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Minister for Roads (New South Wales)

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Minister for Roads
Incumbent
John Graham
since 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
Department of Transport
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Formation15 March 1956

The Minister for Roads (previously known as the Minister for Highways, Minister for Roads and Freight and Minister for Metropolitan Roads) is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which includes the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation.[1][2] With the election of Chris Minns as Premier of New South Wales, John Graham was appointed as Minister for Roads.

List of ministers

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The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for highways or roads.

Ministerial title Minister [2] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Highways Jack Renshaw   Labor Cahill (3) (4) 15 March 1956 28 October 1959 3 years, 227 days
Pat Hills Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw 		28 October 1959 13 May 1965 5 years, 197 days
Pat Morton   Liberal Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) 13 May 1965 19 June 1972 7 years, 37 days
Sir Charles Cutler   Country Askin (4) (5) (6) 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 2 years, 198 days
Wal Fife   Liberal Lewis (1) 3 January 1975 10 October 1975 280 days
Max Ruddock Lewis (1) (2) 10 October 1975 23 January 1976 105 days
Tim Bruxner   Country Willis 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days
Peter Cox   Labor Wran (1) 14 May 1976 19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Minister for Roads Harry Jensen Wran (2) (3) 19 October 1978 2 October 1981 2 years, 348 days
Paul Whelan Wran (4) 2 October 1981 1 February 1983 1 year, 122 days
Rex Jackson Wran (5) 1 February 1983 27 October 1983 268 days
Laurie Brereton 27 October 1983 10 November 1983 14 days
George Paciullo 10 November 1983 10 February 1984 92 days
Pat Hills Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Laurie Brereton Wran (7) (8)
Unsworth 		5 April 1984 26 November 1987 3 years, 235 days
Minister for Roads Wal Murray   National Greiner (1) (2)
Fahey (1) (2) 		24 July 1990 26 May 1993 2 years, 306 days
Bruce Baird   Liberal Fahey (3) 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Michael Knight   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 1995 28 November 1996 1 year, 238 days
Carl Scully Carr (1) (2) (3) (4) 28 November 1996 21 January 2005 8 years, 54 days
Michael Costa Iemma (1) 21 January 2005 3 August 2005 194 days
Joe Tripodi 3 August 2005 17 February 2006 198 days
Minister for Roads Eric Roozendaal Iemma (2) 17 February 2006 5 September 2008 2 years, 211 days
Michael Daley Rees 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 1 year, 6 days
Minister for Transport and Roads David Campbell   Labor Keneally 8 December 2009 20 May 2010 163 days
Minister for Roads David Borger 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 318 days
Minister for Roads and Ports Duncan Gay   National O'Farrell 4 April 2011 23 April 2014 5 years, 301 days [3]
Minister for Roads and Freight Baird (1) 23 April 2014 2 April 2015
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Melinda Pavey Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 days [4]
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance   Liberal Berejiklian (2) 2 April 2019 5 October 2021 2 years, 186 days [5]
Rob Stokes Perrottet (1) 6 October 2021 21 December 2021 76 days [6]
Minister for Metropolitan Roads Natalie Ward   Liberal Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 97 days [1]
Minister for Roads John Graham   Labor Minns 28 March 2023 incumbent 1 year, 238 days
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This section is an excerpt from Minister for Regional Transport and Roads § List of ministers.[edit]

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport and Roads, or any precedent title.[2]

Ministerial title Minister [2] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole   National Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 2019 21 December 2021 2 years, 263 days [7]
Sam Farraway Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 97 days [8]
Jenny Aitchison   Labor Minns 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 230 days [9]

Assistant ministers

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The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Roads.[2]

Ministerial title Minister [2] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Assistant Minister for Roads Michael Yabsley   Liberal 24 July 1990 6 June 1991 317 days [10]
Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads Wendy Machin   National 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days [11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "The Hon. Duncan John Gay (1950 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The Hon. Melinda Jane Pavey". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Mr Andrew James Constance (1973- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "The Hon. (Rob) Robert Gordon Stokes". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ^ "The Hon. Paul Lawrence Toole". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (161)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Mr Michael Robert Yabsley (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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