| Insignia: | Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg |
| Post: | Minister for Western New South Wales |
| Incumbent: | Tara Moriarty |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointer: | Governor of New South Wales |
| Nominator: | Premier of New South Wales |
| Inaugural: | Kevin Humphries |
| Formation: | 3 April 2011 |
| Department: | Department of Regional NSW |
The Minister for Western New South Wales is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the region to the west of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Australia.
It was first established in 2011 in the O'Farrell ministry. It was not responsible for any legislation, nor tasked with the management of a department.[1] It was abolished in the second Baird ministry and the NSW Farmers' Association called for its return in the lead-up to the 2019 election.[2] It was re-created in the second Berejiklian ministry, combined with the portfolio of Agriculture, before returning as a separate portfolio in the second Perrottet ministry.[3]
The following individuals have served as Minister for Western New South Wales, or any precedent titles:
| Title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Western New South Wales | width=8% | O'Farrell Baird (1) | align=center | 3 April 2011 | align=center | 2 April 2015 | align=right | ||||||
| Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | align=center | 2 April 2019 | align=center | 21 December 2021 | align=right | |||||||
| Minister for Western New South Wales | Perrottet (2) | align=center | 21 December 2021 | align=center | 28 March 2023 | align=right | |||||||
| width=8% | Minns | align=center | 5 April 2023 | align=center | Incumbent | align=right | |||||||