Minister for Housing (New South Wales) explained

Post:Minister for Housing
Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Incumbent:Rose Jackson
Incumbentsince:5 April 2023
Department:Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Formation:23 July 1919
First:David Hall

The New South Wales Minister for Housing is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the administration and development of social housing and housing policy in New South Wales, Australia.

It was first established in 1919 in the Nationalist ministry of William Holman, with the principal responsibility being the provision of housing for the poor. The ministerial title has had several incarnations from 1919 to 1921, 1922–1925, 1941–2011, 2017–2019, and 2019–2021.

Between 2015 and 2019, there was also a related Minister for Social Housing. It was established in the Second Baird ministry and largely shared responsibility with the Minister for Family and Community Services.[1] Any separation was nominal however as both ministries were held by Brad Hazzard and then Pru Goward. It was abolished in the second Berejiklian ministry.

Between 2019 and 2021, the portfolio was absorbed by the new portfolio of Water, Property and Housing. It was re-established in 2021 as Minister for Homes.

The minister administers the portfolio through the Planning and Environment cluster, including the Department of Planning and Environment and a range of other government agencies.[2] Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Role and responsibilities

Housing, Homes and Homelessness

A housing board was created in 1912, under the supervision of the Treasurer.[3] A separate ministry was created in 1919 and its initial purpose was to regulate standards for housing construction and to provide housing for the poor.[4] It was abolished with the first Dooley ministry in 1921 and was revived in the first and second Fuller ministries. Housing was re-established as a ministry in the first McKell Ministry as a part of the portfolio of Local Government and Housing. The minister oversaw the Housing Commission established by the Housing Act 1941, to provide housing for the unemployed and other schemes to assist the purchase and/or erection of homes for lower-income and servicemen's families.[5] It became a separate ministry in the second McKell ministry and in addition to housing schemes for the poor the portfolio was responsible for a range of leasing and title bodies including rent control, landlord and tenant issues and strata title. In 2011 with the formation of the O'Farrell ministry housing was absorbed into the portfolio of Family and Community Services.[6]

The separate portfolio of housing was briefly re-created in the First Berejiklian ministry in 2017, however it did not have responsibility for any legislation which remained with the portfolios of family and community services and social housing.[7] The portfolio was abolished in the second Berejiklian ministry and housing became the responsibility of the Minister for Water, Property and Housing. The portfolio was re-established in 2021 in the Second Perrottet ministry as the Minister for Homes, in the Planning, Industry and Environment cluster.

Social Housing (2015-2019)

The portfolio shared responsibility for the following legislation:

List of ministers

Housing

The following individuals have served as Minister for Housing or any precedent titles:

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry data-sort-type="date" Term start !data-sort-type=date Term end !Time in office Notes
Minister for Housing Holman (2)align=center 23 July 1919 align=center 9 February 1920align=right
align=center 9 February 1920 align=center 12 April 1920align=right
 Storeyalign=center 12 April 1920 align=center 10 October 1921align=right
Minister for Housing Fuller (1)align=center data-sort-value="20 December 1921" 20 December 1921 a.m.align=center data-sort-value="20 December 1921" 20 December 1921 p.m.align=right 7 hours
Minister for Housing Fuller (2)align=center 13 April 1922 align=center 19 June 1922align=right
align=center 28 June 1922 align=center 17 June 1925align=right
Minister for Local Government and Housing McKell (1)align=center 16 May 1941 align=center 8 June 1944
Minister for HousingMcKell (2)align=center 8 June 1944 align=center 6 February 1947
McGirr (1) (2)align=center 6 February 1947 align=center 30 June 1950align=right
McGirr (3)align=center 30 June 1950 align=center 2 April 1952align=right
Cahill (1) (2)align=center 2 April 1952align=center 1 April 1954align=right
Cahill (2)align=center 1 April 1954align=center 2 September 1954align=right
align=center 2 September 1954 align=center 15 March 1956align=right
Cahill (3) (4)
Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw		align=center 15 March 1956 align=center 13 May 1965align=right
 Askin (1) (2) (3) (4)align=center 13 May 1965 align=center 17 January 1973align=right
Askin (5)align=center 17 January 1973 align=center 3 December 1973align=right
 Askin (6)
Lewis (1) (2)		align=center 3 December 1973 align=center 23 January 1976align=right
Willisalign=center 23 January 1976 align=center 14 May 1976align=right
 Wran (1)align=center 14 May 1976 align=center 10 February 1977align=right
align=center 10 February 1977 align=center 19 October 1978align=right
Wran (2)align=center 19 October 1978 align=center 29 February 1980align=right
Wran (3) (4)align=center 29 February 1980 align=center 1 February 1983align=right
Wran (5) (6) (7) (8)
Unsworth		align=center 1 February 1983 align=center 21 March 1988align=right
 Greiner (1) (2)align=center 21 March 1988 align=center 3 July 1992align=right
 Fahey (1) (2) (3)align=center 3 July 1992 align=center 4 April 1995align=right
 Carr (1) (2)align=center 4 April 1995 align=center 8 April 1999align=right
Carr (3)align=center 8 April 1999align=center 2 April 2003align=right
Carr (4)align=center 2 April 2003align=center 21 January 2005align=right
Iemma (1)align=center 21 January 2005align=center 10 August 2005align=right
align=center 10 August 2005align=center 2 April 2007align=right
Iemma (2)align=center 2 April 2007align=center 8 September 2008align=right
Reesalign=center 8 September 2008align=center 21 May 2010align=right
Keneallyalign=center 21 May 2010align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Minister for Housing Berejiklian (1)align=center 30 January 2017align=center 23 March 2019align=right [8]
Minister for Water, Property and Housing Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)		2 April 201921 December 2021align=right
Minister for Homes Perrottet (2)align=center align=center align=right
Minister for the Environment Minnsalign=center align=center align=right
Minister for Housingalign=center align=center incumbentalign=right

Homelessness

The following individuals have served as Minister for Homelessness:

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry data-sort-type="date" Term start !data-sort-type=date Term end !Time in office Notes
Minister for Homelessness Minnsalign=center align=center incumbentalign=right

Former ministerial title

Social housing

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry data-sort-type="date" Term start !data-sort-type=date Term end !Time in office Notes
Minister for Social Housing Baird (2)align=center 2 April 2015align=center 30 January 2017align=right [9]
Berejiklian (1)align=center 30 January 2017align=center 23 March 2019align=right [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PFO-364 Social Housing . NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-09-20.
  2. Web site: PFO-364 Social Housing . NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-09-20.
  3. Web site: AGY-2026 Housing Board . NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-09-20.
  4. Web site: PFO-98 Housing [I} |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/PORTFOLIO92 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives |access-date=2021-09-20]. }
  5. Web site: PFO-94 Local Government and Housing . NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-09-20.
  6. Web site: PFO-98 Housing [II] ]. NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-09-20.
  7. Web site: PFO-375 Housing [III] ]. NSW State Records & Archives . 2021-09-20.
  8. News: AAP. Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in. 30 January 2017. Sky News. Australia. 30 January 2017.
  9. News: Hasham. Nicole. Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General. 6 April 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2015.
  10. News: Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle . . Robertson, James . 28 January 2017 . 29 January 2017.

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