Minister for Water (New South Wales)

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Minister for Water
Incumbent
Rose Jackson
since 5 April 2023
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderBruce Cowan (as Minister for Water Resources)
Formation17 December 1975

The New South Wales Minister for Water (previously the Minister for Water Resources and Minister for Water Utilities) is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the administration and development for water and crown lands in New South Wales, Australia.[1] The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and a range of other government agencies.[2][3]

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

List of ministers[edit]

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Water or any precedent titles:

Title Minister [3] Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Water Resources Bruce Cowan   Country 17 December 1975 14 May 1976 149 days
Lin Gordon   Labor 14 May 1976 2 October 1981 5 years, 141 days
Paul Landa 2 October 1981 1 February 1983 1 year, 122 days
Paul Whelan 1 February 1983 5 April 1984 1 year, 64 days
Minister for Water Resources Janice Crosio   Labor 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 1 year, 261 days
Minister for Water Resources Ian Causley   National 24 July 1990 6 June 1991 317 days
Minister for Land and Water Conservation George Souris   National 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Kim Yeadon   Labor 4 April 1995 1 December 1997 2 years, 241 days
Richard Amery 1 December 1997 21 November 2001 3 years, 355 days
John Aquilina 21 November 2001 2 April 2003 1 year, 132 days
Minister for Utilities Carl Scully   Labor 3 August 2005 17 February 2006 198 days
Minister for Water Utilities David Campbell 17 February 2006 2 April 2007 1 year, 44 days
Nathan Rees 2 April 2007 27 February 2008 1 year, 156 days
Minister for Water 27 February 2008 5 September 2008
Phil Costa 8 September 2008 28 March 2011 2 years, 201 days
Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water Kevin Humphries   National 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 344 days
Minister for Lands and Water Niall Blair 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 3 years, 303 days
Minister for Regional Water 30 January 2017 23 March 2019
Minister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey   National 2 April 2019 21 December 2021 2 years, 263 days [4]
Minister for Lands and Water Kevin Anderson 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 97 days [1]
Minister for Water Rose Jackson   Labor 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 24 days

Former ministerial titles[edit]

Climate Change, Environment and Water[edit]

The title of Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water was held by Phil Koperberg from 2007 to 2008. This portfolio was existed alongside the Minister for Water Utilities, which was held by Nathan Rees at that time.

Title Minister [3] Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water Phil Koperberg   Labor 2 April 2007 27 February 2008 331 days

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  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. ^ a b c "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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