| Post: | Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education |
| Insignia: | Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg |
| Department: | Department of Education TAFE NSW |
| Incumbent: | Steve Whan |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Nominator: | Premier of New South Wales |
| Appointer: | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural: | John Fahey (as the Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment) |
| Formation: | 24 July 1990 |
The New South Wales Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities that includes all schools and institutes of higher education in New South Wales, Australia.
The current minister, since 28 September 2023, is Steve Whan. The minister supports the Minister for Education and Early Learning, Prue Car.
Together, the ministers administer the portfolio through the Education cluster, in particular the Department of Education, TAFE NSW, and a range of other government agencies.
Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Skills and Training or any preceding titles:
| Title | Minister | Party | Ministry | data-sort-type="date" | Term start ! | data-sort-type=date | Term end ! | Time in office | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment | align=center | 24 July 1990 | align=center | 3 July 1992 | align=right | |||||||
| Minister for Employment and Training | align=center | 3 July 1992 | align=center | 26 May 1993 | ||||||||
| align=center | 26 May 1993 | align=center | 4 April 1995 | |||||||||
| Minister for Education and Training | align=center | 4 April 1995 | align=center | 21 November 2001 | align=right | |||||||
| align=center | 21 November 2001 | align=center | 2 April 2003 | align=right | align=center | |||||||
| align=center | 2 April 2003 | align=center | 21 January 2005 | align=right | align=center | |||||||
| align=center | 21 January 2005 | align=center | 2 April 2007 | align=right | align=center | |||||||
| align=center | 2 April 2007 | align=center | 8 September 2008 | align=right | align=center | |||||||
| align=center | 8 September 2008 | align=center | 28 March 2011 | align=right | align=center | |||||||
| Minister for Skills | align=center | 2 April 2015 | align=center | 23 March 2019 | align=right | |||||||
| Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education | align=center | 2 April 2019 | align=center | 21 December 2021 | align=right | |||||||
| Minister for Skills and Training | align=center | 21 December 2021 | align=center | 5 April 2023 | align=right | |||||||
| Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education | align=center | 5 April 2023 | align=center | 3 August 2023 | align=right | |||||||
| align=center | 3 August 2023 | align=center | 28 September 2023 | align=right | ||||||||
| align=center | 28 September 2023 | align=center | incumbent | align=right | ||||||||