Wran ministry (1976–1978)

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First Wran ministry
71st Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed14 May 1976 (1976-05-14)
Date dissolved19 October 1978 (1978-10-19)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Roden Cutler)
Head of governmentNeville Wran
Deputy head of governmentJack Renshaw
No. of ministers18
Member partyLabor
Opposition partiesLiberal National coalition
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorWillis–Punch ministry
SuccessorSecond Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1976–1978) or First Wran ministry was the 71st ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, representing the Labor Party. It was the first of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Background[]

Tenure of ministry[]

The ministry covers the period from 14 May 1976 when the Liberal–National Country Party coalition was defeated at the 1976 election by the Wran–led Labor Party, until 19 October 1978, when Wran was successful at the 1978 election and the Second Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry[]

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wran and sworn in on 14 May 1976, and covers the period up until 9 August 1976, when there was a minor rearrangement of the ministry, with a subsequent minor rearrangement on 10 February 1977. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in some cases, serve the full term of this ministry.[1][2]

First arrangement[]

The first arrangement was between 14 May 1976 and 9 August 1976.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier Neville Wran   Labor 14 May 1976 19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Ports
Minister for Housing 		Jack Ferguson 3   10 February 1977 272 days
Treasurer Jack Renshaw   19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Minister for Transport
Minister for Highways 		Peter Cox  
Attorney General Frank Walker  
Minister for Mines
Minister for Energy 		Pat Hills   9 August 1976 87 days
Minister for Industrial Relations
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council 		Paul Landa, MLC 1  
Minister for Decentralisation and Development
Minister for Primary Industries 		Don Day   19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Minister for Education Eric Bedford  
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Planning 		Harry Jensen 2   9 August 1976 87 days
Minister for Lands
Minister for Environment 		Bill Crabtree 2  
Minister for Health Kevin Stewart   19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Minister for Co-operative Societies 		Syd Einfeld  
Minister for Justice
Minister for Services 		Ron Mulock 4   10 February 1977 272 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism 		Ken Booth   19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Minister for Conservation
Minister for Water Resources 		Lin Gordon  
Minister for Youth and Community Services Rex Jackson  
Minister Assisting the Premier Bill Haigh 4   10 February 1977 272 days
1 Industrial Relations portfolio transferred from Landa to Hills.
2 Planning portfolio transferred from Jensen to Landa; and Environment portfolio transferred from Crabtree to Landa.
3 Housing portfolio transferred from Ferguson to Mulock.
4 Services portfolio transferred from Mulock to Haigh.

Second arrangement[]

The second arrangement was between 9 August 1976 and 10 February 1977.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Mines
Minister for Energy 		Pat Hills 1   Labor 9 August 1976 19 October 1978 2 years, 71 days
Minister for Planning and Environment
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council 		Paul Landa, MLC 1 2  
Minister for Local Government Harry Jensen 2  
Minister for Lands Bill Crabtree 2  

Third arrangement[]

The third arrangement was between 10 February 1977 and 19 October 1978.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Deputy Premier
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Ports 		Jack Ferguson 3   Labor 10 February 1977 1 year, 251 days 19 October 1978
Minister for Justice
Minister for Housing 		Ron Mulock 3 4  
Minister for Services
Minister Assisting the Premier 		Bill Haigh 4  

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

 

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