Perrottet ministry

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Perrottet ministry
98th Cabinet of New South Wales
Incumbent
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Premier Dominic Perrottet, pictured in 2016
Date formed5 October 2021 (2021-10-05)
People and organisations
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
GovernorMargaret Beazley
Head of governmentDominic Perrottet
Deputy PremierPaul Toole
Total no. of members26
Member partyLiberal–National Coalition
Status in legislatureMinority Coalition Government[1]
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderChris Minns
History
Outgoing election2023 state election
PredecessorSecond Berejiklian ministry

The Perrottet ministry is the 98th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and is led by Dominic Perrottet, the state's 46th Premier.

The Liberal–National coalition ministry was formed following the resignation of the previous Premier, Gladys Berejiklian and the election of Perrottet as leader of the Liberal Party on 5 October 2021. Stuart Ayres was elected as deputy party leader. Separate to the Liberal Party leadership election, the National Party also had its own leadership election on 6 October 2021, following the resignation of John Barilaro as party leader, who said it was "the right time for me to hand the reins over".[2] Paul Toole was elected as National Party leader and subsequently replaced Barilaro as Deputy Premier of New South Wales.[3][4]

Composition of ministry[]

First arrangement[]

Upon his election as Liberal Party leader, Perrottet announced there would not be a reshuffle until later in the year, with the focus being on bringing New South Wales out of COVID-19 lockdown.[5] This meant that all ministers would retain their portfolios from the previous Berejiklian ministry except for where there were resignations and/or role changes as a result of the new leadership:

  • Barilaro's trade and industry portfolios went to Ayres
  • Barilaro's regional New South Wales portfolio went to Toole
  • Perrottet's treasury portfolio went to Matt Kean
  • Andrew Constance also announced his resignation, and his transport and roads portfolio went to Rob Stokes

Perrottet, Ayres, Kean and Brad Hazzard were the first ministers to be sworn in by the Governor Margaret Beazley on 5 October 2021.[6][7] Toole and the other ministers were sworn in on 6 October 2021.[8]

In the order of seniority:[9]

Portfolio Officeholder Party affiliation Term start Term end Term in office
Premier[a] Dominic Perrottet   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) incumbent 159 days
Paul Toole   Nationals 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 158 days
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days
Stuart Ayres   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) incumbent 159 days
Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women Bronnie Taylor MLC   Nationals 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 158 days
Matt Kean   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) 159 days
Don Harwin MLC   Liberal 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days
Attorney General Mark Speakman SC   Liberal incumbent 158 days
Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence   21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days
Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope MLC   Liberal incumbent 158 days
Minister for Health and Medical Research Brad Hazzard   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) 159 days
Rob Stokes   Liberal 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days
Victor Dominello   Liberal incumbent 158 days
Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell MLC   Nationals
Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott   Liberal 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 76 days
Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey   Nationals
Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales Adam Marshall   Nationals
Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections Anthony Roberts   Liberal
Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock   Liberal
Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson   Nationals
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee   Liberal
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans Natalie Ward MLC   Liberal
Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Alister Henskens   Liberal

Second arrangement[]

The first reshuffle of the cabinet since Perrottet's appointment as Premier was in December 2021. Before the reshuffle, on 18 December 2021, Don Harwin and Shelley Hancock announced that they opted not to be considered in the new ministry due to personal reasons.[10] Also that day, Nationals minister Melinda Pavey was notified by Deputy Premier and Nationals leader Toole that she would be dropped from the new ministry. The reshuffle was announced the following day on 19 December 2021 and confirmed Adam Marshall to be also dropped from the ministry.[11] There were nine new ministers appointed to the cabinet and three new portfolios created, which were Cities, Science, Innovation and Technology, and Homes.[12] There were also seven women in the new cabinet, one more than the second Berejiklian ministry. The ministry increased from 21 to 26 ministers. The new cabinet was sworn in on 21 December 2021.

During the New South Wales floods in 2022, on 4 March, Perrottet announced that Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke would be additionally appointed Minister for Flood Recovery to oversee the flood recovery.[13] As Perrottet and Cooke were in Ballina during the announcement, Cooke could not be sworn in that day and would have to return Sydney first in order to be sworn in.[14] She was eventually sworn in on 9 March 2022.[15]

In the order of seniority:[16]

Portfolio Officeholder Party affiliation Term start Term end Term in office
Premier Dominic Perrottet   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) incumbent 159 days
Paul Toole   Nationals 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 158 days
Minister for Police 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 82 days
Stuart Ayres   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) 159 days
  • Minister for Women
  • Minister for Regional Health
  • Minister for Mental Health
 Bronnie Taylor MLC   Nationals 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 158 days
Matt Kean   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) 159 days
Minister for Finance Damien Tudehope MLC   Liberal 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 158 days
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 82 days
  • Minister for Skills and Training
  • Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology
  • Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly
 Alister Henskens   Liberal
Minister for Health Brad Hazzard   Liberal 5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) 159 days
Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell MLC   Nationals 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 158 days
Attorney General Mark Speakman   Liberal
  • Minister for Infrastructure
  • Minister for Cities
  • Minister for Active Transport
 Rob Stokes   Liberal 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 82 days
Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government Victor Dominello   Liberal 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) 158 days
Anthony Roberts   Liberal 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 82 days
  • Minister for Transport
  • Minister for Veterans
 David Elliott   Liberal
Natalie Ward MLC   Liberal
Kevin Anderson   Nationals
Minister for Corrections Geoff Lee   Liberal
  • Minister for Families and Communities
  • Minister for Disability Services
 Natasha Maclaren-Jones MLC   Liberal
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway MLC   Nationals
Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke   Nationals
Minister for Flood Recovery 9 March 2022 (2022-03-09) 4 days
  • Minister for Small Business
  • Minister for Fair Trading
 Eleni Petinos   Liberal 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 82 days
Minister for Environment and Heritage James Griffin   Liberal
  • Minister for Multiculturalism
  • Minister for Seniors
 Mark Coure   Liberal
Dugald Saunders   Nationals
Benjamin Franklin MLC   Nationals
Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman   Liberal

See also[]

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Due to the extensive agreement between the Liberal Party and the National Party, the Premier is conventionally the Leader of the Liberal Party, while the Deputy Premier is Leader of the National Party.

References[]

  1. ^ "Party Representation". Parliament of New South Wales. State of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ^ Tsikas, Mick (3 October 2021). "John Barilaro resigns as NSW Deputy Premier, will also leave Parliament". ABC News. AAP. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Paul Toole wins NSW Nationals leadership vote, becomes new Deputy Premier". ABC News. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Dominic Perrottet becomes 46th NSW Premier after winning Liberal leadership vote". ABC News. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Dom Perrottet, Stuart Ayres, Matt Kean and Brad Hazzard sworn-in at NSW Government House". The Global Herald. 5 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (507)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (508)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Ministers and Public Service Agencies) Order (No 3) 2021 [NSW]". NSW Legislation. 6 October 2021. p. 2–3. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Third NSW minister reveals they will not be considered in expected reshuffle". ABC News. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  11. ^ "NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet reveals major cabinet reshuffle with eye on 2023 state election". ABC News. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Perrottet stamps authority with sweeping cabinet reshuffle". Australian Financial Review. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Steph Cooke appointed Minister for Flood Recovery". NSW Nationals. 5 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Steph Cooke MP appointed Minister for Flood Recovery for NSW". msn.com. 4 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (93)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 9 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.

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