| Minister |
Party affiliation |
Period |
Ministerial title |
| Jacob Garrard |
Free Trade |
11 March 1895 – 15 August 1898 |
Minister for Labour and Industry |
| James Hogue |
27 August 1898 – 13 September 1899 |
| John Perry |
Protectionist |
14 September 1899 – 27 March 1901 |
| Progressive |
28 March 1901 – 14 June 1904 |
| John Fegan |
17 June 1904 – 29 August 1904 |
| Broughton O'Conor |
Liberal Reform |
29 August 1904 – 1 October 1907 |
| William Wood |
2 October 1907 – 21 January 1908 |
| James Hogue |
22 January 1908 – 20 October 1910 |
| George Beeby |
Labor |
21 October 1910 – 10 September 1911 |
| Ambrose Carmichael |
11 September 1911 – 26 November 1911 |
| George Beeby |
27 November 1911 – 9 December 1912 |
| Ambrose Carmichael |
10 December 1912 – 29 June 1913 |
| James McGowen |
30 June 1913 – 29 January 1914 |
| John Estell |
29 January 1914 – 31 October 1916 |
| Henry Hoyle |
31 October 1916 – 15 November 1916 |
| George Beeby |
Nationalist |
15 November 1916 – 23 July 1919 |
| Augustus James |
23 July 1919 – 12 April 1920 |
| George Cann |
Labor |
12 April 1920 – 10 October 1921 |
| Greg McGirr |
10 October 1921 – 20 December 1921 |
Minister for Labour |
| Thomas Ley |
Nationalist |
20 December 1921 |
Minister for Public Instruction and Labour and Industry |
| Edward Kavanagh |
Labor |
20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922 |
Minister for Labour |
| Ernest Farrar |
Nationalist |
13 April 1922 – 17 June 1925 |
Minister for Labour and Industry |
| Jack Baddeley |
Labor |
17 June 1925 – 18 October 1927 |
| Ernest Farrar |
Nationalist |
18 October 1927 – 3 November 1930 |
| Jack Baddeley |
Labor |
4 November 1930 – 15 October 1931 |
| Labor (NSW) |
15 October 1931 – 13 May 1932 |
| John Dunningham |
United Australia |
16 May 1932 – 26 May 1938 |
| Alexander Mair |
1 June 1938 – 13 October 1938 |
| Herbert Hawkins |
13 October 1938 – 16 June 1939 |
| Athol Richardson |
26 June 1939 – 5 August 1939 |
| 5 August 1939 – 16 August 1939 |
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services |
| George Gollan |
16 August 1939 – 16 May 1941 |
| Hamilton Knight |
Labor |
16 May 1941 – 6 February 1947 |
| 6 February 1947 – 29 October 1947 |
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare |
| Jack Baddeley |
29 October 1947 – 9 March 1948 |
| Frank Finnan |
9 March 1948 – 30 June 1950 |
| 30 June 1950 – 23 February 1953 |
Minister for Labour and Industry |
| Abe Landa |
23 February 1953 – 15 March 1956 |
| Jim Maloney |
15 March 1956 – 13 May 1965 |
| Eric Willis |
Liberal |
13 May 1965 – 11 March 1971 |
| Frederick Hewitt |
11 March 1971 – 14 May 1976 |
| Paul Landa |
Labor |
14 May 1976 – 9 August 1976 |
Minister for Industrial Relations |
| Pat Hills |
9 August 1976 – 4 July 1986 |
| 4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 |
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Employment |
| John Fahey |
Liberal |
25 March 1988 – 24 July 1990 |
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment |
| 24 July 1990 – 3 July 1992 |
Minister for Industrial Relations |
| John Hannaford |
3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993 |
| Kerry Chikarovski |
26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 |
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment |
| Jeff Shaw |
Labor |
4 April 1995 – 28 June 2000 |
Minister for Industrial Relations |
| John Della Bosca |
28 June 2000 – 13 June 2008 |
| Eric Roozendaal |
13 June 2008 – 8 September 2008 |
| Tony Kelly |
8 September 2008 – 11 September 2008 |
| John Hatzistergos |
11 September 2008 – 8 December 2009 |
| John Robertson |
8 December 2009 – 21 May 2010 |
| Paul Lynch |
21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011 |
| Office not in use |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Mike Baird |
Liberal |
12 September 2012 – 17 April 2014 |
Minister for Industrial Relations |
| Mike Gallacher |
23 April 2014 – 7 May 2014 |
| Andrew Constance |
7 May 2014 – 2 April 2015 |
| Gladys Berejiklian[1] |
2 April 2015 – present |