Minister for Transport (New South Wales)

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Minister for Transport
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Incumbent
John Graham
since 6 February 2025
Department of Transport
Style The Honourable
Nominator Premier of New South Wales
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Term length At the governor's pleasure
Inaugural holder Richard Ball (as Minister for Railways)
Formation15 November 1916 (as Minister for Railways)

The Minister for Transport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include transport policy and regulation, to setting of fares and concessions for rail, ferry, bus and light rail transport, and the administration of maritime facilities in New South Wales, Australia.

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The current Minister for Transport is John Graham since 6 February 2025 when Former Minister for Transport Jo Haylen resigned as a result of a political scandal. The Minister for Transport assisted in the management of the portfolio by:

Graham was sworn in on 6 February 2025 as Transport Minister and sworn in on 28 March 2023 as Minister for Roads. Aitchison was sworn in on 5 April 2023 as Minister for Regional Transport and Roads. 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. [1]

Role and responsibilities

Minister for Railways (1916–1929)

The first public railway line in New South Wales was the Sydney–Parramatta Railway which opened on 26 September 1855. [2] Railways were operated by New South Wales Government Railways which was under the supervision of a single Commissioner for Railways until 1888, 3 commissioners until 1907, [3] before returning to a Chief Commissioner from 1907. [4] The Treasurer had ministerial responsibility for railways. [5]

The portfolio of Minister for Railways was created in the Holman Nationalist ministry and had operational responsibility for the railways while the Secretary for Public Works had responsibility for authorising expenditure on any new lines or extensions that exceeded £20,000. The separation however was only at a department level as the portfolio was always held by the Secretary for Public Works. [5]

In the second Fuller ministry the portfolio of Labour and Industry was divided up, with the Minister for Railways receiving the additional responsibilities for state industrial enterprises. [6] The portfolio returned to be the Minister for Railways from the first Lang ministry.

Colonial Treasurer and Minister for Transport (1929–present)

On 16 April 1929 Ernest Buttenshaw, the Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Railways, became Acting Premier during the absence of Thomas Bavin and resigned the railways portfolio. The ministerial office was not filled and instead the railways department was administered by the Colonial Treasurer. [7] The operation of railways remained the responsibility of the Treasurer in the third Lang ministry until 22 March 1932. The portfolio of Minister for Transport was created under Ministry of Transport Act No. 3, 1932. [8] [9] [7]

List of ministers

Transport

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Transport, or similar titles. [8]

Ministerial titleMinister  [8] 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 [10]
Jo Haylen   Labor Minns 28 March 20234 February 20251 year, 313 days
John Graham 6 February 2025incumbentincumbent

Former ministerial titles

Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Transport.

Ministerial titleMinister  [8] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Advisory Minister for Transport Arthur Bridges   Liberal Askin (1) (2) 13 May 196522 May 19683 years, 9 days [11]
Assistant Minister for Transport Terry Sheahan   Labor Wran (3) 29 February 19802 October 19811 year, 216 days [12]
Assistant Minister for Transport John Akister   Labor Unsworth 4 July 198621 March 19881 year, 261 days [13]
Janice Crosio 26 November 1987116 days [14]
Tim Moore   Liberal Greiner (1) 25 March 198818 September 19891 year, 177 days [15]
Matt Singleton   National 25 March 198824 January 1989305 days [16]
Robert Webster 24 January 198924 July 19901 year, 181 days [17]
Bob Rowland Smith 18 September 198924 May 19911 year, 248 days [18]
Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport Wendy Machin   National Fahey (3) 6 October 19934 April 19951 year, 180 days [19]
Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport Eric Roozendaal   Labor Iemma (1) 26 October 20062 April 2007158 days [20]
Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport David Borger   Labor Rees 14 September 20094 December 200981 days [21]
Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport and Roads Keneally 8 December 200921 May 2010164 days

Active Transport

Ministerial titleMinister  [8] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Active Transport Rob Stokes   Liberal Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [10]

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

  1. ↑ Administrative Arrangements (Minns Ministry--Administration of Acts) Order 2023 (NSW) sch1
  2. ↑ "History of Rail in Australia". Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Communications. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "AGY-1163 Railway Commissioners of New South Wales". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2021. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  4. ↑ "AGY-11646 Chief Commissioner of Railways and Tramways". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2021. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  5. 1 2 "PFO-16 Railways [I]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2021. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  6. ↑ "PFO-17 Railways and State Industrial Enterprises". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2021. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  7. 1 2 "PFO-18 Railways [II]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2021. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Ministry of Transport Act 1932 No 3 (NSW)
  10. 1 2 "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police" (PDF). 21 December 2021. ISSN   2201-7534. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mr Arthur Dalgety Bridges (1901–1968)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "The Hon (Terry) Terence William Sheahan (1947- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "John Akister (1937 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  14. ↑ "The Hon. Janice Ann Crosio (1939 – )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  15. ↑ "Mr (Tim) Timothy John Moore (1948– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  16. ↑ "Mr (Matt) Matthew Singleton". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "The Hon. Robert James Webster (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "The Hon. (Bob) Robert Baron Rowland Smith (1925–2012)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Ms Wendy Susan Machin (1958- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  20. ↑ "The Hon. Eric Michael Roozendaal (1962 - )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  21. ↑ "Mr David Lawrence Borger (1969- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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