Minister for Regional Transport

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Minister for Regional Transport
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Incumbent
Jenny Aitchison
since 5 April 2023
Department of Transport
Style The Honourable
Nominator Premier of New South Wales
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder Paul Toole
Formation2 April 2019

The Minister for Regional Transport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation in the regional parts of the state. [1] [2]

Contents

In the Minns ministry since April 2023, it is one of three ministries in the transport sector and the Minister, presently Jenny Aitchison, works with the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Roads. [3] [4] Together they administer the portfolio through the Department of Transport (Transport for NSW) and a range of other government agencies that coordinate funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators. [5]

In the Minns ministry there are two other ministers with specific regional responsibility:

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport, or any precedent title. [4]

Ministerial titleMinister [4] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole   National Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)
2 April 201921 December 20212 years, 263 days [6]
Sam Farraway Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [7]
Jenny Aitchison   Labor Minns 5 April 202317 March 20251 year, 346 days [3]
Minister for Regional Transport17 March 2025incumbent

Transport

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Transport, or similar titles. [4]

Ministerial titleMinister [4] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Railways Richard Ball   Nationalist Holman (2) 15 November 191912 April 1920149 days
John Estell   Labor Storey
Dooley (1)
12 April 192020 December 19211 year, 252 days
Sir Thomas Henley   Nationalist Fuller (1) 20 December 1921 a.m.20 December 1921 p.m.7 hours
John Estell   Labor Dooley (2) 20 December 192113 April 1922114 days
Minister for Railways and
State Industrial Enterprises
Sir Thomas Henley   Nationalist Fuller (2) 13 April 192219 June 192267 days
Richard Ball 28 June 192217 June 19252 years, 354 days
Minister for Railways Martin Flannery   Labor Lang (1) 17 June 192526 May 19271 year, 343 days
Bill Ratcliffe Lang (2) 27 May 192718 October 1927144 days
Ernest Buttenshaw   Country Bavin 18 October 192716 April 19291 year, 180 days
Minister for Transport James McGirr   Lang Labor Lang (3) 22 March 193213 May 193252 days
Michael Bruxner   Country Stevens (1) (2) (3)
Mair
16 May 193216 May 19419 years, 3 days
Maurice O'Sullivan   Labor McKell (1) (2)
McGirr (1) (2)
16 May 194130 June 19509 years, 45 days
Bill Sheahan McGirr (3)
Cahill (1)
30 June 195023 February 19532 years, 238 days
Clarrie Martin Cahill (2) 23 February 19535 September 1953194 days
Joseph Cahill 7 September 195316 September 19539 days
Ernest Wetherell 16 September 195315 March 19562 years, 181 days
George Enticknap Cahill (3) (4)
Heffron (1)
15 March 195631 May 19604 years, 76 days
John McMahon Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw
31 May 196013 May 19654 years, 348 days
Milton Morris   Liberal Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 13 May 19653 January 19759 years, 235 days
Wal Fife [a] Lewis (1) 3 January 197510 October 1975280 days
Max Ruddock [a] Lewis (1) (2) 10 October 197523 January 1976105 days
Tim Bruxner [a]   Country Willis 23 January 197614 May 1976112 days
Peter Cox [b]   Labor Wran (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 14 May 19765 April 19847 years, 327 days
Barrie Unsworth Wran (7) (8) 5 April 19846 February 19861 year, 307 days
Ron Mulock Unsworth 6 February 198626 November 19871 year, 293 days
Terry Sheahan 26 November 198721 March 1988116 days
Bruce Baird [c]   Liberal Greiner (1) (2)
Fahey (1) (2) (3)
25 March 19884 April 19957 years, 14 days
Brian Langton   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 19951 December 19972 years, 241 days
Carl Scully Carr (2) (3) 1 December 19972 April 20035 years, 122 days
Minister for Transport Services Michael Costa Carr (4) 2 April 200321 January 20051 year, 294 days
Minister for Transport John Watkins Iemma (1) (2) 21 January 20058 September 20083 years, 231 days
David Campbell Rees 8 September 20084 December 20091 year, 254 days
Minister for Transport and Roads Keneally 8 December 200920 May 2010
Minister for Transport John Robertson 21 May 201028 March 2011311 days
Gladys Berejiklian   Liberal O'Farrell
Baird (1)
4 April 20111 April 20153 years, 362 days
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance Baird (2)
Berejiklian (1)
2 April 20152 April 20196 years, 186 days
Minister for Transport and Roads Berejiklian (2) 2 April 20195 October 2021
Rob Stokes Perrottet (1) 6 October 202121 December 202176 days
Minister for Transport David Elliott Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [8]
Jo Haylen   Labor Minns 28 March 20236 February 20251 year, 315 days
John Graham 6 February 2025incumbent39 days

