Minister for Hospitality and Racing

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Minister for Hospitality and Racing
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Incumbent
Kevin Anderson

since 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21)
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Style The Honourable
Nominator Premier of New South Wales
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder Michael Cleary (as Minister for Racing)
Formation4 July 1986

The New South Wales Minister for Hospitality and Racing is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the oversight of hospitality and for racing in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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The current Minister is Kevin Anderson, who also serves as the Minister for Lands and Water. The minister assists the Minister for Tourism and Sport, Stuart Ayres. Both ministers serve in the Perrottet ministry, with effect from 21 December 2021. [1]

Role and responsibilities

Racing became a portfolio for the first time in the Unsworth ministry. [2] The minister was responsible for regulating bookmakers and the control of greyhound, trotting and horse racing, racecourse development and the management of the NSW Totalisator Agency Board. [3] With the establishment of the Sydney Harbour Casino in 1995, the portfolio included the Casino Control Board. [4] The portfolio was abolished in the Second Berejiklian ministry and responsibility shared by the Minister for Customer Service and the Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, before being re-established in the Perrottet ministry. In addition to racing and gambling, the minister is also responsible for registered clubs. [5]

List of ministers

The following individuals have served as Minister for Hospitality and Racing, or any precedent title:

Minister [2] PartyMinisterial titleMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Michael Cleary   Labor Minister for Racing Unsworth 4 July 198621 March 19881 year, 261 days
Bob Rowland Smith   National Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing Greiner (1) 25 March 198818 September 19893 years, 60 days
Minister for Racing [lower-alpha 1] 18 September 198924 May 1991
George Souris Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing Greiner (2)
Fahey (1)
6 June 199124 June 19921 year, 18 days
Joe Schipp   Liberal Fahey (2) 3 July 199226 May 1993327 days
Christopher Downy Fahey (3) 26 May 19934 April 19951 year, 313 days
Richard Face   Labor Minister for Gaming and Racing Carr (1) (2) (3) 4 April 199513 February 20037 years, 315 days
Michael Egan Carr (3) 13 February 20032 April 200348 days
Grant McBride Carr (4)
Iemma (1)
2 April 20032 April 20074 years, 0 days
Graham West Iemma (2) 2 April 20078 September 20081 year, 159 days
Kevin Greene Rees
Keneally
8 September 200828 March 20112 years, 201 days
George Souris   National Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing O'Farrell 4 April 201123 April 20143 years, 19 days
Troy Grant Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing Baird (1) 23 April 20142 April 20152 years, 282 days
Minister for Racing Baird (2) 2 April 201530 January 2017
Paul Toole Berejiklian (1) 30 January 201723 March 20192 years, 52 days
Kevin Anderson   National Minister for Hospitality and Racing Perrottet 21 December 2021incumbent79 days [1]

See also

Notes

  1. The portfolio of Racing was separated from Sport and Recreation however Bob Rowland Smith retained responsibility for both portfolios.

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