Minister for Veterans (New South Wales)
The Minister for Veterans is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for veterans' affairs in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
| Minister for Veterans | |
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| Department of Communities and Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of New South Wales |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Graham West (as Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs) |
| Formation | 23 January 2009 |
The Minister since 5 April 2023 is David Harris, who also holds the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio.
The Minister assists the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Inclusion administer her portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies.[1][2]
List of ministers
| Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs | Graham West | Labor | Rees | 23 January 2009 | 4 December 2009 | 315 days | ||
| Peter Primrose | Keneally | 4 December 2009 | 21 May 2010 | 168 days | ||||
| Frank Terenzini | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 311 days | |||||
| Minister for Veterans Affairs | Victor Dominello | Liberal | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 28 March 2015 | 339 days | ||
| David Elliott | Baird (2) Berejiklian (1) |
2 April 2015 | 23 March 2019 | 3 years, 355 days | ||||
| Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans | John Sidoti | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 17 September 2019 | 168 days | [3] | ||
| Geoff Lee (acting) | 17 September 2019 | 27 May 2021 | 1 year, 252 days | |||||
| Natalie Ward | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) |
27 May 2021 | 21 December 2021 | 208 days | [4] | |||
| Minister for Veterans | David Elliott | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | [5] | ||
| David Harris | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 201 days | ||||
See also
References
- "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.
- "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- Smith, Alexandra (17 September 2019). "Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- Smith, Alexandra. "Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
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