Deputy Premier of New South Wales

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Deputy Premier of
New South Wales
Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
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Prue car.jpg
Incumbent
Prue Car
since 28 March 2023
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Style The Honourable
Member of
Reports to Premier of New South Wales
Seat 52 Martin Place, Sydney
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
on the advice of the premier
Term length At the Governor's pleasure
Formation16 May 1932
First holder Sir Michael Bruxner
SalaryA$343,460

The Deputy Premier of New South Wales is the second-most senior officer in the Government of New South Wales. The deputy premiership has been a ministerial portfolio since 1932, and the deputy premier is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.

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The current Deputy Premier is Prue Car, since 28 March 2023. Car is also the Minister for Education.

Ultimately, the Deputy Premier is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

History

The office of Deputy Premier was created in May 1932 for Michael Bruxner, the leader of the Country Party (later renamed the National Party). Prior to that time the term was sometimes used unofficially (without capital letters) for the second-highest ranking minister in the government.

In Labor governments, the deputy premier is the party's deputy leader. Generally speaking, this person has come from the left faction of the party whereas the premier has come from the right faction. In Liberal-National Coalition governments, the position has been held by the Leader of the National Party or its predecessors.

Three deputy premiers have subsequently become Premier in their own right: Joseph Cahill, Robert Heffron, and Jack Renshaw. However, this has not occurred since 1964.

Duties

The duties of the deputy premier are to act on behalf of the premier in his or her absence overseas or on leave. The deputy premier has always been a member of the Cabinet, and has always held at least one substantive portfolio (It would be technically possible for a minister to hold only the portfolio of Deputy Premier, but this has never happened).

If the premier were to die, become incapacitated or resign, the Governor would normally appoint the deputy premier as Premier. If the governing or majority party had not yet elected a new leader, that appointment would be on an interim basis. Should a different leader emerge, that person would then be appointed Premier.

List of deputy premiers of New South Wales

No.PortraitName
Electoral district
(Birth–death)
Term of officePortfolioPartyPremier
Term startTerm endTime in office
1 Michael Bruxner1951.jpg Michael Bruxner
MLA for Tenterfield
(1882–1970)
16 May
1932
16 May
1941
9 years, 0 days Country Bertram Stevens
United Australia
(1932–1939)
Alexander Mair
United Australia
(1939–1941)
2 JohnMarcusBaddeley.jpg Jack Baddeley
MLA for Cessnock
(1881–1953)
16 May
1941
8 September
1949
8 years, 115 days Labor William McKell
Labor
(1941–1947)
Jim McGirr
Labor
(1947–1952)
3 J. J. Cahill, NSW Minister for Local Government official portrait, 1944.jpg Joseph Cahill
MLA for Cook's River
(1891–1959)
21 September
1949
2 April
1952
2 years, 194 days Labor
None
(2 April 1952–23 February 1953)
Joseph Cahill
Labor
(1952–1959)
4 BobHeffron1963.jpg Bob Heffron
MLA for Maroubra
(1890–1978)
23 February
1953
28 October
1959
6 years, 247 days Labor
5 JackRenshaw1963.jpg Jack Renshaw
MLA for Castlereagh
(1890–1978)
28 October
1959
14 March
1964
4 years, 169 days Labor Bob Heffron
Labor
(1959–1964)
6 Pat Hills.jpg Pat Hills
MLA for Castlereagh
(1917–1992)
30 April
1964
13 May
1965
1 year, 13 days Labor Jack Renshaw
Labor
(1964–1965)
7 Sir Charles Cutler
MLA for Orange
(1918–2006)
13 May
1965
16 December
1975
10 years, 217 days Country Sir Robert Askin
Liberal
(1965–1975)
Tom Lewis
Liberal
(1975–1976)
8 Leon Punch
MLA for Gloucester
(1928–1991)
17 December
1975
14 May
1976
149 days Country
Sir Eric Willis
Liberal
(1976)
9 Jack Ferguson
MLA for Merrylands
(1924–2002)
14 May
1976
10 February
1984
7 years, 272 days Labor Neville Wran
Labor
(1976–1986)
10 Ron Mulock
MLA for St Marys
(1930–2014)
10 February
1984
25 March
1988
4 years, 44 days Labor
Barrie Unsworth
Labor
(1986–1988)
11 Wal Murray
MP for Barwon
(1931–2004)
25 March
1988
26 May
1993
5 years, 62 days National Nick Greiner
Liberal
(1988–1992)
John Fahey
Liberal
(1992–1995)
12 Ian Armstrong
MP for Barwon
(1937–2020)
26 May
1993
4 April
1995
1 year, 313 days National
13 Andrew Refshauge
MP for Marrickville
(born 1949)
4 April
1995
4 August
2005
10 years, 121 days Labor Bob Carr
Labor
(1995–2005)
14 John Watkins
MP for Ryde
(born 1955)
10 August
2005
3 September
2008
3 years, 24 days Labor Morris Iemma
Labor
(2005–2008)
15 Carmel Tebbutt
MP for Marrickville
(born 1964)
5 September
2008
26 March
2011
2 years, 202 days Labor Nathan Rees
Labor
(2008–2009)
Kristina Keneally
Labor
(2009–2011)
16 Andrew Stoner.jpg Andrew Stoner
MP for Oxley
(born 1960)
28 March
2011
16 October
2014
3 years, 202 days National Barry O'Farrell
Liberal
(2011–2014)
Mike Baird
Liberal
(2014–2017)
17 Deputy Premier of New South Wales Troy Grant.jpg Troy Grant
MP for Dubbo
(born 1970)
16 October
2014
15 November
2016
2 years, 30 days National
18 Day-3-StartUp-Conference-0189 (26532112720) (cropped).jpg John Barilaro [1] [2]
MP for Monaro
(born 1971)
15 November
2016
6 October
2021
4 years, 325 days National
Gladys Berejiklian
Liberal
(2017–2021)
19 John Flint, Paul Toole MP & Richard Neville (cropped).jpg Paul Toole [3]
MP for Bathurst
(born 1970)
6 October
2021
28 March
2023
1 year, 173 days National Dominic Perrottet
Liberal
(2021–2023)
20 Prue car.jpg Prue Car
MP for Londonderry
(born 1982 or 1983)
28 March
2023
Incumbent1 year, 236 days Labor Chris Minns
Labor
(since 2023)

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