Wran ministry (1984)

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Sixth Wran ministry
76th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed10 February 1984 (1984-02-10)
Date dissolved5 April 1984 (1984-04-05)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Head of governmentNeville Wran
Deputy head of governmentRon Mulock
No. of ministers20
Member partyLabor
Opposition partiesLiberal National coalition
Opposition leaderNick Greiner
History
PredecessorFifth Wran ministry
SuccessorSeventh Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1984) or Sixth Wran ministry was the 76th 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 sixth of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Background[]

Tenure of ministry[]

The ministry covers the period from 10 February 1984 when Wran reconfigured his ministry following the resignation of Jack Ferguson from the ministry and from Parliament, until 5 April 1984 when Wran reconfigured his ministry after the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1984 election, and the Seventh 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 of just 55 days.[1][2]

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Minister for the Arts
Neville Wran   Labor 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Health
Ron Mulock  
Minister for Transport Peter Cox  
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Minister for Housing
Frank Walker  
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Roads
Pat Hills  
Attorney General
Minister for Justice
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council
Paul Landa, MLC  
Treasurer Ken Booth  
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Employment
Laurie Brereton  
Minister for Mineral Resources Don Day  
Minister for Education Eric Bedford  
Minister for Local Government Kevin Stewart  
Minister for Lands
Minister for Ports
Lin Gordon  
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Jack Hallam, MLC  
Minister for Planning and Environment Terry Sheahan  
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Minister for Corrective Services
Peter Anderson  
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism
Michael Cleary  
Minister for Water Resources
Minister for Forests
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Paul Whelan  
Minister for Industry and Decentralisation
Minister for Small Business and Technology
George Paciullo  
Minister for Energy
Minister for Finance
Rodney Cavalier  

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.

 

Preceded by Sixth Wran ministry
1984
Succeeded by
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