Minister for Transport (New South Wales)
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural holder | James McGirr |
Formation | 22 March 1932 |
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight | |
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Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural holder | Jack Renshaw (Highways) |
Formation | 15 March 1956 |
The New South Wales Minister for Transport and Infrastructure has responsibilities which includes bus and ferry policy, contracting and regulation, rail policy, fares and concessions, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation. It also coordinates funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators.
The current Minister for Transport and Infrastructure since 2 April 2015 is Andrew Constance. He administers his portfolio through Transport for New South Wales. The minister is supported by the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight, current Duncan Gay.
List of Ministers
The portfolio of Minister for Transport was created under Act No. 3, 1932.[1]
Ministers for Transport
The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers of Transport, or similar titles.[1]
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Title |
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James McGirr | Labor | 22 March 1932 – 13 May 1932 | Minister for Transport |
Michael Bruxner | Country | 16 May 1932 – 16 May 1941 | |
Maurice O'Sullivan | Labor | 16 May 1941 – 30 June 1950 | |
William Sheahan | 30 June 1950 – 23 February 1953 | ||
Clarrie Martin | 23 February 1953 – 5 September 1953 | ||
Joseph Cahill | 7 September 1953 – 16 September 1953 | ||
Ernest Wetherell | 16 September 1953 – 15 March 1956 | ||
George Enticknap | 15 March 1956 – 31 May 1960 | ||
John McMahon | 31 May 1960 – 13 May 1965 | ||
Milton Morris | Liberal | 13 May 1965 – 3 January 1975 | |
Wallace Fife | 3 January 1975 – 10 October 1975 | ||
Max Ruddock | 10 October 1975 – 23 January 1976 | ||
Tim Bruxner | Country | 23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976 | |
Peter Cox | Labor | 14 May 1976 – 5 April 1984 | |
Barrie Unsworth | 5 April 1984 – 6 February 1986 | ||
Ron Mulock | 6 February 1986 – 26 November 1987 | ||
Terry Sheahan | 26 November 1987 – 21 March 1988 | ||
Bruce Baird | Liberal | 25 March 1988 – 4 April 1995 | |
Brian Langton | Labor | 4 April 1995 – 1 December 1997 | |
Carl Scully | 1 December 1997 – 2 April 2003 | ||
Michael Costa | 2 April 2003 – 21 January 2005 | Minister for Transport Services | |
John Watkins | 21 January 2005 – 8 December 2009 | Minister for Transport | |
David Campbell | 8 September 2008 – 14 September 2009 | ||
8 December 2009 – 20 May 2010 | Minister for Transport and Roads | ||
John Robertson | 21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011 | Minister for Transport | |
Gladys Berejiklian | Liberal | 4 April 2011 – 1 April 2015 | |
Andrew Constance | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Transport and Infrastructure |
Ministers for Roads
The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with responsibility for roads.[1]
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Title |
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Jack Renshaw | Labor | 15 March 1956 – 28 October 1959 | Minister for Highways |
Pat Hills | 28 October 1959 – 13 May 1965 | ||
Pat Morton | Liberal | 13 May 1965 – 19 June 1972 | |
Sir Charles Cutler | Country | 19 June 1972 – 3 January 1975 | |
Wal Fife | Liberal | 3 January 1975 – 10 October 1975 | |
Max Ruddock | 10 October 1975 – 23 January 1976 | ||
Tim Bruxner | Country | 23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976 | |
Peter Cox | Labor | 14 May 1976 – 19 October 1978 | |
Harry Jensen | 19 October 1978 – 2 October 1981 | Minister for Roads | |
Paul Whelan | 2 October 1981 – 1 February 1983 | ||
Rex Jackson | 1 February 1983 – 27 October 1983 | ||
Laurie Brereton | 27 October 1983 – 10 November 1983 | ||
George Paciullo | 10 November 1983 – 10 February 1984 | ||
Pat Hills | 10 February 1984 – 5 April 1984 | ||
Laurie Brereton | 5 April 1984 – 26 November 1987 | ||
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wal Murray | National | 24 July 1990 – 26 May 1993 | Minister for Roads |
Bruce Baird | Liberal | 26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 | |
