Minister for the Environment (New South Wales)

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Minister for the Environment
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Incumbent
Penny Sharpe
since 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder
Formation
  • 1971 (Environmental Control)
  • 1944 (Conservation)

The New South Wales Minister for the Environment is minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities which included environmental regulation and policy, national parks, and the conservation and protection of built and environmental heritage in New South Wales, Australia. [1] The current minister, since 28 March 2023, is Penny Sharpe.

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Between the 2019 state election and December 2021, the ministerial post was merged with the Energy and Utilities portfolio to create the Minister for Energy and Environment. [2] [3] Between December 2021 and March 2023, the environment ministerial post was combined with heritage to create the title of Minister for the Environment and Heritage.

The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and a range of other government agencies.

Ultimately, the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

Environment

Ministerial titleMinister  [1] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Environmental Control Jack Beale   Liberal Askin (4) (5) 11 March 19713 December 19732 years, 267 days
Minister for Planning and Environment Sir John Fuller   Country Askin (6) 3 December 197314 May 19762 years, 163 days
Minister for Environment Bill Crabtree   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 (3) (4) (5) 29 February 198010 February 19843 years, 347 days
Terry Sheahan Wran (6) 10 February 198412 December 1984306 days
Bob Carr Wran (7) (8)
Unsworth 		12 December 198421 March 19883 years, 100 days
Minister for the Environment Tim Moore   Liberal Greiner (1) (2) 25 March 198824 June 19924 years, 91 days
Bruce Baird Fahey (1) 24 June 19923 July 19929 days
Chris Hartcher Fahey (2) (3) 3 July 19924 April 19952 years, 275 days
Pam Allan   Labor Carr (1) (2) 4 April 19958 April 19994 years, 4 days
Bob Debus Carr (3) (4)
Iemma (1) 		8 April 19992 April 20077 years, 359 days
Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water Phil Koperberg Iemma (2) 2 April 200727 February 2008331 days
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Verity Firth Iemma (2) 27 February 20085 September 2008191 days
Carmel Tebbutt Rees 8 September 200814 September 20091 year, 6 days
John Robertson 14 September 20094 December 200981 days
Frank Sartor Keneally 8 December 200928 March 20111 year, 110 days
Minister for the Environment Robyn Parker   Liberal O'Farrell 3 April 201123 April 20143 years, 20 days
Rob Stokes Baird (1) 23 April 20142 April 2015344 days
Mark Speakman Baird (2) 2 April 201530 January 20171 year, 303 days
Gabrielle Upton Berejiklian (1) 30 January 201723 March 20192 years, 52 days
Minister for Energy and Environment Matt Kean Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 201921 December 20212 years, 263 days [2]
Minister for Environment and Heritage James Griffin Perrottet (2) 21 December 202128 March 20231 year, 97 days [4]
Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe   Labor Minns 28 March 2023incumbent2 years, 40 days

Former ministerial titles

Conservation

Ministerial titleMinister  [1] PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Conservation Bill Dunn   Labor McKell (1) 8 June 19449 May 19461 year, 335 days
George Weir McKell (1) (2)
McGirr (1) (2) (3) 		9 May 19463 November 19526 years, 178 days
George Enticknap McGirr (3)
Cahill (1) (2) 		3 November 195215 March 19563 years, 133 days
Ernest Wetherell Cahill (3) (4)
Heffron (1) 		15 March 195631 May 19604 years, 77 days
George Enticknap Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw 		31 May 196013 May 19654 years, 347 days
Jack Beale   Liberal Askin (1) (2) (3) 13 May 196511 March 19715 years, 302 days
Wal Fife Askin (4) 11 March 197119 June 19721 year, 100 days
George Freudenstein   Country Askin (4) (5) (6) 19 June 19723 January 19752 years, 198 days
Minister for Conservation Lin Gordon   Labor Wran (1) (2) 14 May 197629 February 19803 years, 291 days
Minister for Conservation and Land Management Garry West   National Greiner (1) (2)
Fahey (1) (2) 		6 June 199126 May 19931 year, 354 days
Minister for Land and Water Conservation George Souris Fahey (3) 26 May 19934 April 19951 year, 313 days
Kim Yeadon   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 19951 December 19972 years, 241 days
Richard Amery 1 December 199721 November 20013 years, 355 days
John Aquilina Carr (2) (3) 21 November 20012 April 20031 year, 132 days

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 21 December 2021.
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