Wran ministry (1981–1983)

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Fourth Wran ministry
74th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)
Date dissolved1 February 1983 (1983-02-01)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Head of governmentNeville Wran
Deputy head of governmentJack Ferguson
No. of ministers19
Member partyLabor
Opposition partiesLiberal National coalition
Opposition leaderJohn Dowd
History
PredecessorThird Wran ministry
SuccessorFifth Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1981–1983) or Fourth Wran ministry was the 74th 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 fourth of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Background[]

Tenure of ministry[]

The ministry covers the period from 2 October 1981 when the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1981 election, until 1 February 1983, when Wran reconfigured his ministry, and the Fifth Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry[]

First arrangement[]

Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases serve the full term of this ministry; with a slight rearrangement in May 1982 that altered the titles of two ministers.[1][2]

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Minister for Mineral Resources 		Neville Wran   Labor 2 October 1981 1 February 1983 1 year, 122 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Ports 		Jack Ferguson  
Minister for Transport Peter Cox  
Attorney General
Minister for Justice
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 		Frank Walker, QC MP  
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Technology 		Pat Hills  
Minister for Energy
Minister for Water Resources
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council 		Paul Landa, MLC  
Treasurer Ken Booth  
Minister for Industrial Development
Minister for Decentralisation 		Don Day  
Minister for Corrective Services Rex Jackson  
Minister for Planning and Environment Eric Bedford  
Minister for Youth and Community Services Kevin Stewart  
Minister for Education Ron Mulock  
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Lands
Minister for Forests
 Lin Gordon  
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Jack Hallam, MLC  
Minister for Housing
Minister for Co-operative Societies
Minister Assisting the Premier 		Terry Sheahan  
Minister for Health Laurie Brereton  
Minister for Police
Minister for Services 		Peter Anderson   26 May 1982 236 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism 		Michael Cleary  
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Minister for Roads 		Paul Whelan   1 February 1983 1 year, 122 days

Second arrangement[]

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Peter Anderson   Labor 26 May 1982 1 February 1983 251 days
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism Michael Cleary  

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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