Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts

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The New South Wales Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts was a minister in the Government of New South Wales who had responsibility for administering legislation and policy in relation to that state's public service, industrial and labour laws and regulations, Indigenous Australians, heritage and the arts in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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The most recent dedicated Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, from 3 July 2020 until 21 December 2021, was Don Harwin, who also held the additional portfolio title of Special minister of State, [1] [2] [3]

Up until the abolition of the portfolio, the Minister administered the portfolio through the Premier and Cabinet cluster, in particular through the Department of Premier and Cabinet, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies including Aboriginal Affairs NSW and Create NSW. [4]

Ultimately the Minister was responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Former ministerial titles

Arts

The following individuals have serviced as Ministers for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts, or any precedent titles:

MinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
George Freudenstein Country Minister for Cultural Activities11 March 19713 January 19753 years, 298 days [5]
John Barraclough Liberal Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation 3 January 197523 January 19761 year, 20 days
David Arblaster 23 January 197614 May 197682 days
Neville Wran Labor Minister for the Arts10 February 19844 July 19862 years, 144 days [5]
Frank Walker 4 July 198621 March 19881 year, 261 days
Peter Collins Liberal25 March 19884 April 19957 years, 10 days
Bob Carr Labor4 April 19953 August 200510 years, 121 days
Bob Debus 3 August 20052 March 20071 year, 211 days
Frank Sartor 2 April 20075 September 20081 year, 156 days
Nathan Rees 8 September 20084 December 20091 year, 87 days
Virginia Judge 8 December 200928 March 20111 year, 116 days
George Souris National3 April 201123 April 20143 years, 20 days
Troy Grant 23 April 201430 January 20172 years, 282 days
Don Harwin Liberal30 January 201723 March 20195 years, 39 days [6] [7] [8]
Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations,
Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts		2 April 201915 April 2020 [1] [9]
Gladys Berejiklian
(acting)		15 April 20203 July 202079 days [10] [11]
Don Harwin3 July 202021 December 20211 year, 171 days [12]

Aboriginal Affairs

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Aboriginal Affairs or any precedent titles:

MinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Frank Walker Labor Minister for Aboriginal Affairs2 October 198110 February 19842 years, 131 days [5]
Paul Whelan 10 February 19845 April 198455 days
George Paciullo 5 April 19846 February 19861 year, 307 days
Peter Anderson 6 February 19864 July 1986148 days
Ken Gabb 4 July 198621 March 19881 year, 261 days
Jim Longley Liberal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs26 May 19934 April 19951 year, 313 days [5]
Andrew Refshauge Labor4 April 19953 August 200510 years, 121 days
Carmel Tebbutt 3 August 200510 August 20057 days
Milton Orkopoulos 10 August 20058 November 20061 year, 90 days
Reba Meagher 8 November 20062 April 2007145 days
Paul Lynch 2 April 200728 March 20114 years, 1 day
Victor Dominello Liberal3 April 20112 April 20153 years, 364 days
Leslie Williams Nationals 2 April 201530 January 20171 year, 303 days
Sarah Mitchell 30 January 201723 March 20192 years, 52 days [8]

Heritage

The following individuals have been appointed Minister responsible for administering the NSW Heritage Act 1977. The actual portfolio of Minister for Heritage has only been used for two separate periods. The title of Minister for Heritage was abolished after the 1988 election and resurrected in 2011 until 2019.

MinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Paul Landa LaborMinister for Planning and Environment21 December 197729 February 19802 years, 70 days [5]
Eric Bedford 29 February 198010 February 19843 years, 347 days
Terry Sheahan 10 February 198412 December 1984306 days
Bob Carr 12 December 19844 July 19861 year, 204 days
Minister for Heritage4 July 198621 March 19881 year, 261 days
David Hay LiberalMinister for Planning21 March 19883 May 19913 years, 43 days
Robert Webster National6 June 19914 April 19953 years, 336 days
Craig Knowles LaborMinister for Urban Affairs and Planning4 April 19958 April 19994 years, 4 days
Andrew Refshauge 8 April 19992 April 20033 years, 359 days
Diane Beamer Minister for Planning Administration2 April 20033 August 20052 years, 123 days
Frank Sartor Minister for Planning3 August 20055 September 20083 years, 33 days
Kristina Keneally 8 September 20084 December 20091 year, 90 days
Tony Kelly 8 December 200928 March 20111 year, 114 days
Robyn Parker LiberalMinister for Heritage3 April 201123 April 20143 years, 20 days
Rob Stokes 23 April 20142 April 2015344 days
Mark Speakman 2 April 201530 January 20171 year, 303 days
Gabrielle Upton 30 January 201723 March 20192 years, 52 days [8]

