Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events (New South Wales)

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events

Incumbent Stuart Ayres since 2 April 2015
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder	Andrew Stoner (Trade) Clive Evatt (Tourism) Kevin Greene (Major Events)
Formation	4 April 2011 9 May 1946 5 June 2010

The New South Wales Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events has responsibilities for sponsoring and supporting trade, international investment, tourism and major events in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The current Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events is Stuart Ayres, who operates within the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet. He administers these portfolios through Destination NSW, Venues NSW, and a range of small agencies.

List of Ministers

Trade

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Andrew Stoner	Nationals	4 April 2011 – 17 October 2014	Minister for Trade and Investment
Troy Grant	Nationals	17 October 2014 – 2 April 2015	Minister for Trade and Investment
Stuart Ayres^[1]	Liberal	2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events

Tourism

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Clive Evatt	Labor	9 May 1946 – 6 February 1947	Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration
Frank Finnan		6 February 1947 – 9 March 1948
Claude Matthews		9 March 1948 – 21 September 1949
Joshua Arthur		21 September 1949 – 30 June 1950
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gus Kelly	Labor	1 April 1959 – 13 May 1965	Minister for Tourist Activities
Eric Willis	Liberal	13 May 1965 – 5 March 1968	Minister for Tourist Activities
		5 March 1968 – 11 March 1971	Minister for Tourism
		11 March 1971 – 19 June 1972	Minister for Tourism and Sport
Tom Lewis		19 June 1972 – 3 January 1975	Minister for Tourism
Charles Cutler	Country	3 January 1975 – 16 December 1975
Tim Bruxner	Country	17 December 1975 – 23 January 1976
David Arblaster	Liberal	23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Ken Booth	Labor	14 May 1976 – 2 October 1981
Michael Cleary		2 October 1981 – 26 May 1982
		26 May 1982 – 10 February 1984	Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism
		10 February 1984 – 25 March 1988	Minister for Tourism
Garry West	National	25 March 1988 – 6 June 1991
Michael Yabsley	Liberal	6 June 1991 – 24 June 1992
Robert Webster	National	24 June 1992 – 3 July 1992
Bruce Baird	Liberal	3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993
Virginia Chadwick	Liberal	26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995
Brian Langton	Labor	4 April 1995 – 1 December 1997
Bob Debus		1 December 1997 – 8 April 1999
Sandra Nori		8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003
Sandra Nori		2 April 2003 – 2 April 2007	Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation
Matt Brown		2 April 2007 – 5 September 2008	Minister for Tourism
Jodi McKay		8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011	Minister for Tourism
George Souris	Nationals	4 April 2011 – 23 April 2014	Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing
Andrew Stoner		23 April 2014 – 17 October 2014	Minister for Tourism and Major Events
Troy Grant^[2]		17 October 2014 – 2 April 2015	Minister for Tourism and Major Events
Stuart Ayres^[1]	Liberal	2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events

Major Events

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Michael Knight	Labor	4 April 1995 – 12 January 2001	Minister for the Olympics
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kevin Greene	Labor	5 June 2010 – 28 March 2011	Minister for Major Events
George Souris	Nationals	4 April 2011 – 23 April 2014	Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing
Andrew Stoner		23 April 2014 – 17 October 2014	Minister for Tourism and Major Events
Troy Grant^[2]		17 October 2014 – 2 April 2015	Minister for Tourism and Major Events
Stuart Ayres^[1]	Liberal	2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events

List of Assistant Ministers

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Katrina Hodgkinson	National	23 April 2014 – 17 October 2014	Assistant Minister for Tourism and Major Events
John Barilaro^[3]	National	17 October 2014 – 2 April 2015	Minister for Regional Tourism

References

1 2 3 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.
1 2 "The Hon. Troy Wayne GRANT, MP". Current Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
↑ Nicholls, Sean (17 October 2014). "John Barilaro elevated as Andrew Stoner suddenly quits cabinet". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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