Michael Knight | Labor | 4 April 1995 – 28 November 1996 | |
Carl Scully | 28 November 1996 – 21 January 2005 | ||
Michael Costa | 21 January 2005 – 3 August 2005 | ||
Joe Tripodi | 3 August 2005 – 17 February 2006 | ||
Eric Roozendaal | 2 April 2007 – 8 September 2008 | ||
Michael Daley | 8 September 2008 – 14 September 2009 | ||
David Campbell | 8 December 2009 – 20 May 2010 | Minister for Transport and Roads | |
David Borger | 21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011 | Minister for Roads | |
Duncan Gay | National | 4 April 2011 – 23 April 2014 | Minister for Roads and Ports |
23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015 | Minister for Roads and Freight | ||
2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight |
Ministers for Ports and Waterways
The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with responsibility for ports and waterways.[1]
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Title |
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Leon Punch | Nationals | 3 January 1975 – 14 May 1976 | Minister for Ports |
Jack Ferguson | Labor | 14 May 1976 – 10 February 1984 | |
Lin Gordon | 10 February 1984 – 5 April 1984 | ||
Laurie Brereton | 5 April 1984 – 26 November 1987 | Minister for Public Works and Ports | |
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ian Armstrong | Nationals | 26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 | Minister for Ports |
Carl Scully | Labor | 4 April 1995 – 1 December 1997 | |
Kim Yeadon | 1 December 1997 – 8 April 1999 | ||
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Michael Costa | Labor | 21 January 2005 – 3 August 2005 | Minister for Ports |
3 August 2005 – 10 August 2005 | Minister for Ports and Waterways | ||
Eric Roozendaal | 10 August 2005 – 17 February 2006 | ||
Joe Tripodi | 17 February 2006 – 17 November 2009 | ||
Paul McLeay | 8 December 2009 – 1 September 2010 | ||
Eric Roozendaal | 6 September 2010 – 28 March 2011 | ||
Duncan Gay | Nationals | 4 April 2011 – 23 April 2014 | Minister for Roads and Ports |
23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015 | Minister for Roads and Freight | ||
2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight |
Ministers for Railways
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
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Richard Ball | Nationalist | 15 November 1919 – 12 April 1920 | Minister for Railways |
John Estell | Labor | 12 April 1920 – 20 December 1921 | |
Sir Thomas Henley | Nationalist | 20 December 1921 – 20 December 1921 | |
John Estell | Labor | 20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922 | |
Sir Thomas Henley | Nationalist | 13 April 1922 – 19 June 1922 | |
Richard Ball | 28 June 1922 – 17 June 1925 | ||
Martin Flannery | Labor | 17 June 1925 – 26 May 1927 | |
Bill Ratcliffe | 27 May 1927 – 18 October 1927 | ||
Ernest Buttenshaw | Country | 18 October 1927 – 16 April 1929 |
List of Assistant Ministers
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Transport.[1] At various times this portfolio has been left vacant.
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Title |
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Arthur Bridges | Liberal | 13 May 1965 – 22 May 1968 | Advisory Minister for Transport |
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Terry Sheahan | Labor | 29 February 1980 – 2 October 1981 | Assistant Minister for Transport |
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Janice Crosio | Labor | 4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 | Assistant Minister for Transport |
John Akister | |||
Tim Moore | Liberal | 25 March 1988 – 18 September 1989 | |
Matt Singleton | Nationals | 25 March 1988 – 24 January 1989 | |
Robert Webster | 24 January 1989 – 24 July 1990 | ||
Bob Rowland Smith | 18 September 1989 – 24 May 1991 | ||
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wendy Machin | Nationals | 26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 | Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads |
6 October 1993 – 4 April 1995 | Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport | ||
Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Eric Roozendaal | Labor | 26 October 2006 – 2 April 2007 | Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport |