Minister for Roads (New South Wales)

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Minister for Roads
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Incumbent
John Graham
since 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
Department of Transport
Style The Honourable
Nominator Premier of New South Wales
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Formation15 March 1956

The Minister for Roads (previously known as the Minister for Highways, Minister for Roads and Freight and Minister for Metropolitan Roads) is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which includes the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation. [1] [2] With the election of Chris Minns as Premier of New South Wales, John Graham was appointed as Minister for Roads.

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List of ministers

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

Ministerial titleMinister  [2] 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
Minister for Roads 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 [3]
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 [4]
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance   Liberal Berejiklian (2) 2 April 20195 October 20212 years, 186 days [5]
Rob Stokes Perrottet (1) 6 October 202121 December 202176 days [6]
Minister for Metropolitan Roads Natalie Ward   Liberal Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [1]
Minister for Roads John Graham   Labor Minns 28 March 2023incumbent230 days
This section is an excerpt from Minister for Regional Transport and Roads (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[ edit ]

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport and Roads, or any precedent title. [2]

Ministerial titleMinister  [2] 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 [7]
Sam Farraway Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [8]
Jenny Aitchison   Labor Minns 5 April 2023incumbent222 days [9]

Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Roads. [2]

Ministerial titleMinister  [2] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Assistant Minister for Roads Michael Yabsley   Liberal 24 July 19906 June 1991317 days [10]
Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads Wendy Machin   National 26 May 19934 April 19951 year, 313 days [11]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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