Wran ministry (1980–1981)

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Third Wran ministry
73rd Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed29 February 1980 (1980-02-29)
Date dissolved2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Roden Cutler)
Head of governmentNeville Wran
Deputy head of governmentJack Ferguson
No. of ministers19
Member partyLabor
Opposition partiesLiberal National coalition
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorSecond Wran ministry
SuccessorFourth Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1980–1981) or Third Wran ministry was the 73rd 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 third of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Background[]

Tenure of ministry[]

The ministry covers the period from 29 February 1980 when Wran reconfigured his ministry following the resignation of Jack Renshaw from the Second Wran ministry and from Parliament, until 2 October 1981 when the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1981 election, and the Fourth Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry[]

Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases serve the full term of this ministry.[1][2]

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Treasurer
Neville Wran   Labor 29 February 1980 2 October 1981 1 year, 216 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Ports
Jack Ferguson  
Minister for Transport Peter Cox  
Attorney General
Minister for Justice
Frank Walker  
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Energy
Pat Hills  
Minister for Education
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council
Paul Landa, MLC  
Minister for Industrial Development
Minister for Decentralisation
Don Day  
Minister for Planning and Environment Eric Bedford  
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Roads
Harry Jensen  
Minister for Police
Minister for Services
Bill Crabtree  
Minister for Health Kevin Stewart  
Minister for Consumer Affairs Syd Einfeld  
Minister for Mineral Resources
Minister for Technology
Ron Mulock  
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism
Assistant Treasurer
Ken Booth  
Minister for Lands
Minister for Forests
Minister for Water Resources
Lin Gordon  
Minister for Youth and Community Services Rex Jackson  
Minister for Corrective Services Bill Haigh  
Minister for Agriculture Jack Hallam, MLC  
Minister for Housing
Minister for Co-operative Societies
Assistant Minister for Transport
Terry Sheahan  

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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1980–1981
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