Carr ministry (1995–97)

First Carr ministry
85th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Premier Bob Carr
Date formed	4 April 1995
Date dissolved	1 December 1997
People and organisations
Head of government	Bob Carr
Deputy head of government	Dr Andrew Refshauge
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Peter Sinclair and subsequently the Honourable Gordon Samuels)
Number of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority Labor Government
Opposition parties	Liberal–National coalition
Opposition leader	Peter Collins
History
Election(s)	New South Wales state election, 1995
Predecessor	Third Fahey ministry
Successor	Second Carr ministry

The Carr ministry (1995–1997) or First Carr ministry was the 85th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 39th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Bob Carr, MP, representing the Labor Party.

The ministry covers the period from 4 April 1995, when Carr led Labor to victory at the 1995 state election, until 1 December 1997.

Composition of ministry

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

First arrangement

The first arrangement covers the period from 4 April 1995 until 15 December 1995 when Michael Knight relinquished the Public Works and Services portfolio, resulting in a minor reconfiguration of the ministry.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Premier Minister for the Arts Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Hon. Bob Carr, MP		Labor	4 April 1995	1 December 1997	2 years, 241 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Health Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Hon. Andrew Refshauge, MP
Treasurer Minister for Energy Minister for State Development Minister Assisting the Premier Vice-President of the Executive Council	Hon. Michael Egan, MLC				15 December 1995	255 days
Minister for Police	Hon. Paul Whelan, MP				1 December 1997	2 years, 241 days
Minister for Transport Minister for Tourism	Hon. Brian Langton, MP
Minister for Education and Training	Hon. John Aquilina, MP
Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs ^1				26 July 1995		2 years, 128 days
Minister for the Environment	Hon. Pam Allan, MP			4 April 1995		2 years, 241 days
Minister for Public Works and Services Minister for the Olympics Minister for Roads	Hon. Michael Knight, MP				15 December 1995	255 days
Minister for Community Services Minister for Aged Services Minister for Disability Services	Hon. Ron Dyer, MLC				1 December 1997	2 years, 241 days
Attorney General Minister for Industrial Relations	Hon. Jeff Shaw, MLC
Minister for Land and Water Conservation	Hon. Kim Yeadon, MP
Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning Minister for Housing	Hon. Craig Knowles, MP
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Richard Amery, MP
Minister for Small Business and Regional Development Minister for Ports Assistant Minister for State Development	Hon. Carl Scully, MP				15 December 1995	255 days
Assistant Minister for Energy ^2				7 June 1995		191 days
Minister for Corrective Services Minister for Emergency Services	Hon. Bob Debus, MP			4 April 1995	13 March 1996	344 days
Minister for Gaming and Racing Minister Assisting the Premier on Hunter Development	Hon. Richard Face, MP				1 December 1997	2 years, 241 days
Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Women	Hon. Faye Lo Po', AM MP				6 December 1995	246 days
Minister for Mineral Resources Minister for Fisheries	Hon. Bob Martin, MP				1 December 1997	2 years, 241 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation	Hon. Gabrielle Harrison, MP
Minister for Local Government	Hon. Ernie Page, MP

¹ New portfolio of Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs for Aquillina.

² New portfolio of Assistant Minister for Energy created for Scully.

Second arrangement

The second arrangement covers the period from 15 December 1995 until 28 November 1996, when Michael Knight was retained as Minister for the Olympics and Minister for Roads, and the Public Works and Services portfolio reallocated. Other minor changes to the naming of portfolios were effected.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Treasurer Minister for Energy Minister for State and Regional Development ^1 Minister Assisting the Premier Vice-President of the Executive Council	Hon. Michael Egan, MLC		Labor	15 December 1995	1 December 1997	1 year, 351 days
Minister for the Olympics Minister for Roads	Hon. Michael Knight, MP ^2				28 November 1996	349 days
Minister for Public Works and Services ^2 Minister for Ports Assistant Minister for Energy Assistant Minister for State and Regional Development	Hon. Carl Scully, MP
Minister for Corrective Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts ^3	Hon. Bob Debus, MP			13 March 1996	1 December 1997	1 year, 263 days
Minister for Fair Trading ^4 Minister for Women	Hon. Faye Lo Po'			6 December 1995		1 year, 360 days

¹ State Development portfolio renamed as State and Regional Development portfolio. Egan retained.

² Public Works and Services portfolio transferred from Knight to Scully.

³ New portfolio of Assisting the Minister for the Arts created for Debus.

⁴ Consumer Affairs portfolio renamed as Fair Trading portfolio. Lo Po' retained.

Third arrangement

The third arrangement cover the period from 28 November 1996, when Michael Knight was retained as Minister for the Olympics and the Roads portfolio reallocated, until the ministry was dissolved on 1 December 1997.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Minister for the Olympics	Hon. Michael Knight, MP ^1		Labor	28 November 1996	1 December 1997	1 year, 3 days
Minister for Public Works and Services Minister for Roads ^1 Minister for Ports Assistant Minister for Energy Assistant Minister for State and Regional Development	Hon. Carl Scully, MP

¹ Roads portfolio transferred from Knight to Scully.

See also

• Hon. Bob Carr, MP – 39th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1995–1999
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1995–1999

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VI. Parliament of New South Wales: 60-61. Retrieved 29 July 2014.