Minister for Regional New South Wales

The Minister for Regional New South Wales is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for regional areas. The current minister is Paul Toole who is also the Deputy Premier of New South Wales. The minister is responsible for administering the Regional NSW cluster.[1]

Minister for Regional New South Wales
Incumbent
Paul Toole
since 6 October 2021
Department of Regional NSW
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderJack Renshaw (as the Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation)
Formation14 March 1962 (Industrial Development and Decentralisation)

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

List of ministers

Regional New South Wales
TitleMinister [2]PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation Jack Renshaw   Labor Heffron (2) Renshaw 14 March 1962 13 May 1965 3 years, 60 days
Minister for Decentralisation and Development John Fuller   Country Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 13 May 1965 3 December 1973 8 years, 204 days
Tim Bruxner Askin (6) 3 December 1973 23 January 1976 2 years, 51 days
Milton Morris   Liberal Lewis (1) (2) Willis 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days
Don Day   Labor Wran (1) 14 May 1976 19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Minister for Decentralisation Jack Hallam Wran (2) 19 October 1978 29 February 1980 1 year, 133 days
Minister for Industrial Development
Minister for Decentralisation		 Don Day Wran (3) (4) (5) 29 February 1980 10 February 1984 3 years, 347 days
Minister for Industry and Decentralisation George Paciullo Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Eric Bedford Wran (7) 5 April 1984 31 December 1985 1 year, 270 days
Neville Wran Wran (8) 1 January 1986 6 February 1986 36 days
Minister for State Development Barrie Unsworth Unsworth 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 1 year, 261 days
Wal Murray   National Greiner (1) 21 March 1988 24 July 1990 2 years, 125 days
John Hannaford   Liberal 24 July 1990 6 June 1991 317 days
Michael Yabsley Greiner (2) 6 June 1991 24 June 1992 1 year, 18 days
Robert Webster   National Fahey (1) 24 June 1992 3 July 1992 9 days
Peter Collins   Liberal Fahey (2) 3 July 1992 26 May 1993 327 days
Minister for Regional Development Ray Chappell   National Fahey (3) 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Minister for Small Business and Regional Development Carl Scully   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 1995 15 December 1995 255 days
Minister for State and Regional Development Michael Egan 15 December 1995 1 December 1997 1 year, 351 days
Minister for Regional Development Harry Woods Carr (2) (3) 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days
David Campbell Carr (4)
Iemma (1)		 2 April 2003 2 April 2007 4 years, 0 days
Tony Kelly Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 5 September 2008 1 year, 156 days
Phil Costa Rees 8 September 2008 4 December 2009 1 year, 87 days
Minister for State and Regional Development Ian Macdonald Keneally 8 December 2009 5 June 2010 179 days
Eric Roozendaal 5 June 2010 28 March 2011 296 days
Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services Andrew Stoner   National O'Farrell
Baird (1)		 28 March 2011 17 October 2014 3 years, 203 days
Troy Grant Baird (1) 17 October 2014 2 April 2015 167 days
Minister for Regional Development John Barilaro Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 6 years, 187 days
Minister for Regional New South Wales Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 2 April 2019
Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade Berejiklian (2) 2 April 2019 6 October 2021 [3]
Minister for Regional New South Wales Paul Toole Perrottet 6 October 2021 incumbent 66 days [4][5]

Assistant ministerial titles

Regional tourism
TitleMinister [2]PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Assistant Minister for Tourism and Major Events Katrina Hodgkinson   National O'Farrell 23 April 2014 17 October 2014 177 days
Minister for Regional Tourism John Barilaro Baird (1) 17 October 2014 2 April 2015 167 days [6]

References
  1. "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Ministers and Public Service Agencies) Order (No 3) 2021 [NSW]". NSW Legislation. 6 October 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (507)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 October 2021.
  5. "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (508)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 October 2021.
  6. Nicholls, Sean (17 October 2014). "John Barilaro elevated as Andrew Stoner suddenly quits cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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