Wran ministry (1978–1980)

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Second Wran ministry
72nd Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed19 October 1978 (1978-10-19)
Date dissolved29 February 1980 (1980-02-29)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Roden Cutler)
Head of governmentNeville Wran
Deputy head of governmentJack Renshaw
No. of ministers19
Member partyLabor
Opposition partiesLiberal National coalition
Opposition leaderJohn Mason
History
PredecessorFirst Wran ministry
SuccessorThird Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1978–1980) or Second Wran ministry was the 72nd 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 second of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Background[]

Tenure of ministry[]

The ministry covers the period from 19 October 1978 when the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1978 election, until 29 February 1980, when Wran reconfigured his ministry and the Third Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry[]

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wran and sworn in on 19 October 1978, and covers the period up until 29 February 1980. One month earlier, former Premier and minister, Jack Renshaw, announced his decision to retire from politics, necessitating a minor rearrangement of the ministry; pending the swearing in of the Third Wran ministry. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases except Renshaw, serve the full term of this ministry.[1]

First arrangement[]

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier Neville Wran   Labor 19 October 1978 29 February 1980 1 year, 133 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Ports
Minister for Housing 		Jack Ferguson  
Treasurer Jack Renshaw [a]   29 January 1980 1 year, 102 days
Minister for Transport Peter Cox   29 February 1980 1 year, 133 days
Attorney General
Minister for Justice 		Frank Walker  
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Technology
Minister for Energy 		Pat Hills  
Minister for Planning and Environment
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council 		Paul Landa, MLC  
Minister for Agriculture Don Day  
Minister for Education Eric Bedford  
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Roads 		Harry Jensen  
Minister for Lands
Minister for Services 		Bill Crabtree  
Minister for Health Kevin Stewart  
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Minister for Housing
Minister for Co-operative Societies 		Syd Einfeld  
Minister for Mineral Resources and Development
Minister for Services 		Ron Mulock  
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism 		Ken Booth  
Minister for Conservation
Minister for Water Resources 		Lin Gordon  
Minister for Youth and Community Services Rex Jackson  
Minister Assisting the Premier Bill Haigh  
Minister for Decentralisation
Minister Assisting the Premier 		Jack Hallam, MLC  
  1. ^ Treasury portfolio transferred from Jack Renshaw to Wran as Renshaw resigned from the ministry and from Parliament.[2]

Second arrangement[]

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Treasurer 		Neville Wran, QC MP 1   Labor 29 January 1980 29 February 1980 31 days

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Mr John Brophy Renshaw (1909–1987)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

 

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