Industrial relations

This section is an excerpt from Minister for Employee Relations (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[ edit ]
Minister  [13] Party affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Jacob Garrard   Free Trade Minister of Public Instruction
Minister for Labour and Industry 		11 March 1895 15 August 1898 3 years, 157 days
James Hogue 27 August 1898 13 September 1899 1 year, 17 days
John Perry   Protectionist 14 September 1899 27 March 1901 4 years, 274 days
  Progressive 28 March 1901 14 June 1904
John Fegan 17 June 1904 29 August 1904 73 days
Broughton O'Conor   Liberal Reform 29 August 1904 13 May 1907 2 years, 257 days
James Hogue 14 May 1907 1 October 1907 140 days
William Wood Minister for Labour and Industry 2 October 1907 21 January 1908 111 days
James Hogue 22 January 1908 20 October 1910 2 years, 271 days
George Beeby   Labor 21 October 1910 10 September 1911 324 days
Campbell Carmichael 11 September 1911 26 November 1911 76 days
George Beeby 27 November 1911 9 December 1912 1 year, 12 days
Campbell Carmichael 10 December 1912 29 June 1913 201 days
James McGowen 30 June 1913 29 January 1914 213 days
John Estell 29 January 1914 31 October 1916 2 years, 276 days
Henry Hoyle 31 October 1916 15 November 1916 15 days
George Beeby   Nationalist 15 November 1916 23 July 1919 2 years, 250 days
Augustus James 23 July 1919 12 April 1920 264 days
George Cann   Labor 12 April 1920 10 October 1921 1 year, 181 days
Greg McGirr Minister for Labour 10 October 1921 20 December 1921 71 days
Thomas Ley   Nationalist Minister of Public Instruction and Labour and Industry 20 December 1921 20 December 1921 7 hours
Edward Kavanagh   Labor Minister for Labour 20 December 1921 13 April 1922 114 days
Ernest Farrar   Nationalist Minister for Labour and Industry 13 April 1922 17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
Jack Baddeley   Labor 17 June 1925 18 October 1927 2 years, 123 days
Ernest Farrar   Nationalist 18 October 1927 3 November 1930 3 years, 16 days
Jack Baddeley   Labor 4 November 1930 15 October 1931 345 days
  Labor (NSW) 15 October 1931 13 May 1932 211 days
John Dunningham   Nationalist 16 May 1932 26 May 1938 6 years, 10 days
Alexander Mair 1 June 1938 13 October 1938 134 days
Herbert Hawkins 13 October 1938 16 June 1939 246 days
Athol Richardson 26 June 1939 5 August 193951 days
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services 5 August 1939 16 August 1939
George Gollan 16 August 1939 16 May 1941 1 year, 273 days
Hamilton Knight   Labor 16 May 1941 6 February 1947 5 years, 266 days
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare 6 February 1947 29 October 1947
Jack Baddeley 29 October 1947 9 March 1948 132 days
Frank Finnan 9 March 1948 30 June 1950 4 years, 351 days
Minister for Labour and Industry 30 June 1950 23 February 1953
Abe Landa 23 February 1953 15 March 1956 3 years, 21 days
Jim Maloney 15 March 1956 13 May 1965 9 years, 59 days
Eric Willis   Liberal 13 May 1965 11 March 1971 5 years, 302 days
Frederick Hewitt 11 March 1971 14 May 1976 5 years, 64 days
Paul Landa   Labor Minister for Industrial Relations 14 May 1976 9 August 1976 87 days
Pat Hills 9 August 1976 4 July 1986 11 years, 225 days
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Employment 		4 July 1986 21 March 1988
John Fahey   Liberal Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment 25 March 1988 24 July 19904 years, 100 days
Minister for Industrial Relations 24 July 1990 3 July 1992
John Hannaford 3 July 1992 26 May 1993 327 days
Kerry Chikarovski Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Jeff Shaw   Labor Minister for Industrial Relations 4 April 1995 28 June 2000 6 years, 85 days
John Della Bosca 28 June 2000 13 June 2008 7 years, 351 days
Eric Roozendaal 13 June 2008 8 September 2008 87 days
Tony Kelly 8 September 2008 11 September 2008 2 days
John Hatzistergos 11 September 2008 8 December 2009 1 year, 88 days
John Robertson 8 December 2009 21 May 2010 164 days
Paul Lynch 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 311 days
Mike Baird   Liberal Minister for Industrial Relations 12 September 2012 17 April 2014 1 year, 217 days
Mike Gallacher 23 April 2014 7 May 2014 14 days
Andrew Constance 7 May 2014 2 April 2015 330 days
Gladys Berejiklian 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days
Dominic Perrottet 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 days [14]
Don Harwin   Liberal Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations,
Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts		2 April 201915 April 20201 year, 13 days [15] [16]
Gladys Berejiklian
(acting)		15 April 20203 July 202079 days [17] [18]
Don Harwin 3 July 202021 December 20211 year, 171 days [19]
Damien Tudehope Minister for Employee Relations21 December 2021incumbent79 days [20]

Public sector reform

MinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTime in office
John Della Bosca LaborMinister Assisting the Premier on Public Sector Management31 March 200017 February 20065 years, 323 days
John Robertson LaborMinister for Public Sector Reform30 January 200921 May 20101 year, 111 days
Paul Lynch 21 May 201028 March 2011311 days

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