Unsworth ministry
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| 79th Cabinet of First Greiner–Murray ministry |
The Unsworth ministry was the 79th ministry of the
Labor Party
.
After the surprise announcement in June 1986 that
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, was elected as the leader of the NSW Labor Party and thus became Premier. However, by parliamentary convention, Premiers are members of the Legislative Assembly. In order for Unsworth to move from the Legislative Council to the Legislative Assembly, Brian Bannon, the member for Rockdale, resigned to accept a role as Chairman of the Homebush States Sport Centre Trust,[2] and Unsworth contested the resulting by-election held on 2 August 1986. He narrowly won the seat, with a 17.1% decline in the primary vote and independent preferences giving him a margin of just 54 votes.[3] A by-election for Wran's safe Labor seat of Bass Hill was even worse, with a 22.2 per cent decline in the primary vote delivering a 103–vote victory to the Liberal candidate.[3]
The ministry covers the period from 4 July 1986 when Unsworth was elected by Labor caucus as the NSW Labor Leader until 21 March 1988 when Labor suffered a landslide defeat at the
. Unsworth did not contest the 1991 election.Composition of ministry
Fifteen of the twenty ministers retained some or all of their portfolios from the eighth Wran ministry.[a] There were two minor rearrangements of the ministry, in November 1986 with a new portfolio of Forests [b] and in November 1987, when Laurie Brereton resigned from the ministry,[4] triggering a reshuffle.[5][c][d][e]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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| Premier | Barrie Unsworth | Labor | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | |
Minister for State Development
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Minister for Ethnic Affairs
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| Deputy Premier | Ron Mulock [a] | |||||
| Minister for Transport [e] | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 145 days | ||||
| Terry Sheahan | 26 November 1987 | 21 March 1988 | 116 days | |||
| Attorney General [e] | Terry Sheahan [a] | 4 July 1986 | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 145 days | ||
| Ron Mulock | 26 November 1987 | 21 March 1988 | 116 days | |||
Minister Assisting the Premier
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Terry Sheahan | 4 July 1986 | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 145 days | ||
| Minister for Housing [a] | Frank Walker | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | ||
| Minister for the Arts | ||||||
Ports
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Laurie Brereton [a][c] | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 145 days | |||
| Minister for Roads | ||||||
Minister for Public Works
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Peter Cox [c] | 26 November 1987 | 21 March 1988 | 116 days | ||
Minister Assisting the Premier
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| Minister for Industrial Relations [a] | Pat Hills | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | ||
Minister for Employment
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| Minister for Health Minister for the Drug Offensive |
Peter Anderson | |||||
| Treasurer | Ken Booth [a] | |||||
Minister for Industry and Small Business [a]
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Peter Cox [d] | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 145 days | |||
Minister for Energy and Technology [a]
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| Minister for Agriculture [a] | Jack Hallam, MLC | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | |||
Minister for Lands
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| Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council | ||||||
| Minister for Forests [b] | 5 November 1986 | 1 year, 137 days | ||||
Minister for Education
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Rodney Cavalier [a] | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | ||
Minister for Sport and Recreation [a]
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Michael Cleary | |||||
Minister for Racing
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Minister for Tourism [a]
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services
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George Paciullo [a] | |||||
| Minister for Local Government [a] | Janice Crosio | |||||
Minister for Water Resources
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| Minister for Finance [a] | Bob Debus | |||||
Minister for Co-operative Societies
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Assistant Minister for Education
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Minister for Corrective Services [a]
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John Akister | |||||
| Assistant Minister for Transport | ||||||
| Janice Crosio | 26 November 1987 | 116 days | ||||
Minister for Planning and Environment [a]
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Bob Carr | 4 July 1986 | 1 year, 261 days | |||
| Minister for Heritage | ||||||
Minister for Youth and Community Services
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John Aquilina | |||||
| Assistant Minister for Ethnic Affairs
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Minister for Mineral Resources [a]
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Ken Gabb | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 145 days | |||
Minister for Minerals and Energy [d]
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26 November 1987 | 21 March 1988 | 116 days | |||
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | 4 July 1986 | 1 year, 261 days | ||||
Minister for Consumer Affairs
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Deirdre Grusovin, MLC | |||||
| Minister for Small Business [d] | 26 November 1987 | 21 March 1988 | 116 days | |||
| Assistant Minister for Health [d] | ||||||
Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1984–1988
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1984–1988
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Retained portfolios from the eighth Wran ministry.
- ^ a b In November 1986 Jack Hallam was appointed to the new portfolio of Forests.
- ^ Minister for Public Works. Brereton's portfolio of Roadswas abolished.
- ^ Minister for Minerals and Energy and Deirdre Grusovin becoming Minister for Small Business. Grusovin was also appointed Assistant Minister for Health.
- ^ a b c Ron Mulock and Terry Sheahan swapped portfolios, with Mulock becoming Attorney General and Sheahan becoming Minister for Transport. Janice Crosio was also appointed Assistant Minister for Transport.
References
- ^ "After Wran, the Unsworth push". The Sydney Morning Herald. Google. 9 June 1986. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Rockdale by-election 1986". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b "By-election bloodbaths". Crikey. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ Boylen, Louise (26 November 1987). "Brereton quits in demotion protest". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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