| Garry West | |
| Office: | Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange |
| Term Start: | 14 February 1976 |
| Term End: | 7 March 1996 |
| Predecessor: | Sir Charles Cutler |
| Successor: | Russell Turner |
| Office2: | Chief Secretary and Minister for Tourism |
| Term Start2: | 25 March 1988 |
| Term End2: | 24 July 1990 |
| Predecessor2: | Michael Cleary |
| Successor2: | Ian Causley |
| Office3: | New South Wales Minister for Tourism and Minister for Lands and Forests |
| Term Start3: | 24 July 1990 |
| Term End3: | 6 June 1991 |
| Predecessor3: | Ian Causley |
| Successor3: | Ian Causley |
| Office4: | New South Wales Minister for Conservation and Land Management |
| Term Start4: | 6 June 1991 |
| Term End4: | 26 May 1993 |
| Predecessor4: | Tim Moore |
| Successor4: | George Souris |
| Office5: | New South Wales Minister for Energy |
| Term Start5: | 3 July 1992 |
| Term End5: | 27 June 1994 |
| Predecessor5: | Neil Pickard |
| Successor5: | Ted Pickering |
| Office6: | New South Wales Minister for Local Government and Cooperatives |
| Term Start6: | 26 May 1993 |
| Term End6: | 27 June 1994 |
| Predecessor6: | Gerry Peacocke |
| Successor6: | Ted Pickering |
| Office7: | New South Wales Minister for Police and Emergency Services |
| Term Start7: | 27 June 1994 |
| Term End7: | 4 April 1995 |
| Predecessor7: | Terry Griffiths |
| Successor7: | Paul Whelan |
| Birthname: | Gary Bruce West |
| Nationality: |  |
| Party: | National Party |
| Spouse: | Elizabeth West |
| Children: | 2 daughters and 1 son |
| Occupation: | Horticulturalist |
Garry Bruce West (born 19 January 1949) is an Australian politician. He was a National Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1995, representing the electorate of Orange. He held several Ministerial positions in the Nick Greiner and then John Fahey Liberal–National coalition Government.
West was educated at Canobolas Public School and Orange High School in Orange, New South Wales.
West was one of the early members of the NSW Branch of the Young Australian Country Party, later to become the Young Nationals (Australia)-NSW, elected as State Chairman (1972–1973) and Federal Chairman (1973–1976).[1]
Following the retirement of Sir Charles Cutler, West, aged 27 years, sought and gained endorsement as the Country Party candidate for the seat of Orange and was elected at a by-election held on 14 February 1976 in a three-corned contest between the Country, Liberal and Labor parties after being forced to preferences.[2] Less than three months later, West was reelected at the 1976 State elections, despite the Liberal–National coalition losing to Neville Wran's Labor Party. West was re-elected at the 1978, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1991 and 1995 State elections.
West served as Shadow Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism (1984) and Shadow Minister for Housing (1981–1984). In the Greiner-Murray Liberal–National Government, West was appointed to the following:
After the defeat of the Liberal–National coalition government in 1995, Garry West resigned causing a by-election.[3] Subsequently, Russell Turner of the National Party was elected.
. Gardiner, JA . Young National Party of Australia - NSW, A Potted History . unpublished . Jenny Gardiner.