Minister for Finance (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Minister for Finance is a minister of the New South Wales Government within The Treasury and has responsibilities for matters relating to revenue collection policy and regulation in the state of New South Wales, Australia.[1]

Minister for Finance
Incumbent
Courtney Houssos
since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderMax Ruddock (as the Minister for Revenue)
Formation3 January 1975

The minister is supported by the Minister for Small Business who has responsibilities for matters relating to small business policy and regulation in New South Wales.[2][3]

The minister administers the portfolio and supports the Treasurer of New South Wales, through The Treasury cluster, predominantly through The Treasury, the Office of State Revenue, and associated government agencies.[4]

Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers edit

Finance edit

Ministerial title Minister [3] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Revenue Max Ruddock   Liberal Lewis (1) 3 January 1975 10 October 1975 280 days
Peter Coleman Lewis (2) 10 October 1975 23 January 1976 105 days
Max Ruddock Willis 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days
Minister for Finance Terry Sheahan   Labor Wran (5) 1 February 1983 10 February 1984 1 year, 9 days
Rodney Cavalier Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Bob Debus Wran (7) 5 April 1984 25 March 1988 3 years, 355 days
Minister for Finance George Souris   National Fahey (3) 14 July 1992 26 May 1993 316 days
Minister for Finance Michael Costa   Labor Iemma (1) 3 August 2005 17 February 2006 198 days
John Della Bosca 17 February 2006 2 April 2007 1 year, 44 days
John Watkins Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 8 September 2008 1 year, 159 days
Joe Tripodi Rees 8 September 2008 17 November 2009 1 year, 70 days
Michael Daley Rees
Keneally
17 November 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 131 days
Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce   Liberal O'Farrell 3 April 2011 1 August 2013 2 years, 120 days
Andrew Constance 1 August 2013 23 April 2014 265 days
Dominic Perrottet Baird (1) 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 2 years, 282 days
Minister for Finance, Services and Property Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Victor Dominello Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 February 2019 2 years, 24 days [5][6]
Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)
2 April 2019 21 December 2021 1 year, 64 days [1]
Minister for Finance Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 23 February 2023 [2]
Dominic Perrottet 23 February 2023 28 March 2023 33 days [2]
Courtney Houssos   Labor Minns 3 April 2023 present 1 year, 15 days

Related ministerial titles edit

Commerce edit

Ministerial title Minister [3] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Commerce John Della Bosca   Labor Carr (4)
Iemma (1)
2 April 2003 2 April 2007 4 years, 0 days
Eric Roozendaal Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 5 September 2008 1 year, 156 days
Carmel Tebbutt Rees 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 1 year, 6 days
Jodi McKay 14 September 2009 4 December 2009 81 days
John Robertson Keneally 8 December 2009 21 May 2010 164 days
Paul Lynch 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 311 days

Assistant Treasurers edit

Minister [3] Party Title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
William Dick   Liberal Reform Minister without portfolio
assisting the Treasurer
29 August 1904 1 October 1907 3 years, 33 days [7][8]
Henry Hoyle   Labor Minister without portfolio
assisting the Treasurer
29 January 1914 31 October 1916 2 years, 276 days [9]
Bill McKell   Labor Assistant Colonial Treasurer 17 June 1925 7 June 1927 1 year, 355 days [10]
Robert Cruickshank 19 September 1927 18 October 1927 29 days [11]
Bertram Stevens   Nationalist 18 October 1927 15 April 1929 1 year, 179 days [12]
Eric Spooner   United Australia Assistant Treasurer 15 February 1933 21 August 1935 2 years, 187 days [13]
Clive Evatt   Labor Assistant Treasurer 19 May 1947 23 February 1953 5 years, 280 days [14]
George Freudenstein   Country Assistant Treasurer 11 March 1971 19 June 1972 1 year, 100 days [15]
Wal Fife   Liberal 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 2 years, 198 days [16]
Max Ruddock 3 January 1975 10 October 1975 280 days [17]
Peter Coleman 10 October 1975 23 January 1976 105 days [18]
Max Ruddock 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 112 days [17]
Ken Booth   Labor Assistant Treasurer 29 February 1980 2 October 1981 1 year, 216 days [19]
Phillip Smiles   Liberal Assistant Treasurer 1 February 1991 1 February 1992 1 year, 0 days [20]
George Souris   National 3 July 1992 26 May 1993 327 days [21]
John Della Bosca   Labor Assistant Treasurer 8 April 1999 17 February 2006 6 years, 315 days [22]

Assistant minister edit

Ministerial title Minister [3] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister Assisting the Minister for Commerce Reba Meagher   Labor Carr (4) 2 April 2003 21 January 2005 1 year, 294 days
John Hatzistergos 1 February 2005 3 August 2005 183 days
Diane Beamer Iemma (1) 3 August 2005 2 April 2007 1 year, 242 days
Minister Assisting the Minister for Finance John Della Bosca Iemma (2)
Rees
2 April 2007 1 September 2009 1 year, 72 days

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Mr William Thomas Dick (1865-1932)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  8. ^ "William Dick charged with the duties of Treasurer (503)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 9 September 1904. p. 6897. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Mr Henry Clement Hoyle (1852-1926)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Sir (Bill) William John McKell (1891–1985)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Mr Robert Waugh Cruickshank (1873-1928)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens (1889–1973)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Eric Sydney Spooner (1891–1952)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Clive Raleigh Evatt (1900–1984)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  15. ^ "George Francis Freudenstein". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Wallace Clyde Fife (1929–2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Mr Maxwell Stanley Ruddock (1914–1976)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Mr (William) Peter Coleman (1928–2019)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  21. ^ "George Souris (1949- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  22. ^ "John Joseph Della Bosca, AM (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

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