Vice-President of the Executive Council (New South Wales)

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Vice-President of the Executive Council
Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Incumbent
Ron Hoenig
since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder Edward Deas Thomson
Formation23 May 1857

The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor. [1]

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The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. [2] The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Penny Sharpe, since 28 March 2023. [3]

Duties and history

As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council, is in the United Kingdom, although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative. [4] However, following the 2023 New South Wales state election, the position was given to Ron Hoenig, who sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.

Vice-presidents of the Executive Council

OrdinalVice-PresidentPartyTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1 Edward Deas Thomson   [lower-alpha 1] None23 May 18577 September 1857107 days
2 John Plunkett None23 November 18632 February 18651 year, 71 days
3 Saul Samuel   [lower-alpha 2] None14 May 18728 February 18752 years, 270 days
4 Joseph Docker   [lower-alpha 1] None17 August 187717 December 1877122 days
5 John Marks   [lower-alpha 1] 18 December 187720 December 18781 year, 2 days
6 Sir John Robertson   [lower-alpha 1] 21 December 187810 November 18812 years, 324 days
7 Frederick Darley   [lower-alpha 1] 14 November 18814 January 18831 year, 51 days
8 Sir Patrick Jennings   [lower-alpha 1] 5 January 188331 July 1883207 days
9 Charles Mackellar   [lower-alpha 1] None26 February 188623 December 1886300 days
10 Sir Henry Parkes MLA   Free Trade 20 January 18876 March 188745 days
11 Julian Salomons   [lower-alpha 1] 7 March 188716 January 18891 year, 315 days
12 Sir John Lackey   Protectionist 17 January 18897 March 188949 days
13 William Suttor Jr. [lower-alpha 1]   Free Trade 30 April 188922 October 18912 years, 175 days
(11) Sir Julian Salomons   [lower-alpha 1]   Protectionist 23 October 189126 January 18931 year, 95 days
14 Normand MacLaurin   [lower-alpha 1] 5 April 18932 August 18941 year, 119 days
(13) William Suttor Jr. [lower-alpha 1]   Free Trade 7 August 189415 March 1895220 days
15 Andrew Garran   [lower-alpha 1] 19 March 189518 November 18983 years, 244 days
16 John Hughes   [lower-alpha 1] 22 November 189813 September 1899295 days
17 William Lyne   [lower-alpha 1]   Protectionist 14 September 189915 September 18991 day
18 Kenneth Mackay   [lower-alpha 1] 15 September 189924 April 1900221 days
19 Francis Suttor   [lower-alpha 1] 12 June 19009 April 1901301 days
  Progressive 9 April 190123 May 19032 years, 44 days
(18) Kenneth Mackay   [lower-alpha 1] 6 June 190329 August 19041 year, 84 days
(16) John Hughes   [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal Reform 29 August 190420 October 19106 years, 52 days
20 Fred Flowers   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 21 October 191027 April 19154 years, 188 days
21 Jack FitzGerald   [lower-alpha 1] 27 April 191515 November 19161 year, 202 days
  Nationalist 15 November 191630 July 19192 years, 257 days
22 David Hall MLA 30 July 19199 February 1920194 days
23 Sir George Fuller MLA 9 February 192027 February 192018 days
24 Edward Kavanagh   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 21 April 192020 December 19211 year, 243 days
25 Sir Joseph Carruthers   [lower-alpha 1]   Nationalist 20 December 1921 a.m.20 December 1921 p.m.
(24) Edward Kavanagh   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 20 December 192113 April 1922114 days
(25) Sir Joseph Carruthers   [lower-alpha 1]   Nationalist 13 April 192217 June 19253 years, 65 days
26 Albert Willis   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 17 June 192518 October 19272 years, 123 days
27 Francis Boyce   [lower-alpha 1]   Nationalist 18 October 19273 November 19303 years, 16 days
26 Albert Willis   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 4 November 19302 April 1931149 days
28 James Concannon   [lower-alpha 1] 3 April 193115 October 1931195 days
  Labor (NSW) 15 October 193113 May 1932211 days
29 James Ryan   [lower-alpha 1]   United Australia 16 May 193217 June 193232 days
30 Henry Manning   [lower-alpha 1] 18 June 193216 May 19418 years, 332 days
31 Reg Downing   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 16 May 194113 May 196523 years, 362 days
32 Arthur Bridges   [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal 13 May 196522 May 19683 years, 9 days
33 Sir John Fuller   [lower-alpha 1]   Country 10 July 196814 May 19767 years, 309 days
34 Paul Landa   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 14 May 19765 April 19847 years, 327 days
35 Barrie Unsworth   [lower-alpha 1] 5 April 19844 July 19862 years, 90 days
36 Jack Hallam   [lower-alpha 1] 4 July 198625 March 19881 year, 265 days
37 Ted Pickering   [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal 25 March 198822 October 19924 years, 211 days
38 John Hannaford   [lower-alpha 1] 22 October 19924 April 19952 years, 164 days
39 Michael Egan   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 4 April 199521 January 20059 years, 292 days
40 John Della Bosca   [lower-alpha 1] 3 August 20052 April 20071 year, 242 days
41 Tony Kelly 2 April 20078 September 20081 year, 159 days
(40) John Della Bosca   [lower-alpha 1] 8 September 20081 September 2009358 days
42 John Hatzistergos   [lower-alpha 1] 1 September 200928 March 20111 year, 208 days
43 Michael Gallacher   [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal 3 April 20112 May 20143 years, 29 days
44 Duncan Gay   [lower-alpha 1]   National 6 May 201430 January 20172 years, 269 days
45 Don Harwin   [lower-alpha 1]   Liberal 30 January 201715 April 20203 years, 76 days
46 Damien Tudehope   [lower-alpha 1] 15 April 20203 July 202079 days
(45) Don Harwin   [lower-alpha 1] 3 July 202021 December 20211 year, 171 days
(46) Damien Tudehope   [lower-alpha 1] 21 December 202117 February 20232 years, 156 days [5]
47 Sarah Mitchell   National 17 February 202328 March 202339 days [6]
48 Penny Sharpe   [lower-alpha 1]   Labor 28 March 20235 April 20238 days [3]
49 Ron Hoenig   [lower-alpha 3] 5 April 2023incumbent1 year, 50 days [3]

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Council unless otherwise noted.

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References

  1. ↑ "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35D". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35C(3)". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (142)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 28 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 21 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (96)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 23 February 2023.
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