Minister for Planning (New South Wales)

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Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Incumbent
Paul Scully
since 5 April 2023
Department of Planning and Environment
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder Sir John Fuller (as the Minister for Planning and Environment)
Formation3 December 1973

The New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for regional and urban planning with the goal of facilitating sustainable growth and employment in New South Wales, Australia.

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The minister is supported in the administration of portfolio by the following ministers, all sworn in on 5 April 2023: [1]

The ministers administer the portfolios through the Planning and Environment cluster, in particular through the Department of Planning and Environment, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies. [2]

Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Planning, or similar titles. [3] [4]

Ministerial titleMinister  [5] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Planning and Environment Sir John Fuller   Country Askin (6) 3 December 197314 May 19762 years, 163 days
Minister for Planning Harry Jensen   Labor Wran (1) 14 May 19769 August 197687 days
Minister for Planning and Environment Paul Landa Wran (1) (2) 9 August 197629 February 19803 years, 204 days
Eric Bedford Wran (2) (3) (4) (5) 29 February 198010 February 19843 years, 347 days
Terry Sheahan Wran (6) (7) 10 February 198412 December 1984306 days
Bob Carr Wran (7) (8)
Unsworth 		12 December 198421 March 19883 years, 100 days
Minister for Planning David Hay   Liberal Greiner (1) 21 March 19886 June 19913 years, 77 days
Robert Webster   National Greiner (2)
Fahey (1) (2) (3) 		6 June 19914 April 19953 years, 302 days
Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning Craig Knowles   Labor Carr (1) (2) 4 April 19958 April 19994 years, 4 days
Andrew Refshauge Carr (3) 8 April 199921 November 20013 years, 359 days
Minister for Planning21 November 20012 April 2003
Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Craig Knowles Carr (4) 2 April 20033 August 20052 years, 123 days
Minister for Planning Frank Sartor Iemma (1) (2) 3 August 20055 September 20083 years, 33 days
Kristina Keneally Rees 8 September 20084 December 20091 year, 87 days
Tony Kelly Keneally 4 December 200928 March 20111 year, 114 days
Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Brad Hazzard   Liberal O'Farrell 3 April 201123 April 20143 years, 20 days
Minister for Planning Pru Goward Baird (1) 23 April 20142 April 2015344 days
Rob Stokes Baird (2) 2 April 201530 January 20171 year, 303 days
Anthony Roberts Berejiklian (1) 30 January 201723 March 20192 years, 52 days [6] [7] [8]
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 201921 December 20212 years, 263 days [9]
Minister for Planning Anthony Roberts Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [1]
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully   Labor Minns 5 April 2023incumbent286 days

Former ministerial titles

Assistant Ministers for Planning

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Planning, or similar titles. [3] [4]

Ministerial titleMinister  [5] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
(Planning Administration)		 Diane Beamer   Labor Carr (4) 2 April 20033 August 20052 years, 123 days
Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning Barbara Perry   Labor Keneally 8 December 200928 March 20111 year, 110 days
Minister for the State Plan Linda Burney 8 December 200928 March 20111 year, 110 days
Assistant Minister for Planning Rob Stokes   Liberal Baird (1) 23 April 20142 April 2015344 days
Mark Speakman Baird (2)
Berejiklian (1) 		2 April 201530 January 20171 year, 303 days

Cities

The New South Wales Minister for Cities was a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for dividing Sydney into three separate cities, and interconnecting them with the cities of Central Coast, Newcastle and Wollongong to form connections between the six cities in "north-south" and "east-west" axes. [10] The minister's responsibilities are held jointly with the portfolios of Planning and Active Transport. These include Callan Park, Centennial Park, Moore Park, Newcastle National Park, including the Number 1 Sports Ground, [11] Parramatta Park, Old Government House, Royal Botanic Gardens, The Domain, Sydney Olympic Park and Western Sydney Parklands. [12]

Ministerial titleMinister  [5] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Cities Rob Stokes   Liberal Perrottet (2) 21 December 20215 April 20232 years, 26 days [1]

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