Minister for Sport (New South Wales) explained

Post:Minister for Sport
Incumbent:Steve Kamper
Incumbentsince:5 April 2023
Department:Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Style:The Honourable
Nominator:Premier of New South Wales
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural:Eric Willis
Formation:11 March 1971

The Minister for Sport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the administration and support for all sporting bodies in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It has often been combined with other portfolio responsibilities, most commonly Tourism.

Scope

Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation (1975-1976)

The formation of the ministry and supporting department was a response to the Government’s growing involvement in leisure and sporting activities. Included in these activities were sport, recreation, the visual arts and crafts, and the performing arts. Some of the government controls relating to motor, horse and greyhound racing, Sunday entertainment and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground were also transferred to the new Department from the Chief Secretary, although the Chief Secretary’s successor, the Department of Services, continued to provide the administrative staff for many of these activities.[1]

The responsibilities of the portfolio included the Advisory Committee on Cultural Grants, Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Archives Authority of New South Wales, the Library and Library Board of New South Wales, Museums, Film Council, Observatory and Opera House and the sport and recreation service of New South Wales. The last organisation aimed to promote physical fitness and recreational opportunities which was achieved by providing camping facilities, swimming instruction, school vacation play centres.[2]

The ministry was abolished in the first Wran ministry in 1976, separated into the portfolio of Sport and Recreation and while cultural activities became the responsibility of the Premier.

List of ministers

The following individuals have served as minister where sport was one of the responsibilities in the portfolio:

Title Minister Party Ministry data-sort-type="date" Term start !data-sort-type=date Term end !Time in office Notes
Minister for Tourism and Sport  align=center 11 March 1971 align=center 19 June 1972 align=right
Minister for Sportalign=center 19 June 1972 align=center 3 January 1975 align=right [3]
Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreationalign=center 3 January 1975 align=center 23 January 1976 align=right [4]
align=center 23 January 1976 align=center 14 May 1976 align=right
Minister for Sport and Recreation  align=center 14 May 1976 align=center 2 October 1981 align=right
align=center 2 October 1981 align=center 26 May 1982
align=center 26 May 1982 align=center 10 February 1984
Minister for Sport and Recreation align=center 10 February 1984 align=center 21 March 1988
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing  align=center 25 March 1988 align=center 18 September 1989 [5]
Minister for Sport and Recreation align=center 18 September 1989 align=center 24 May 1991
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racingalign=center 6 June 1991 align=center 3 July 1992 align=right [6]
  align=center 3 July 1992 align=center 26 May 1993 align=right [7]
align=center 26 May 1993 align=center 4 April 1995 align=right [8]
Minister for Sport and Recreation  align=center 4 April 1995 align=center 8 April 1999 align=right [9]
align=center 8 April 1999 align=center 21 November 2001 align=right [10]
align=center 21 November 2001 align=center 2 April 2003 align=right [11]
Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreationalign=center 2 April 2003 align=center 2 April 2007 align=right
Minister for Sport and Recreationalign=center 2 April 2007 align=center 5 September 2008 align=right [12]
align=center 5 September 2008 align=center 28 March 2011 align=right [13]
  align=center 3 April 2011 align=center 28 August 2013 align=right [14]
align=center 30 August 2013 align=center 23 April 2014 align=right [15]
align=center 23 April 2014 align=center 2 April 2015
Minister for Sport align=center 2 April 2015 align=center 23 March 2019
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veteransalign=center 2 April 2019 align=center 17 September 2019 align=right [16] [17]
(acting) align=center 17 September 2019 align=center 27 May 2021 align=right
align=center 27 May 2021 align=center 21 December 2021 align=right [18] [19]
Minister for Tourism and Sportalign=center 21 December 2021 align=center 3 August 2022 align=right
Minister for Sportalign=center 5 August 2022align=center 5 April 2023align=right
 Minnsalign=center 5 April 2023align=center incumbentalign=right

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AGY-403 Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation . NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-11-04.
  2. Web site: PFO-101 Culture, Sport and Recreation . NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-11-04.
  3. Mr Ian Ross Griffith (1925-1992) . 1849 . Yes . 8 June 2019.
  4. The Hon. Lindley John Forbes Barraclough . 1859 . Yes . 3 May 2019.
  5. The Hon. (Bob) Robert Baron Rowland Smith (1925–2012) . 1850 . Yes . 11 May 2019.
  6. The Hon. George Souris . 2135 . Yes . 23 May 2019.
  7. The Hon. Joseph John Schipp (1932-2017) . 1908 . Yes . 5 May 2019.
  8. Mr Christopher John Downy (1955-) . 2087 . Yes . 13 May 2019.
  9. The Hon. Gabrielle Mary Harrison . 2112 . Yes . 4 May 2019.
  10. The Hon. John Arthur Watkins AM (1955-) . 2120 . Yes . 8 June 2019.
  11. The Hon. Morris Iemma (1961-) . 2126 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
  12. The Hon. Graham James West . 2157 . Yes . 23 May 2019.
  13. Mr Kevin Patrick Greene (1958-) . 2146 . Yes . 30 April 2019.
  14. Mr Graham Annesley (1957-) . 2201 . Yes . 27 April 2019.
  15. The Hon. Gabrielle Cecelia Upton MP . 59 . 11 September 2019.
  16. Mr (John) Anthony John Sidoti . 73 . 21 June 2020.
  17. News: Smith. Alexandra. Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry. 22 April 2020. The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 2019.
  18. The Hon. Natalie Peta Ward . 2236 . 5 May 2019.
  19. News: Smith, Alexandra . Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit . 26 May 2021 . Sydney Morning Herald.

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