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Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology
since 5 April 2023
Premier's Department
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderCharles Cutler
(as Minister for Science)
Formation13 May 1965

The Innovation, Science and Technology is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities that includes all schools and institutes of higher education in New South Wales, Australia.[1]

The ministers manages the portfolio through the Premier's Department.[2] Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

There have previously been ministers responsible for Science, Innovation and Technology; however the combined ministry was first created in December 2021 in the second Perrottet ministry.[1][3]

List of ministers

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The following individuals have served as the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, or any precedent titles:

Title Minister [3] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Science Charles Cutler   Country Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) 13 May 1965 19 June 1972 7 years, 37 days [4]
Minister for Technology Pat Hills   Labor Wran (2) 19 October 1978 29 February 1980 1 year, 133 days [5]
Ron Mulock Wran (3) 29 February 1980 2 October 1981 1 year, 216 days [6]
Pat Hills Wran (4) (5) 2 October 1981 10 February 1984 2 years, 131 days [5]
Minister for Small Business and Technology George Paciullo Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days [7]
Eric Bedford Wran (7) 5 April 1984 31 December 1985 1 year, 270 days [8]
Neville Wran 1 January 1986 6 February 1986 36 days [9]
Minister for Energy and Technology Peter Cox Wran (8)
Unsworth 		6 February 1986 26 November 1987 1 year, 293 days [10]
Minister for Information Technology Kim Yeadon   Labor Carr (2) (3) 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days [11]
Minister for Science and Medical Research Frank Sartor Carr (4)
Iemma (1) 		2 April 2003 2 April 2007 4 years, 0 days [12]
Verity Firth Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 5 September 2008 1 year, 156 days [13]
Tony Stewart Rees 8 September 2008 4 November 2008 57 days [14]
Jodi McKay Rees
Keneally 		4 November 2008 28 March 2011 2 years, 144 days [15]
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello   Liberal Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days [16]
Matt Kean Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 days [17]
Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson   National Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 2019 21 December 2021 2 years, 263 days [18]
Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Alister Henskens   Liberal Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 97 days [1]
Minister for Transport Jo Haylen   Labor Minns 28 March 2023 5 April 2023 8 days
Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology Anoulack Chanthivong 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 230 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry—Allocation of Acts and Agencies) Order 2021". 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (1918–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Hon. Patrick Darcy Hills (1917-1992)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon. Ronald Joseph Mulock". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "The Hon. George Paciullo (1934 - 2012)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hon. Eric Lance Bedford (1928–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. ^ "The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ "The Hon. Peter Francis Cox (1925-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  11. ^ "The Hon. (Kim) Kimberley Maxwell Kim Yeadon (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. ^ "The Hon. Frank Ernest Sartor (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ "The Hon. Verity Helen Firth (1973- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Mr (Tony) Anthony Paul Stewart (1956 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Ms Jodi Leyanne McKay (1969 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  16. ^ "The Hon. Victor Michael Dominello MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew John Kean, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  18. ^ "The Hon. Kevin John Anderson, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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