Minister for Justice (New South Wales)
| Minister for Justice and Police Minister for Racing | |
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| Department of Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Inaugural holder |
George Wigram Allen (Justice) Michael Cleary (Racing) |
| Formation |
9 December 1873 4 July 1986 |
| Minister for Corrections Minister for Veterans Affairs | |
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| Department of Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Inaugural holder | Bill Haigh |
| Formation | 19 October 1978 |
The New South Wales Minister for Justice and Police is the elected officer of the government in the Australian state of New South Wales that is commissioned with responsibility for the administration of justice. The position supports the Attorney General and is typically, although not always, held concurrently with that office.
The current Minister for Justice and Police is Troy Grant, who is also the Deputy Premier of New South Wales. He is assisted in the administration of the portfolio by the Minister for Corrections and Minister for Veterans Affairs, currently David Elliott. Both have held these ministerial responsibilities since 2 April 2015.[1]
Together they administers their portfolio through the New South Wales Department of Justice and have responsibilities for Juvenile Justice, Prisons and Corrective Services. Grant also serves as Minister for Racing and administers the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing.[2]
Ministers for Justice
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wigram Allen | None | 1873–1875 | Minister for Justice and Public Instruction |
| Joseph Docker | 1875–1877 | ||
| Francis Suttor | 1877 | ||
| John Lackey | 1877 | ||
| Joseph Leary | 1877–1878 | ||
| Francis Suttor | 1878–1880 | ||
| 1880 | Minister for Justice | ||
| Sir Joseph Innes | 1880–1881 | ||
| William Foster | 1881–1883 | ||
| Henry Cohen | 1883–1885 | ||
| James Farnell | 1885 | ||
| Thomas Slattery | 1885 | ||
| Louis Heydon | 1885–1886 | ||
| James Garvan | Protectionist | 1886–1887 | |
| William Clarke | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
| Thomas Slattery | Protectionist | 1889 | |
| Albert Gould | Free Trade | 1889–1891 | |
| Richard O'Connor | Protectionist | 1891–1893 | |
| Thomas Slattery | 1893–1894 | ||
| Albert Gould | Free Trade | 1894–1898 | |
| Charles Lee | 1898–1899 | ||
| John Hughes | 1899 | ||
| William Wood | Protectionist | 1899–1901 | |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Progressive Party | 1901 | |
| Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Thomas Waddell | Progressive Party | 1904 | Minister for Justice |
| Charles Wade | Liberal Reform | 1904–1909 | |
| John Garland | 1909–1910 | ||
| William Holman | Labor | 1910–1912 | |
| David Hall | 1912–1916 | ||
| John Garland | Nationalist | 1916–1919 | |
| John FitzGerald | 1919–1920 | ||
| Edward McTiernan | Labor | 1920 | |
| William McKell | 1920–1921 | ||
| Thomas Bavin | Nationalist | 1921 | |
| William McKell | Labor | 1921–1922 | |
| Thomas Ley | Nationalist | 1922–1925 | |
| William McKell | Labor | 1925–1927 | |
| Andrew Lysaght | 1927 | ||
| John Lee | Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
| Joseph Lamaro | Labor | 1930–1931 | |
| William McKell | 1931–1932 | ||
| Daniel Levy | United Australia | 1932 | |
| Lewis Martin | 1932–1939 | ||
| Vernon Treatt | 1939–1941 | ||
| Reg Downing | Labor | 1941–1960 | |
| Jack Mannix | 1960–1965 | ||
| John Maddison | Liberal | 1965–1976 | |
| Ron Mulock | Labor | 1976–1978 | |
| Frank Walker | 1978–1983 | ||
| Paul Landa | 1983–1984 | ||
| Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Terry Griffiths | Liberal | 1991–1992 | Minister for Justice |
| Ted Pickering | 1992 | ||
| Wayne Merton | 1992–1993 | ||
| John Hannaford | 1993–1995 | ||
| Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| John Hatzistergos | Labor | 2003–2005 | Minister for Justice |
| Tony Kelly | 2005–2007 | ||
| John Hatzistergos | 2007–2011 | ||
| Greg Smith | Liberal | 2011–2014 | |
| Brad Hazzard | 2014-2015 | ||
| Troy Grant | Nationals | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Justice and Police |
Assistant ministers
Juvenile Justice
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmel Tebbutt | Labor | 8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003 | Minister for Juvenile Justice |
| Diane Beamer | 2 April 2003 – 3 August 2005 | ||
| Tony Kelly | 3 August 2005 – 2 April 2007 | ||
| John Hatzistergos | 2 April 2007 – 11 April 2007 | ||
| Barbara Perry | 11 April 2007 – 5 September 2008 | ||
| Graham West | 8 September 2008 – 5 June 2010 | ||
| Barbara Perry | 5 June 2010 – 28 March 2011 |
Corrective Services
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Haigh | Labor | 19 October 1978 – 2 October 1981 | Minister for Corrective Services |
| Rex Jackson | 2 October 1981 – 27 October 1983 | ||
| Peter Anderson | 27 October 1983 – 5 April 1984 | ||
| John Akister | 5 April 1984 – 21 March 1988 | ||
| Ray Aston | Liberal | 25 March 1988 – 23 May 1988 | |
| John Fahey | 23 May 1988 – 8 June 1988 | ||
| Michael Yabsley | 8 June 1988 – 6 June 1991 | ||
| Terry Griffiths | 6 June 1991 – 28 June 1991 | Minister for Courts Administration and Corrective Services | |
| Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Bob Debus | Labor | 4 April 1995 – 12 January 2001 | Minister for Corrective Services |
| John Watkins | 12 January 2001 – 21 November 2001 | ||
| Richard Amery | 21 November 2001 – 2 April 2003 | ||
| Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| John Robertson | Labor | 30 January 2009 – 4 December 2009 | Minister for Corrective Services |
| Phillip Costa | 8 December 2009 – 28 March 2011 | ||
| Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| David Elliott | Liberal | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Corrections |
Racing
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cleary | Labor | 4 July 1986 – 25 March 1988 | Minister for Racing |
| Bob Rowland Smith | National | 1988–1989 | Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing |
| 1989–1991 | Minister for Racing | ||
| George Souris | 1991–1992 | Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing | |
| Joe Schipp | Liberal | 1992–1993 | |
| Christopher Downy | 1993–1995 | ||
| Richard Face | Labor | 1995–2003 | Minister for Gaming and Racing |
| Michael Egan | 2003 | ||
| Grant McBride | 2003–2007 | ||
| Graham West | 2007–2008 | ||
| Kevin Greene | 2008–2011 | ||
| George Souris | National | 4 April 2011 – 23 April 2014 | Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing |
| Troy Grant | 23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015 | Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing | |
| 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Racing |
Veterans Affairs
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham West | Labor | 23 January 2009 – 4 December 2009 | Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs |
| Peter Primrose | 4 December 2009 – 21 May 2010 | ||
| Frank Terenzini | 21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011 | ||
| Office not in use | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Victor Dominello | Liberal | 23 April 2014 – 28 March 2015 | Minister for Veterans Affairs |
| David Elliott | 2 April 2015 – present |
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.
- ↑ Needham, Kirsty (5 April 2015). "Long arm of the law extends as police minister set to control liquor trade in NSW". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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