Wran ministry (1983–84)

Fifth Wran ministry
75th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	1 February 1983
Date dissolved	10 February 1984
People and organisations
Head of government	Neville Wran
Deputy head of government	Jack Ferguson
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Number of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Opposition parties	Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader	Nick Greiner
History
Predecessor	Fourth Wran ministry
Successor	Sixth Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1983–1984) or Fifth Wran ministry was the 75th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Neville Wran, QC MP, representing the Australian Labor Party. It was the fifth of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 1 February 1983 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1981 election, until 10 February 1984, when Wran reconfigured his ministry following the resignation of Jack Ferguson from the ministry and from Parliament, and the Sixth Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases serve the full term of this ministry; with a slight rearrangement in May 1982 that altered the titles of two ministers.^[1][2]

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP		Labor	1 February 1983	10 February 1984	1 year, 9 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Public Works Minister for Ports	Hon. Jack Ferguson, MP
Minister for Transport	Hon. Peter Cox, MP
Minister for Youth and Community Services Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Housing	Hon. Frank Walker, QC MP
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Technology	Hon. Pat Hills, MP
Attorney General Minister for Justice Minister for Consumer Affairs Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Paul Landa, MLC
Treasurer	Hon. Ken Booth, MP
Minister for Industrial Development Minister for Decentralisation	Hon. Don Day, MP
Minister for Corrective Services Minister for Roads	Hon. Rex Jackson, MP ^1 ^2				27 October 1983	268 days
Minister for Planning and Environment	Hon. Eric Bedford, MP				10 February 1984	1 year, 9 days
Minister for Mineral Resources	Hon. Kevin Stewart, MP
Minister for Education	Hon. Ron Mulock, MP
Minister for Local Government Minister for Lands	Hon. Lin Gordon, MP
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Hon. Jack Hallam, MLC
Minister for Energy Minister for Finance	Hon. Terry Sheahan, MP
Minister for Health	Hon. Laurie Brereton, MP ^2
Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP ^1
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism	Hon. Michael Cleary, MP
Minister for Water Resources Minister for Forests	Hon. Paul Whelan, MP

¹ Corrective Services portfolio was transferred from Jackson to Anderson after Jackson resigned from the ministry.

² Roads portfolio was transferred from Jackson to Brereton after Jackson resigned from the ministry.

Second arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Minister for Health Minister for Roads	Hon. Laurie Brereton, MP ^2 ^3		Labor	27 October 1983	10 November 1983	14 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Corrective Services	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP ^1				10 February 1984	106 days

³ Roads portfolio was transferred from Brereton to Paciullo, who entered the ministry.

Third arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Minister for Health	Hon. Laurie Brereton, MP ^2 ^3		Labor	10 November 1983	10 February 1984	106 days
Minister for Roads	Hon. George Paciullo, MP ^3

See also

• Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP - 35th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1981–1984
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1981–1984

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VI. Parliament of New South Wales: 48. Retrieved 26 April 2014.