Minister for the Environment (New South Wales) explained

Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Post:Minister for the Environment
Incumbent:Penny Sharpe
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales

The New South Wales Minister for the Environment is minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities which included environmental regulation and policy, national parks, and the conservation and protection of built and environmental heritage in New South Wales, Australia. The current minister, since 28 March 2023, is Penny Sharpe.

Between the 2019 state election and December 2021, the ministerial post was merged with the Energy and Utilities portfolio to create the Minister for Energy and Environment. Between December 2021 and March 2023, the environment ministerial post was combined with heritage to create the title of Minister for the Environment and Heritage.

The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and a range of other government agencies.

Ultimately, the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

Environment

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Environmental Control Askin (4) (5)align=center 11 March 1971align=center 3 December 1973align=right
Minister for Planning and Environment Askin (6)align=center 3 December 1973align=center 14 May 1976align=right
Minister for Environment 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 (3) (4) (5)align=center 29 February 1980align=center 10 February 1984align=right
Wran (6)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 the Environment Greiner (1) (2)align=center 25 March 1988align=center 24 June 1992align=right
Fahey (1)align=center 24 June 1992align=center 3 July 1992align=right
Fahey (2) (3)align=center 3 July 1992align=center 4 April 1995align=right
 Carr (1) (2)align=center 4 April 1995align=center 8 April 1999align=right
Carr (3) (4)
Iemma (1)		align=center 8 April 1999align=center 2 April 2007align=right
Minister for Climate Change, Environment and WaterIemma (2)align=center 2 April 2007align=center 27 February 2008align=right
Minister for Climate Change and the EnvironmentIemma (2)align=center 27 February 2008align=center 5 September 2008align=right
Reesalign=center 8 September 2008align=center 14 September 2009align=right
align=center 14 September 2009align=center 4 December 2009align=right
Keneallyalign=center 8 December 2009align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Minister for the Environment O'Farrellalign=center 3 April 2011align=center 23 April 2014align=right
Baird (1)align=center 23 April 2014 align=center 2 April 2015align=right
Baird (2)align=center 2 April 2015align=center 30 January 2017align=right
Berejiklian (1)30 January 201723 March 2019align=right
Minister for Energy and EnvironmentBerejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)		align=center 2 April 2019align=center 21 December 2021
Minister for Environment and HeritagePerrottet (2)21 December 202128 March 2023align=right
Minister for the Environment Minnsalign=center 28 March 2023align=center incumbentalign=right

Climate Change

Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Post:Minister for Climate Change
Incumbent:Penny Sharpe
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural:Phil Koperberg
Formation:2007
Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water Iemma (2)align=center 2 April 2007align=center 27 February 2008align=right
Minister for Climate Change and the EnvironmentIemma (2)align=center 27 February 2008align=center 5 September 2008align=right
Reesalign=center 8 September 2008align=center 14 September 2009align=right
align=center 14 September 2009align=center 4 December 2009align=right
Keneallyalign=center 8 December 2009align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Minister for Climate Change Minnsalign=center 28 March 2023align=center incumbentalign=right

Former ministerial titles

Conservation

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Conservation McKell (1)align=center 8 June 1944align=center 9 May 1946align=right
McKell (1) (2)
McGirr (1) (2) (3)		align=center 9 May 1946align=center 3 November 1952align=right
McGirr (3)
Cahill (1) (2)		align=center 3 November 1952align=center 15 March 1956align=right
Cahill (3) (4)
Heffron (1)		15 March 195631 May 1960align=right
Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw		align=center 31 May 1960align=center 13 May 1965align=right
 Askin (1) (2) (3)align=center 13 May 1965align=center 11 March 1971align=right
Askin (4)align=center 11 March 1971align=center 19 June 1972align=right
 Askin (4) (5) (6)align=center 19 June 1972align=center 3 January 1975align=right
Minister for Conservation Wran (1) (2)align=center 14 May 1976align=center 29 February 1980align=right
Minister for Conservation and Land Management Greiner (1) (2)
Fahey (1) (2)		align=center 6 June 1991align=center 26 May 1993align=right
Minister for Land and Water Conservation Fahey (3)align=center 26 May 1993align=center 4 April 1995align=right
 Carr (1)align=center 4 April 1995align=center 1 December 1997align=right
align=center 1 December 1997align=center 21 November 2001align=right
Carr (2) (3)align=center 21 November 2001align=center 2 April 2003align=right

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