal | Minister for Heritage | 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 | [8] | ||||
Industrial relations[]
Minister [13] | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
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Jacob Garrard | Free Trade | Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry |
11 March 1895 | 15 August 1898 | 3 years, 157 days | ||
James Hogue | 27 August 1898 | 13 September 1899 | 1 year, 17 days | ||||
John Perry | Protectionist | 14 September 1899 | 27 March 1901 | 4 years, 274 days | |||
Progressive | 28 March 1901 | 14 June 1904 | |||||
John Fegan | 17 June 1904 | 29 August 1904 | 73 days | ||||
Broughton O'Conor | Liberal Reform | 29 August 1904 | 13 May 1907 | 2 years, 257 days | |||
James Hogue | 14 May 1907 | 1 October 1907 | 140 days | ||||
William Wood | Minister for Labour and Industry | 2 October 1907 | 21 January 1908 | 111 days | |||
James Hogue | 22 January 1908 | 20 October 1910 | 2 years, 271 days | ||||
George Beeby | Labor | 21 October 1910 | 10 September 1911 | 324 days | |||
Campbell Carmichael | 11 September 1911 | 26 November 1911 | 76 days | ||||
George Beeby | 27 November 1911 | 9 December 1912 | 1 year, 12 days | ||||
Campbell Carmichael | 10 December 1912 | 29 June 1913 | 201 days | ||||
James McGowen | 30 June 1913 | 29 January 1914 | 213 days | ||||
John Estell | 29 January 1914 | 31 October 1916 | 2 years, 276 days | ||||
Henry Hoyle | 31 October 1916 | 15 November 1916 | 15 days | ||||
George Beeby | Nationalist | 15 November 1916 | 23 July 1919 | 2 years, 250 days | |||
Augustus James | 23 July 1919 | 12 April 1920 | 264 days | ||||
George Cann | Labor | 12 April 1920 | 10 October 1921 | 1 year, 181 days | |||
Greg McGirr | Minister for Labour | 10 October 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 71 days | |||
Thomas Ley | Nationalist | Minister of Public Instruction and Labour and Industry | 20 December 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 7 hours | ||
Edward Kavanagh | Labor | Minister for Labour | 20 December 1921 | 13 April 1922 | 114 days | ||
Ernest Farrar | Nationalist | Minister for Labour and Industry | 13 April 1922 | 17 June 1925 | 3 years, 65 days | ||
Jack Baddeley | Labor | 17 June 1925 | 18 October 1927 | 2 years, 123 days | |||
Ernest Farrar | Nationalist | 18 October 1927 | 3 November 1930 | 3 years, 16 days | |||
Jack Baddeley | Labor | 4 November 1930 | 15 October 1931 | 345 days | |||
Labor (NSW) | 15 October 1931 | 13 May 1932 | 211 days | ||||
John Dunningham | Nationalist | 16 May 1932 | 26 May 1938 | 6 years, 10 days | |||
Alexander Mair | 1 June 1938 | 13 October 1938 | 134 days | ||||
Herbert Hawkins | 13 October 1938 | 16 June 1939 | 246 days | ||||
Athol Richardson | 26 June 1939 | 5 August 1939 | 51 days | ||||
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services | 5 August 1939 | 16 August 1939 | |||||
George Gollan | 16 August 1939 | 16 May 1941 | 1 year, 273 days | ||||
Hamilton Knight | Labor | 16 May 1941 | 6 February 1947 | 5 years, 266 days | |||
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare | 6 February 1947 | 29 October 1947 | |||||
Jack Baddeley | 29 October 1947 | 9 March 1948 | 132 days | ||||
Frank Finnan | 9 March 1948 | 30 June 1950 | 4 years, 351 days | ||||
Minister for Labour and Industry | 30 June 1950 | 23 February 1953 | |||||
Abe Landa | 23 February 1953 | 15 March 1956 | 3 years, 21 days | ||||
Jim Maloney | 15 March 1956 | 13 May 1965 | 9 years, 59 days | ||||
Eric Willis | Liberal | 13 May 1965 | 11 March 1971 | 5 years, 302 days | |||
Frederick Hewitt | 11 March 1971 | 14 May 1976 | 5 years, 64 days | ||||
Paul Landa | Labor | Minister for Industrial Relations | 14 May 1976 | 9 August 1976 | 87 days | ||
Pat Hills | 9 August 1976 | 4 July 1986 | 11 years, 225 days | ||||
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Employment |
4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | |||||
John Fahey | Liberal | Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment | 25 March 1988 | 24 July 1990 | 4 years, 100 days | ||
Minister for Industrial Relations | 24 July 1990 | 3 July 1992 | |||||
John Hannaford | 3 July 1992 | 26 May 1993 | 327 days | ||||
Kerry Chikarovski | Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days | |||
Jeff Shaw | Labor | Minister for Industrial Relations | 4 April 1995 | 28 June 2000 | 6 years, 85 days | ||
John Della Bosca | 28 June 2000 | 13 June 2008 | 7 years, 351 days | ||||
Eric Roozendaal | 13 June 2008 | 8 September 2008 | 87 days | ||||
Tony Kelly | 8 September 2008 | 11 September 2008 | 2 days | ||||
John Hatzistergos | 11 September 2008 | 8 December 2009 | 1 year, 88 days | ||||
John Robertson | 8 December 2009 | 21 May 2010 | 164 days | ||||
Paul Lynch | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 311 days | ||||
Mike Baird | Liberal | Minister for Industrial Relations | 12 September 2012 | 17 April 2014 | 1 year, 217 days | ||
Mike Gallacher | 23 April 2014 | 7 May 2014 | 14 days | ||||
Andrew Constance | 7 May 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 330 days | ||||
Gladys Berejiklian | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days | ||||
Dominic Perrottet | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days | [14] | |||
Don Harwin | Liberal | Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts |
2 April 2019 | 15 April 2020 | 1 year, 13 days | [15][16] | |
Gladys Berejiklian (acting) |
15 April 2020 | 3 July 2020 | 79 days | [17][18] | |||
Don Harwin | 3 July 2020 | 21 December 2021 | 1 year, 171 days | [19] | |||
Damien Tudehope | Minister for Employee Relations | 21 December 2021 | incumbent | 50 days | [20] |
Public sector reform[]
Minister | Party affiliation | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Della Bosca | Labor | Minister Assisting the Premier on Public Sector Management | 31 March 2000 | 17 February 2006 | 5 years, 323 days | |||
John Robertson | Labor | Minister for Public Sector Reform | 30 January 2009 | 21 May 2010 | 1 year, 111 days | |||
Paul Lynch | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 311 days | |||||
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ "Statement from Don Harwin". NSW Government. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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- ^ "NSW Arts Minister resigns after breaking coronavirus lockdown rules". ABC News. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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- ^ "NSW Police boss hits back after former Arts minister Don Harwin gets off coronavirus fine". ABC News. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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- ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "NSW Arts Minister resigns after breaking coronavirus lockdown rules". ABC News. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Ministers and Public Service Agencies) Order 2020" (PDF). 15 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Wake, Caroline (7 May 2020). "Carriageworks was in trouble before coronavirus - but this crisis could be an opportunity". The Conversation. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "NSW Police boss hits back after former Arts minister Don Harwin gets off coronavirus fine". ABC News. Australia. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- Defunct government positions of New South Wales
- Indigenous affairs ministries