Minister for Regional Development (New South Wales)

Minister for Regional Development Minister for Small Business Minister for Skills

Incumbent John Barilaro since 2 April 2015
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder	Jack Renshaw (Industrial Development and Decentralisation)
Formation	14 March 1962

The New South Wales Minister for Regional Development is a minister of the New South Wales Government within the Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development and has responsibilities for matters relating to decentralisation, rural affairs, regional services and infrastructure in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The current Minister is John Barilaro (Nationals NSW), who also holds office as Minister for Small Business and Minister for Skills. In those roles he is also responsible for the state's small business policy and regulation and the further skills and training office. He assists the senior department minister, the Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts.^[1]

List of Ministers

Regional development

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Jack Renshaw	Labor	14 March 1962 – 13 May 1965	Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation
John Fuller	Country	13 May 1965 – 3 December 1973	Minister for Decentralisation and Development
Tim Bruxner	Country	3 December 1973 – 23 January 1976
Milton Morris	Liberal	23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Don Day	Labor	14 May 1976 – 19 October 1978
Jack Hallam		19 October 1978 – 29 February 1980	Minister for Decentralisation
Don Day		29 February 1980 – 10 February 1984	Minister for Industrial Development Minister for Decentralisation
George Paciullo		10 February 1984 – 5 April 1984	Minister for Industry and Decentralisation
Eric Bedford		5 April 1984 – 31 December 1985
Neville Wran		1 January 1986 – 6 February 1986
Barrie Unsworth		4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988	Minister for State Development
Wal Murray	National	21 March 1988 – 24 July 1990
John Hannaford	Liberal	24 July 1990 – 6 June 1991
Michael Yabsley	Liberal	6 June 1991 – 24 June 1992
Robert Webster	National	24 June 1992 – 3 July 1992
Peter Collins	Liberal	3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993
Ray Chappell	National	26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995	Minister for Regional Development
Carl Scully	Labor	4 April 1995 – 15 December 1995	Minister for Small Business and Regional Development
Michael Egan		15 December 1995 – 1 December 1997	Minister for State and Regional Development
Harry Woods		1 December 1997 – 2 April 2003	Minister for Regional Development
David Campbell		2 April 2003 – 2 April 2007
Tony Kelly		2 April 2007 – 5 September 2008
Phil Costa		8 September 2008 – 4 December 2009
Ian Macdonald		8 December 2009 – 5 June 2010	Minister for State and Regional Development
Eric Roozendaal		5 June 2010 – 28 March 2011	Minister for State and Regional Development
Andrew Stoner	National	28 March 2011 – 17 October 2014	Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services
Troy Grant		17 October 2014 – 2 April 2015	Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services
John Barilaro		2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Regional Development

State Development

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Barrie Unsworth	Labor	4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988	Minister for State Development
Wal Murray	National	21 March 1988 – 24 July 1990
John Hannaford	Liberal	24 July 1990 – 6 June 1991
Michael Yabsley	Liberal	6 June 1991 – 24 June 1992
Robert Webster	National	24 June 1992 – 3 July 1992
Peter Collins	Liberal	3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Michael Egan	Labor	4 April 1995 – 15 December 1995	Minister for State Development
		15 December 1995 – 1 December 1997	Minister for State and Regional Development
		1 December 1997 – 21 January 2005	Minister for State Development
Andrew Refshauge		21 January 2005 – 3 August 2005
John Watkins		3 August 2005 – 17 February 2006
Morris Iemma		17 February 2006 – 2 April 2007
Ian Macdonald		2 April 2007 – 17 November 2009
Eric Roozendaal		17 November 2009 – 4 December 2009
Ian Macdonald		8 December 2009 – 5 June 2010	Minister for State and Regional Development
Eric Roozendaal		5 June 2010 – 28 March 2011	Minister for State and Regional Development

Rural affairs

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Ian Armstrong	National	25 March 1988 – 26 May 1993	Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ray Chappell	National	26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995	Minister for Regional Development
Carl Scully	Labor	4 April 1995 – 15 December 1995	Minister for Small Business and Regional Development
Michael Egan		15 December 1995 – 1 December 1997	Minister for State and Regional Development
Harry Woods		1 December 1997 – 2 April 2003	Minister for Rural Affairs
Tony Kelly		2 April 2003 – 5 September 2008
Phil Costa		8 September 2008 – 30 January 2009
Tony Kelly		30 January 2009 – 14 September 2009
Steve Whan		14 September 2009 – 28 March 2011

Small Business

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Stephen Perdriau	Nationalist	20 December 1921	Minister for Business Undertakings
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
George Paciullo	Labor	10 February 1984 – 5 April 1984	Minister for Small Business and Technology
Eric Bedford		5 April 1984 – 31 December 1985
Neville Wran		1 January 1986 – 6 February 1986
Peter Cox		6 February 1986 – 4 July 1986	Minister for Industry and Small Business
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Deirdre Grusovin	Labor	26 November 1987 – 21 March 1988	Minister for Small Business
Gerry Peacocke	National	25 March 1988 – 6 June 1991	Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ray Chappell	National	26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995	Minister for Small Business
Carl Scully	Labor	4 April 1995 – 15 December 1995	Minister for Small Business and Regional Development
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sandra Nori	Labor	8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003	Minister for Small Business
David Campbell		2 April 2003 – 2 April 2007
Joe Tripodi		2 April 2007 – 5 September 2008
Tony Stewart		8 September 2008 – 4 November
Ian Macdonald		4 November 2008 – 11 November 2008
Jodi McKay		11 November 2008 – 30 January 2009
Steve Whan		30 January 2009 – 4 December 2009
Peter Primrose		4 December 2009 – 21 May 2010
Frank Terenzini		21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011
Katrina Hodgkinson	National	3 April 2011 – 17 April 2014
Andrew Stoner		23 April 2014 – 17 October 2014
John Barilaro		17 October 2014 – present

Commerce

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
John Della Bosca	Labor	2 April 2003 – 2 April 2007	Minister for Commerce
Reba Meagher		2 April 2003 – 2 April 2007	Minister Assisting the Minister for Commerce
John Hatzistergos		21 January 2005 – 3 August 2005
Diane Beamer		3 August 2005 – 2 April 2007
Eric Roozendaal		2 April 2007 – 5 September 2008	Minister for Commerce
Carmel Tebbutt		8 September 2008 – 14 September, 2009
Jodi McKay		14 September 2009 – 30 January 2009
John Robertson		30 January 2009 – 21 May 2010
Paul Lynch		21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011

Skills and training

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
John Fahey	Liberal	24 July 1990 – 3 July 1992	Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment
Virginia Chadwick		3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993	Minister for Employment and Training
Virginia Chadwick		26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995	Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
John Aquilina	Labor	4 April 1995 – 21 November 2001	Minister for Education and Training
John Watkins		21 November 2001 – 2 April 2003
Andrew Refshauge		2 April 2003 – 21 January 2005
Carmel Tebbutt		21 January 2005 – 2 April 2007
John Della Bosca		2 April 2007 – 8 September 2008
Verity Firth		8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Barilaro	National	2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Skills

References

↑ Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

External links

NSW Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development (NSW Department of Industry)

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