Wran ministry (1986)

The Wran ministry (1986) or Eighth Wran ministry was the 78th 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 eighth of eight consecutive and final occasions when Wran was Premier.

Eighth Wran ministry
78th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed6 February 1986 (1986-02-06)
Date dissolved4 July 1986 (1986-07-04)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Head of governmentNeville Wran
Deputy head of governmentRon Mulock
No. of ministers20
Member partyLabor
Opposition partiesLiberal National coalition
Opposition leaderNick Greiner
History
PredecessorSeventh Wran ministry
SuccessorUnsworth ministry

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 6 February 1986 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, until 4 July 1986 when Wran resigned from the ministry and from Parliament. Barrie Unsworth was elected by Labor caucus as the Labor Leader, accepted commission as Premier and the Unsworth ministry was formed.

Ministers are listed in order of seniority.[1][2]

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Minister for the Arts
Minister for Ethnic Affairs		 Neville Wran   Labor 6 February 1986 4 July 1986 148 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Transport		 Ron Mulock  
Minister for Housing Frank Walker  
Minister for Public Works and Minister for Ports
Minister for Roads		 Laurie Brereton  
Minister for Industrial Relations Pat Hills  
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister Assisting the Premier		 Peter Anderson  
Treasurer Ken Booth  
Attorney General
Minister for Co-operative Societies		 Terry Sheahan  
Minister for Health
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council		 Barrie Unsworth, MLC  
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Jack Hallam, MLC  
Minister for Education Rodney Cavalier  
Minister for Industry and Small Business
Minister for Energy and Technology		 Peter Cox  
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism		 Michael Cleary  
Minister for Police and Emergency Services George Paciullo  
Minister for Local Government Janice Crosio  
Minister for Employment
Minister for Finance		 Bob Debus  
Minister for Corrective Services John Akister  
Minister for Planning and Environment
Minister for Consumer Affairs		 Bob Carr  
Minister for Natural Resources John Aquilina  
Minister for Mineral Resources Eric Bedford  

See also

References
  1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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