Wran ministry (1986)

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Eighth Wran ministry
78th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Neville Wran Premier.jpg
Premier Neville Wran
Date Formed6 February 1986 (1986-02-06)
Date Dissolved4 July 1986 (1986-07-04)
People and organisations
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Governor Sir James Rowland
Premier Neville Wran
Deputy Premier Ron Mulock
No. of ministers20
Member party Labor
Opposition parties Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader Nick Greiner
History
Predecessor Seventh Wran ministry
Successor Unsworth ministry

The Wran ministry (1986) or Eighth Wran ministry was the 78th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, representing the Labor Party. It was the eighth of eight consecutive and final occasions when Wran was Premier.

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Background

Wran had been elected to the Legislative Council of New South Wales by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament on 12 March 1970. [1] He was Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 22 February 1972. [2] He resigned from the council on 19 October 1973 to switch to the Legislative Assembly, successfully contesting the election for Bass Hill, which he would hold until his retirement in 1986. [3] Wran successfully challenged Pat Hills to become Leader of Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 3 December 1973 and became Premier following a narrow one seat victory at the 1976 election. [4]

Labor retained government at the 1984 election, despite a 6.95% swing against Labor, losing 11 seats, but retaining a majority of 8 seats in the Legislative Assembly and a single seat majority in the Legislative Council. [lower-alpha 1]

Composition of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 6 February 1986 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, until 4 July 1986 when Wran resigned from the ministry and from Parliament. Barrie Unsworth was elected by Labor caucus as the Labor Leader, accepted commission as Premier and the Unsworth ministry was formed. [5]

PortfolioMinisterPartyTerm commenceTerm endTerm of office
Premier
Minister for the Arts
Minister for Ethnic Affairs
Neville Wran [lower-alpha 2]   Labor 6 February 19864 July 1986148 days
Deputy Premier
Minister for Transport
Ron Mulock [lower-alpha 2]
Minister for Housing Frank Walker
Minister for Public Works and Ports
Minister for Roads
Laurie Brereton [lower-alpha 2]
Minister for Industrial Relations Pat Hills
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister Assisting the Premier
Peter Anderson
Treasurer Ken Booth [lower-alpha 2]
Attorney General
Minister for Co-operative Societies
Terry Sheahan [lower-alpha 2]
Minister for Health
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council
Barrie Unsworth , MLC
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Jack Hallam , MLC [lower-alpha 2]
Minister for Education Rodney Cavalier
Minister for Industry and Small Business
Minister for Energy and Technology
Peter Cox
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism
Michael Cleary [lower-alpha 2]
Minister for Police and Emergency Services George Paciullo
Minister for Local Government Janice Crosio
Minister for Employment
Minister for Finance
Bob Debus [lower-alpha 2]
Minister for Corrective Services John Akister [lower-alpha 2]
Minister for Planning and Environment
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Bob Carr
Minister for Natural Resources John Aquilina
Minister for Mineral Resources Ken Gabb

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

See also

Notes

  1. Labour retained 24 seats in the Legislative Council however the council had expanded from 44 to 45 seats due to the final step in the transition to a fully directly elected body.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Retained portfolios from the seventh Wran ministry.

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References

  1. "Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 36–37. 13 March 1970. p. 849. Retrieved 3 December 2020 via Trove.
  2. Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. "The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 March 2022.

 

Preceded by Eighth Wran ministry
1986
Succeeded by