Minister for Planning (New South Wales) explained

Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Post:Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Incumbent:Paul Scully
Incumbentsince:5 April 2023
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Formation:3 December 1973
Department:Department of Planning and Environment

The New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for regional and urban planning with the goal of facilitating sustainable growth and employment in New South Wales, Australia.

The minister is supported in the administration of portfolio by the following ministers, all sworn in on 5 April 2023:

The ministers administer the portfolios through the Planning and Environment cluster, in particular through the Department of Planning and Environment, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.

Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Planning, or similar titles.[1] [2]

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Planning and Environment Askin (6)align=center 3 December 1973align=center 14 May 1976align=right
Minister for Planning Wran (1)align=center 14 May 1976align=center 9 August 1976align=right
Minister for Planning and EnvironmentWran (1) (2)align=center 9 August 1976align=center 29 February 1980align=right
Wran (2) (3) (4) (5)align=center 29 February 1980align=center 10 February 1984align=right
Wran (6) (7)align=center 10 February 1984align=center 12 December 1984align=right
Wran (7) (8)
Unsworth		align=center 12 December 1984align=center 21 March 1988align=right
Minister for Planning Greiner (1)align=center 21 March 1988align=center 6 June 1991align=right
 Greiner (2)
Fahey (1) (2) (3)		align=center 6 June 1991align=center 4 April 1995align=right
Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning Carr (1) (2)align=center 4 April 1995align=center 8 April 1999align=right
Carr (3)align=center 8 April 1999align=center 21 November 2001
Minister for Planningalign=center 21 November 2001 align=center 2 April 2003
Minister for Infrastructure and PlanningCarr (4)align=center 2 April 2003align=center 3 August 2005align=right
Minister for PlanningIemma (1) (2)align=center 3 August 2005align=center 5 September 2008align=right
Reesalign=center 8 September 2008align=center 4 December 2009align=right
Keneallyalign=center 4 December 2009align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure O'Farrellalign=center 3 April 2011align=center 23 April 2014align=right
Minister for PlanningBaird (1)align=center 23 April 2014align=center 2 April 2015align=right
Baird (2)align=center 2 April 2015align=center 30 January 2017align=right
Berejiklian (1)align=center 30 January 2017align=center 23 March 2019align=right [3] [4] [5]
Minister for Planning and Public SpacesBerejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)		align=center 2 April 2019align=center 21 December 2021align=right
Minister for PlanningPerrottet (2)align=center 21 December 2021align=center 28 March 2023align=right
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Minnsalign=center 5 April 2023align=center incumbentalign=right

Former ministerial titles

Assistant Ministers for Planning

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Planning, or similar titles.[1] [2]

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
(Planning Administration)		 width=8% Carr (4)align=center 2 April 2003align=center 3 August 2005align=right
Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning Keneallyalign=center 8 December 2009align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Minister for the State Planalign=center 8 December 2009align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Assistant Minister for Planning Baird (1)align=center 23 April 2014align=center 2 April 2015align=right
Baird (2)
Berejiklian (1)		align=center 2 April 2015align=center 30 January 2017align=right

Cities

The New South Wales Minister for Cities was a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for dividing Sydney into three separate cities, and interconnecting them with the cities of Central Coast, Newcastle and Wollongong to form connections between the six cities in "north-south" and "east-west" axes.[6] The minister's responsibilities are held jointly with the portfolios of Planning and Active Transport. These include Callan Park, Centennial Park, Moore Park, Newcastle National Park, including the Number 1 Sports Ground,[7] Parramatta Park, Old Government House, Royal Botanic Gardens, The Domain, Sydney Olympic Park and Western Sydney Parklands.[8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007) . PDF . VIII . Parliament of New South Wales . Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly . November 2007 . 3 August 2014 .
  2. 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.
  3. News: NSW reshuffle: Gladys Berejiklian axes Adrian Piccoli and Duncan Gay from cabinet . . Australia . 29 January 2017 . 29 January 2017.
  4. News: Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle . . Robertson, James . 28 January 2017 . 29 January 2017.
  5. News: AAP. Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in. 30 January 2017. Sky News. Australia. 30 January 2017.
  6. Web site: Premier's plan to grow Sydney, create new cities and science minister. Sydney Morning Herald. 2 December 2021. 29 March 2022.
  7. Web site: National Park . City of Newcastle . 30 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry—Allocation of Acts and Agencies) Order 2021 . 27 . 21 December 2021 . 29 March 2022 . NSW Legislation . PDF.

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