| Cabinet Name: | First Wran ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 71st |
| Jurisdiction: | the State of New South Wales |
| Flag: | Flag of New South Wales.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Government Head: | Neville Wran |
| Government Head Title: | Premier |
| Deputy Government Head: | Jack Ferguson |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Premier |
| State Head: | Queen Elizabeth II |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Governor: | Sir Roden Cutler |
| Members Number: | 17 |
| Political Party: | Labor |
| Opposition Parties: | Liberal National coalition |
| Opposition Leader: | |
| Election: | 1976 New South Wales election |
| Previous: | Willis–Punch ministry |
| Successor: | Second Wran ministry |
The Wran ministry (1976–1978) or First Wran ministry was the 71st ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, representing the Labor Party. It was the first of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.
After years in government, the Liberal - National Country Party coalition was narrowly defeated at the election on 1 May 1976 by the Wran - led Labor Party, with a swing to Labor of 6.82% giving Labor a one seat majority.
Wran had been elected to the Legislative Council of New South Wales by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament on 12 March 1970.[1] He was Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 22 February 1972. He resigned from the council on 19 October 1973 to switch to the Legislative Assembly, successfully contesting the election for Bass Hill, which he would hold until his retirement in 1986.[2] Labor, led by Pat Hills, was defeated at the 1973 election and Wran successfully challenged Hills to become Leader of Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 3 December 1973.[3]
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wran and sworn in on 14 May 1976. There were minor rearrangements of the ministry in August 1976 and February 1977. The ministry ended on 19 October 1978, when Wran was successful at the 1978 election and the Second Wran ministry was formed.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier | 14 May 1976 | 19 October 1978 | |||||
| Deputy Premier Minister for Public Works Minister for Ports | |||||||
| Minister for Housing | align=center | 10 February 1977 | align=right | ||||
| align=center | 10 February 1977 | align=center | 19 October 1978 | align=right | |||
| Treasurer | 14 May 1976 | 19 October 1978 | |||||
| Minister for Transport Minister for Highways | |||||||
| Attorney General | |||||||
| Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council | , MLC | ||||||
| Minister for Industrial Relations | align=center | 9 August 1976 | align=right | ||||
| align=center | 9 August 1976 | 19 October 1978 | align=right | ||||
| Minister for Mines Minister for Energy | 14 May 1976 | ||||||
| Minister for Decentralisation and Development Minister for Primary Industries | |||||||
| Minister for Education | |||||||
| Minister for Local Government | align=center | 19 October 1978 | align=right | ||||
| Minister for Planning | align=center | 9 August 1976 | align=right | ||||
| Minister for Lands | align=center | 19 October 1978 | align=right | ||||
| Minister for Environment | align=center | 9 August 1976 | align=right | ||||
| Minister for Planning and Environment | , MLC | align=center | 9 August 1976 | align=center | 19 October 1978 | align=right | |
| Minister for Health | 14 May 1976 | 19 October 1978 | |||||
| Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Co-operative Societies | |||||||
| Minister for Justice | |||||||
| Minister for Services | align=center | 10 February 1977 | align=right | ||||
| align=center | 10 February 1977 | align=center | 19 October 1978 | align=right | |||
| Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tourism | 14 May 1976 | 19 October 1978 | |||||
| Minister for Conservation Minister for Water Resources | |||||||
| Minister for Youth and Community Services | |||||||
| Minister Assisting the Premier | align=center | 10 February 1977 | align=right | ||||