Special Minister of State (New South Wales)

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The New South Wales Special Minister of State was a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for special administrative matters in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The portfolio was established in 1988 in first Greiner–Murray ministry as the Minister for Administrative Services, and after several reincarnations as the Special Minister of State, was abolished on 21 December 2021 when the secondary rearrangement of the Perrottet ministry was established.[1]

The most recent Special Minister of State from 3 July 2020 until 21 December 2021, was The Honourable Don Harwin MLC, who also held the additional portfolio title of Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts.[2][3]

When the portfolio existed, 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.[4]

Ultimately the minister was responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers[]

Special Minister of State[]

The following individuals served as the Special Ministers of State, or any precedent titles:

Title Minister [2] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Administrative Services Matt Singleton   National       Greiner (1) 25 March 1988 24 January 1989 305 days
Robert Webster 24 January 1989 6 June 1991 2 years, 133 days
Anne Cohen   Liberal Greiner (2) 6 June 1991 4 April 1995 3 years, 302 days
Special Minister of State John Della Bosca   Labor Carr (3) (4)
Iemma (1) 		8 April 1999 17 February 2006 6 years, 315 days
Special Minister of State John Robertson   Labor Rees 30 January 2009 4 December 2009 308 days
Special Minister of State Eric Roozendaal Keneally ministry 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 116 days
Chris Hartcher   Liberal O'Farrel 3 April 2011 9 December 2013 2 years, 250 days
Anthony Roberts O'Farrell
Baird (1) 		9 December 2013 2 April 2015 1 year, 114 days
Special Minister of State Anthony Roberts   Liberal Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 days [5][6][7]
Don Harwin Berejiklian (2) 2 April 2019 15 April 2020 1 year, 13 days [3][8]
Special Minister of State Don Harwin   Liberal Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet 		3 July 2020 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 1 year, 171 days [9][1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  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. ^ "NSW reshuffle: Gladys Berejiklian axes Adrian Piccoli and Duncan Gay from cabinet". The Guardian. Australia. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  6. ^ Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. ^ "NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin resigns after visiting holiday home in breach of coronavirus lockdown rules". ABC News (Australia). Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "NSW Police boss hits back after former Arts minister Don Harwin gets off coronavirus fine". ABC News. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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