Second Baird ministry

Second Baird ministry
95th cabinet of New South Wales
Incumbent
Premier Mike Baird, pictured in 2014
Date formed	2 April 2015
People and organisations
Head of government	Mike Baird
Deputy head of government	Troy Grant
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by David Hurley)
Number of ministers	22
Total number of ministers	22
Member party	Liberal–National Coalition
Status in legislature	Majority Coalition Government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Luke Foley
History
Election(s)	2015 state election
Predecessor	First Baird ministry

The Second Baird ministry is the 95th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and is led by Mike Baird, the state's 44th Premier. It is the second and subsequent of two occasions when Baird served as Premier.

The Liberal–National coalition ministry was formed following the 2015 state election where the Baird government was re-elected.

Baird announced his ministry on 1 April 2015^[1] and the ministry was sworn in on 2 April 2015 at Government House by the Governor of New South Wales David Hurley.^[2][3]

Composition of ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Premier Minister for Western Sydney	Hon. Mike Baird MP		Liberal	2 April 2015	incumbent	365 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Justice and Police Minister for the Arts Minister for Racing	Hon. Troy Grant MP		National
Treasurer Minister for Industrial Relations	Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP		Liberal
Minister for Education	Hon. Adrian Piccoli MP		National
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Vice-President of the Executive Council	Hon. Duncan Gay MLC		National
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy	Hon. Anthony Roberts MP		Liberal
Minister for Health	Hon. Jillian Skinner MP		Liberal
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure	Hon. Andrew Constance MP		Liberal
Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Social Housing	Hon. Brad Hazzard MP		Liberal
Minister for Planning	Hon. Rob Stokes MP		Liberal
Minister for Finance, Services and Property	Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP		Liberal
Attorney General	Hon. Gabrielle Upton MP		Liberal
Minister for Mental Health Minister for Medical Research Minister for Women Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Assistant Minister for Health	Hon. Pru Goward MP		Liberal
Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Services Minister for Multiculturalism	Hon. John Ajaka MLC		Liberal
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Minister for Sport	Hon. Stuart Ayres MP		Liberal
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation	Hon. Victor Dominello MP		Liberal
Minister for Regional Development Minister for Skills Minister for Small Business	Hon. John Barilaro MP		National
Minister for Local Government	Hon. Paul Toole MP		National
Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water	Hon. Niall Blair MLC		National
Minister for the Environment Minister for Heritage Assistant Minister for Planning	Hon. Mark Speakman MP		Liberal
Minister for Corrections Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Veterans Affairs	Hon. David Elliott MP		Liberal
Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Assistant Minister for Education	Hon. Leslie Williams MP		National

See also

• Mike Baird – 44th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2015–2019
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2015–2019

References

1. Gerathy, Sarah (1 April 2014). "NSW Election 2015: Four MPs dumped as Premier Mike Baird's new cabinet takes shape". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
2. 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.
3. Coultan, Mark (1 April 2015). "Mike Baird reveals NSW cabinet". The Australian. Retrieved 6 April 2015.