Roads

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for highways or roads.

Ministerial titleMinister [4] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Highways Jack Renshaw   Labor Cahill (3) (4) 15 March 195628 October 19593 years, 227 days
Pat Hills Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw
28 October 195913 May 19655 years, 197 days
Pat Morton   Liberal Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) 13 May 196519 June 19727 years, 37 days
Sir Charles Cutler   Country Askin (4) (5) (6) 19 June 19723 January 19752 years, 198 days
Wal Fife   Liberal Lewis (1) 3 January 197510 October 1975280 days
Max Ruddock Lewis (1) (2) 10 October 197523 January 1976105 days
Tim Bruxner   Country Willis 23 January 197614 May 1976112 days
Peter Cox   Labor Wran (1) 14 May 197619 October 19782 years, 158 days
Minister for Roads Harry Jensen Wran (2) (3) 19 October 19782 October 19812 years, 348 days
Paul Whelan Wran (4) 2 October 19811 February 19831 year, 122 days
Rex Jackson Wran (5) 1 February 198327 October 1983268 days
Laurie Brereton 27 October 198310 November 198314 days
George Paciullo 10 November 198310 February 198492 days
Pat Hills Wran (6) 10 February 19845 April 198455 days
Laurie Brereton Wran (7) (8)
Unsworth
5 April 198426 November 19873 years, 235 days
Minister for Roads Wal Murray   National Greiner (1) (2)
Fahey (1) (2)
24 July 199026 May 19932 years, 306 days
Bruce Baird   Liberal Fahey (3) 26 May 19934 April 19951 year, 313 days
Michael Knight   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 199528 November 19961 year, 238 days
Carl Scully Carr (1) (2) (3) (4) 28 November 199621 January 20058 years, 54 days
Michael Costa Iemma (1) 21 January 20053 August 2005194 days
Joe Tripodi 3 August 200517 February 2006198 days
Eric Roozendaal Iemma (2) 17 February 20065 September 20082 years, 211 days
Michael Daley Rees 8 September 200814 September 20091 year, 6 days
Minister for Transport and Roads David Campbell   Labor Keneally 8 December 200920 May 2010163 days
Minister for Roads David Borger 21 May 201028 March 2011318 days
Minister for Roads and Ports Duncan Gay   National O'Farrell 4 April 201123 April 20145 years, 301 days [9]
Minister for Roads and Freight Baird (1) 23 April 20142 April 2015
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Baird (2) 2 April 201530 January 2017
Melinda Pavey Berejiklian (1) 30 January 201723 March 20192 years, 52 days [10]
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance   Liberal Berejiklian (2) 2 April 20195 October 20212 years, 186 days [11]
Rob Stokes Perrottet (1) 6 October 202121 December 202176 days [12]
Minister for Metropolitan Roads Natalie Ward   Liberal Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [13]
Minister for Roads John Graham   Labor Minns 28 March 202317 March 20251 year, 354 days
Jenny Aitchison 17 March 2025incumbent0 days

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Concurrently Minister for Highways
  2. Concurrently Minister for Highways until 19 October 1978.
  3. Concurrently Minister for Roads from 26 May 1993.

References

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