Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism

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Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism
Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Incumbent
Yasmin Catley
since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
Department of Communities and Justice
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder John Waddy
Formation3 January 1975

The New South Wales Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include the conduct and regulation of all police and services agencies and personnel and also deals with operational and event planning issues, and fire and rescue services in New South Wales, Australia. The Minister also serves as the Vice-Patron of NSW Police Legacy. [1]

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The current Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism is Yasmin Catley, since 5 April 2023.

On the 21 December 2021 upon the appointment of Steph Cooke as the Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience [2] the portfolio for the Minister of Police and Emergency Services was split.

The ministers administer the portfolio through the Communities and Justice cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies including the New South Wales Crime Commission, the New South Wales Police Force and the Police Integrity Commission [3] [4] [5]

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

List of ministers

Police

The following individuals have served as Ministers for Police, or any precedent titles:

TitleMinister [6] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Police John Waddy   Liberal Lewis (2) 3 January 197523 January 19761 year, 20 days
Minister for Police Bill Crabtree   Labor Wran (3) 29 February 19802 October 19811 year, 216 days
Peter Anderson Wran (4) 2 October 198126 May 19824 years, 127 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Wran (4) (5) (6) 26 May 19826 February 1986
George Paciullo Wran (7) Unsworth 6 February 198621 March 19882 years, 44 days
Ted Pickering   Liberal Greiner (1) (2)
Fahey (1) (2) 		25 March 198823 September 19924 years, 182 days
Minister for Police Terry Griffiths Fahey (2) (3) 23 September 199227 June 19941 year, 277 days
Garry West   National Fahey (3) 27 June 19944 April 1995281 days
Paul Whelan   Labor Carr (1) (2) (3) 4 April 199521 November 20016 years, 231 days
Michael Costa Carr (3) 21 November 20012 April 20031 year, 132 days
John Watkins Carr (4) 2 April 200321 January 20051 year, 294 days
Carl Scully Carr (4)
Iemma (1) 		21 January 200526 October 20061 year, 278 days
John Watkins Iemma (1) 26 October 20062 April 2007158 days
David Campbell Iemma (2) 2 April 20075 September 20081 year, 156 days
Matt Brown Rees 8 September 200811 September 20083 days
Tony Kelly 11 September 200814 September 20091 year, 3 days
Michael Daley Rees
Keneally 		14 September 200928 March 20111 year, 195 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mike Gallacher   Liberal O'Farrell
Baird (1) 		4 April 20112 May 20143 years, 28 days
Stuart Ayres Baird (1) 6 May 20141 April 2015330 days
Minister for Police and Justice Troy Grant   National Baird (2) 2 April 201530 January 20171 year, 303 days
Minister for Police Berejiklian (1) 30 January 201723 March 2019 [7] [8]
Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott   Liberal Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 201921 December 20212 years, 263 days [9] [10]
Minister for Police Paul Toole   National Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20232 years, 64 days [11]
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley   Labor Minns 5 April 2023incumbent324 days

Counter-terrorism

TitleMinister  [6] PartyTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Counter Terrorism
Minister for Corrections		 David Elliott   Liberal 30 January 2017 2 April 2019 2 years, 62 days
Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections Anthony Roberts 2 April 2019 21 December 20212 years, 263 days [9]
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley   Labor 5 April 2023incumbent324 days

See also

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  2. ↑ "Tuesday, 21 December 2021". Governor of New South Wales. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
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  6. 1 2 "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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