Minister without portfolio (New South Wales) explained

Post:	Minister without portfolio
Body:	New South Wales
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Appointer:	Governor of New South Wales
Formation:	1 March 1901
First:	Paddy Crick
Last:	John McMahon
Abolished:	1 April 1959

Minister without portfolio or Honorary Minister was the title given to a member of the Cabinet who did not have responsibility for a department or portfolio. They were not paid in addition to their allowance as a member of parliament.^[1] The title was first used in the Lyne ministry in 1901 when Paddy Crick ceased to be Postmaster-General as a result of the Federation of Australia and remained in the Cabinet until he was appointed Secretary for Lands in the See ministry. The first people appointed without a portfolio were James Hayes, and Walter Bennett in the See ministry. The ministers without a portfolio were often given specific responsibilities using section 36 of the Constitution of New South Wales under which the Governor could authorise any member of the cabinet to perform the duties of another minister, except for the Attorney General.^[2] The title was last used in the third Cahill ministry. From 1959 the title "minister assisting ..." or "assistant minister ..." has been used.

List of ministers

Responsibilities	Minister	Party		Ministry	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
						1 March 1901	10 April 1901
					11 April 1901	14 June 1904
					16 April 1901
					24 March 1903			^[3]
Assisting Treasurer					29 August 1904	1 October 1907		^[4]
					12 June 1905			^[5]
					2 October 1907	25 June 1909		^[6]
						20 October 1910		^[7]
					21 October 1910	10 September 1911		^[8]
Assisting Minister of Agriculture						6 November 1911		^[9]
					10 November 1911	26 November 1911		^[10]
Assistant Treasurer					29 January 1914	31 October 1916		^[11]
					15 March 1915	1 June 1915		^[12]
					18 July 1919	9 February 1920
Acting Minister of Public Health					15 November 1916	18 July 1919		^[13] ^[14]
Premier					30 October 1918	12 April 1920		^[15]
Assisting Secretary for Lands					9 February 1920	12 April 1920		^[16]
Assisting Minister of Agriculture								^[17]
Assistant Minister of Justice						12 April 1920	21 December 1920
Assistant Treasurer					17 June 1925	7 June 1927		^[18]
					19 September 1927	18 October 1927		^[19]
						18 October 1927	15 April 1929		^[20]
Assistant Treasurer					18 June 1932	21 August 1935
Assistant Minister in the Legislative Council						13 April 1938
						5 January 1933
					5 January 1933	21 August 1935
					15 February 1933	10 February 1935
					22 August 1935	13 April 1938
					2 April 1937
					29 June 1937	31 January 1938
					13 April 1938	align=center	1 June 1938	align=right
					align=center	13 October 1938	align=right
					26 June 1939	align=center	16 May 1941	align=right
						5 August 1939
					align=center	5 September 1939	align=center	16 May 1941	align=right
					16 May 1941	8 June 1944
				8 June 1944	align=center	9 May 1946	align=right
				align=center	6 February 1947	align=right
				align=center	25 February 1946	align=center	9 May 1946	align=right
				align=center	6 February 1947	align=center	9 March 1948	align=right
				align=center	15 September 1949	align=center	21 September 1949	align=right
				align=center	30 June 1950	align=center	2 April 1952	align=right
				align=center	3 April 1952	align=center	3 November 1952	align=right
				align=center	3 November 1952	align=center	23 February 1953	align=right
				23 February 1953	align=center	2 September 1954	align=right
				16 September 1953
				16 September 1953	1 July 1954
				10 May 1954	15 March 1956
				1 July 1954
				15 March 1956	22 November 1957
				14 November 1957	1 April 1959
Minister Assisting the Premier and Treasurer				align=center	1 April 1959	28 October 1959
Minister Assisting the Premier					align=center	14 May 1976	29 February 1980	align=right		align=center
				align=center	19 October 1978	align=right
Minister Assisting the Premier						align=center	6 February 1985	align=center	1 January 1986	align=right

Notes and References

1. News: 12 April 1901. The state ministry. 6. The Daily Telegraph. 10 July 2021. Trove.
2. Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) s 36 as made.
3. The Hon. John Lionel Fegan (1862–1932) . 1083 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
4. Mr William Thomas Dick (1865-1932) . 1147 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
5. Mr James Nixon Brunker (1832-1910) . 651 . Yes . 9 June 2019.
6. Mr James Ashton (1864-1939) . 1140 . Yes . 3 May 2019.
7. Charles William Oakes (1861–1928) . 1081 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
8. Mr Ambrose Campbell Carmichael (1871–1953) . 1233 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
9. Mr John Louis Trefle (1865–1915) . 1160 . Yes . 10 May 2019.
10. 5 May 2019 . 982 . Mr John Rowland Dacey (1854–1912).
11. Mr Henry Clement Hoyle (1852-1926) . 956 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
12. 1119 . Yes . Mr William Calman Grahame (1863-1945) . 11 May 2019.
13. Sir David Storey (1856–1924) . 1012 . Yes . 21 May 2019.
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15. Mr William Arthur Holman (1871–1934) . 1231 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
16. Mr John Thomas Crane (1868–1948) . 1195 . Yes . 10 June 2019.
17. Mr Arthur Hetherington Grimm (1868–1939) . 1199 . Yes . 21 May 2019.
18. Sir (Bill) William John McKell (1891–1985). 1523. Yes. 7 May 2019.
19. Mr Robert Waugh Cruickshank (1873-1928). 1251. Yes. 21 June 2020.
20. Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens (1889–1973). 1478. Yes. 11 May 2019.