Minister for Corrections (New South Wales) explained

Post:Minister for Corrections
Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Department:Department of Communities and Justice
Incumbent:Anoulack Chanthivong
Style:The Honourable
Nominator:Premier of New South Wales
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Formation:30 January 2017

The New South Wales Minister for Corrections is a minister of the Government of New South Wales who is commissioned with responsibility for the administration of correctional services, juvenile justice, and prisons in the state of New South Wales, Australia.[1] [2]

The current Minister for Corrections is Anoulack Chanthivong, since 5 April 2023. The minister administers the portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.

Ultimately the minister is responsible to Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

Title Minister Party data-sort-type="date" Term start !data-sort-type=date Term end !Time in office Notes
Minister for Corrective Services   align=center 19 October 1978 align=center 2 October 1981 align=right
align=center 2 October 1981 align=center 27 October 1983 align=right
align=center 27 October 1983 align=center 5 April 1984 align=right
align=center 5 April 1984 align=center 21 March 1988 align=right
  align=center 25 March 1988 align=center 23 May 1988 align=right
align=center 23 May 1988 align=center 8 June 1988 align=right
align=center 8 June 1988 align=center 6 June 1991 align=right
Minister for Courts Administration
and Corrective Services 		align=center 6 June 1991 align=center 28 June 1991 align=right
Minister for Corrective Services   align=center 4 April 1995 align=center 12 January 2001 align=right
align=center 12 January 2001 align=center 21 November 2001 align=right
align=center 21 November 2001 align=center 2 April 2003 align=right
Minister for Corrective Services   align=center 30 January 2009 align=center 4 December 2009 align=right align=center
align=center 8 December 2009 align=center 28 March 2011 align=right align=center
Minister for Corrections   align=center 2 April 2015 align=center 23 March 2019 align=right [3]
Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections align=center 2 April 2019 align=center align=right
Minister for Correctionsalign=center align=center 28 March 2023align=right The minister administers the portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.
 align=center 5 April 2023align=center incumbentalign=right align=center

Former ministerial titles

Youth Justice

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle . . Robertson, James . 28 January 2017 . 29 January 2017.
  2. News: AAP. Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in. 30 January 2017. Sky News. Australia. 30 January 2017.
  3. News: Sas, Nick . Gladys Berejiklian says Liberal Party has no women problem as re-elected NSW Premier shuffles Cabinet . . Australia . 31 March 2019 . 3 April 2019 .

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