Fahey–Murray ministry (1992–93)

Second Fahey–Murray ministry
83rd Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	3 July 1992
Date dissolved	26 May 1993
People and organisations
Head of government	John Fahey
Deputy head of government	Wal Murray
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Peter Sinclair)
Number of ministers	20
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	1
Total number of ministers	21
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Minority Coalition Government
Opposition parties	Labor
Opposition leader	Bob Carr
History
Predecessor	First Fahey ministry
Successor	Third Fahey ministry

The Fahey–Murray ministry (1992–1993) or Second Fahey–Murray ministry or Second Fahey ministry was the 83rd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 38th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable John Fahey, MP, representing the Liberal Party in coalition with the National Party, led by the Honourable Wal Murray, MP.

The ministry covers the period from 3 July 1992 until 26 May 1993, when Murray resigned from the ministry.

Composition of ministry

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

First arrangement

The first arrangement covers the period from 3 July 1992 until 22 October 1992, when Ted Pickering resigned from the ministry after a series of disagreements with Tony Lauer, the Commissioner of New South Wales Police, resulting in a series of minor reconfigurations of the ministry.^[3]

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Premier Treasurer	Hon. John Fahey, MP		Liberal	3 July 1992	26 May 1993	327 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Public Works Minister for Roads	Hon. Wal Murray, MP		National
Minister for Transport Minister for Tourism	Hon. Bruce Baird, MP		Liberal
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs	Hon. Ian Armstrong, OBE MP		National
Minister for Police and Emergency Services ^2 Vice-President of the Executive Council	Hon. Ted Pickering, MLC		Liberal		23 September 1992	82 days
Minister Assisting the Premier ^1				31 August 1992		23 days
Minister for Justice ^4 Minister for Emergency Services ^4 Minister Assisting the Premier Vice-President of the Executive Council ^3				23 September 1992	22 October 1992	29 days
Minister for Education and Youth Affairs Minister for Employment and Training	Hon. Virginia Chadwick, MLC			3 July 1992	26 May 1993	327 days
Minister for Conservation and Land Management Minister for Energy	Hon. Garry West, MP		National
Attorney General Minister for Industrial Relations	Hon. John Hannaford, MLC		Liberal		22 October 1992	111 days
Minister for Planning Minister for Housing	Hon. Robert Webster, MLC		National		26 May 1993	327 days
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing	Hon. Joe Schipp, MP		Liberal
Minister for State Development Minister for the Arts	Hon. Peter Collins, MP
Minister of Natural Resources	Hon. Ian Causley, MP		National
Minister for Health	Hon. Ron Phillips, MP		Liberal
Minister for Justice	Hon. Terry Griffiths, MP				23 September 1992	82 days
Minister for Police ^2				23 September 1992	26 May 1993	245 days
Minister for Local Government Minister for Cooperatives	Hon. Gerry Peacocke, MP		National	3 July 1992		327 days
Assistant Treasurer Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Hon. George Souris, MP				14 July 1992	11 days
Minister for Finance Assistant Treasurer Minister for Ethnic Affairs				14 July 1992	26 May 1993	316 days
Chief Secretary Minister for Administrative Services	Hon. Anne Cohen, MP		Liberal	3 July 1992		327 days
Minister for Community Services Assistant Minister for Health	Hon. Jim Longley, MP
Minister for the Environment	Hon. Chris Hartcher, MP
Minister for Consumer Affairs Assistant Minister for Education	Hon. Kerry Chikarovski, MP

¹ Pickering took on additional responsibilities as the new portfolio of Assisting the Premier created in August 1992.

² Pickering was stood down as Police Minister with portfolio responsibility transferred to Griffiths in September 1992.

³ Pickering resigned from the ministry with Vice-President of the Executive Council responsibility transferred to Hannaford in October 1992.

⁴ Pickering resigned from the ministry with Justice and Emergency Services portfolios transferred to Merton in October 1992.

Second arrangement

The second arrangement covers the period from 22 October 1992 until 26 May 1993, when Murray resigned from the ministry and as the Leader of the New South Wales National Party. Ian Armstrong was elected as the Nationals' Leader, resulting in the formation of the First Fahey–Armstrong ministry. Only changes in portfolio are shown.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Attorney General Minister for Industrial Relations Vice-President of the Executive Council ^3	Hon. John Hannaford, MLC		Liberal	22 October 1992	26 May 1993	216 days
Minister for Justice ^4 Minister for Emergency Services ^4	Hon. Wayne Merton, MP

See also

• Hon. John Fahey, MP – 38th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1991–1995
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1991–1995

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: 58. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
3. Baker, Jordan (29 December 2007). "Police force captive to ministers, study says". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2014.