Carr ministry (1999–2003)

{{Short description|87th ministry of the New South Wales Government}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Third Carr ministry

| cabinet_number = 87th

| jurisdiction = Government of New South Wales

| flag = Flag of New South Wales.svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent =

| image = 100px

| caption = Premier Bob Carr

| date_formed = {{start date|1999|04|08|df=y}}

| date_dissolved = {{end date|2003|04|03|df=y}}

| government_head = Bob Carr

| government_head_title = Premier

| deputy_government_head = Andrew Refshauge

| state_head = Queen Elizabeth II

| state_head_title = Monarch

| governor = Gordon Samuels
Marie Bashir

| members_number = 21

| political_party = Labor

| legislature_status = Majority Labor Government

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_parties = LiberalNational coalition

| opposition_leader = {{unbulleted list|Kerry Chikarovski (1999–2002)|John Brogden (2002–2003)}}

| election = 1999 New South Wales state election

| last_election = 2003 New South Wales state election

| legislature_term =

| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| previous = Second Carr ministry

| successor = Fourth Carr ministry

}}

The Carr ministry (1999–2003) or Third Carr ministry was the 87th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 39th Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr, representing the Labor Party.

The ministry covered the period from 8 April 1999, when Carr led Labor to victory at the 1999 state election, until 3 April 2003, when Carr's Labor government was re-elected at the 2003 state election.

As of 2023, this is the last term of Parliament in which the elected Premier of New South Wales has served the full term.

Composition of ministry

The ministry was announced on 8 April 1999 and two new roles were created in March 2000.{{efn|name=:1|John Della Bosca assigned additional roles to assist the Premier on Public Sector Management and the Central Coast.}} In June 2000 Jeff Shaw resigned from parliament to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court,{{cite news|first=Andrew|last=Chesterton|url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22227875-5006010,00.html|title=Jeff Shaw's fall from grace|work=Daily Telegraph|location=Australia|date=12 August 2007|access-date=5 October 2007|archive-date=27 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327014204/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22227875-5006010,00.html|url-status=dead}} resulting in a reconfiguration of the ministry.{{efn|name=:2|Jeff Shaw resigned from parliament to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. He was replaces as Attorney General by Bob Debus and John Della Bosca replaced him as Minister for Industrial Relations.}} Having spent more than five years as the Minister for the Olympics organising the Sydney Olympics in September 2000, Michael Knight retired from parliament in January 2001.{{cite web |author=Green, Antony |date=5 April 2011 |title=Campbelltown |url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/camp.htm |work=NSW Votes 2011 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |authorlink=Antony Green |accessdate=26 April 2014}}{{efn|name=:3|Michael Knight retired from parliament on 12 January 2001 and his Olympics portfolio was abolished}}{{efn|name=:4|Bob Debus was replaced as Minister for Corrective Services by John Watkins.}} In November 2001 Paul Whelan resigned from the ministry.{{cite news |author=Mealey, Rachel |date=19 November 2001 |title=Paul Whelan stands down as NSW Police Minister |work=The World Today |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |format=transcript |url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s420269.htm |access-date=1 August 2014}}{{efn|name=:11|Paul Whelan resigned as Minister for Police on 21 November 2001 and was replaced by Michael Costa, who entered the ministry.}}{{efn|name=:5|The portfolio of Urban Affairs and Planning was renamed Planning and Andrew Refshauge remained minister.}}{{efn|name=:6|John Aquilina gained the portfolio of Land and Water Conservation from Richard Amery and Fair Trading from John Watkins who took on Aquilina's portfolio of Education and Training.}}{{efn|name=:8|Richard Amery gained the portfolio of Corrective Services from John Watkins and lost Land and Water Conservation to John Aquilina.}}{{efn|name=:9|Morris Iemma gained the portfolio of Sport and Recreation from John Watkins.}}{{efn|name=:10|John Watkins was promoted to the portfolio of Education and Training from John Aquilina and gave up Fair Trading to Aquilina, Corrective Services to Richard Amery and Sport and Recreation to Morris Iemma.}} The fourth re-arrangement occurred in July 2002, when Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry.{{cite news |author=Totaro, Paula |date=6 April 2002 |title=Faye Lo Po' stands between Carr and certainty |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/05/1017206264467.html |accessdate=1 August 2014}}{{cite news |date=11 July 2002 |title=Carr reshuffle to push DOCS off front page |work=PM (ABC Radio) |location=Australia |format=transcript |url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s604698.htm |accessdate=1 August 2014}}{{efn|name=:12|Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry on 11 July 2002 and was replaced as Minister for Women by Sandra Nori. Lo Po's other portfolios of Community Services, Aging and Disability Services were transferred to Carmel Tebbutt.}} Richard Face had announced that he would not contest the 2003 election and retired from the ministry in February 2003.{{efn|name=:13|Richard Face retired from the ministry on 13 February 2003, with his portfolios of Gaming and Racing and Assisting the Premier on Hunter Development allocated to Michael Egan.}} The ministry was replaced by the Fourth Carr ministry following the 2003 election.{{refn|{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=6 |access-date=2022-03-18}}|name=Ministries}}{{cite web |title=Former Members |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx |access-date=2020-11-16 |work=Members of Parliament |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Portfolio !! Minister !! colspan=2 | Party !! Term commence !! Term end !! Term of office

Premier

| rowspan=3 | {{Sortname|Bob|Carr}}{{hsp}}{{efn|Retained portfolio from the first Carr ministry.|name=retained}}

| rowspan=68 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan=68 width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan=7 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=6 align=center | 2 April 2003

| rowspan=6 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

{{sort|Minister for Arts|Minister for the Arts}}
Minister for Ethnic Affairs
Deputy Premier{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| rowspan=5 | {{sortname|Andrew|Refshauge}}

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}
Minister for Housing
Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:5}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|21 November 2001}}

Minister for Planning{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:5}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| rowspan=4 align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|21 November 2001|2 April 2003}}

Treasurer

| rowspan=3 | {{Sortname|Michael|Egan|dab=Australian politician}}, MLC{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| rowspan=4 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Minister for State Development
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council
rowspan=2 | Minister for Police{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:11}}

| {{sortname|Paul|Whelan|dab=politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|21 November 2001}}

{{sortname|Michael|Costa|dab=politician}}, MLC

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|21 November 2001|2 April 2003}}

Minister for the Olympics

| {{sortname|Michael|Knight|dab=Australian politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}{{efn|name=:3}}

| rowspan=3 align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 12 January 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|12 January 2001}}

Minister for Health

| {{sortname|Craig|Knowles}}

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Education and Training

| {{sortname|John|Aquilina}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}{{efn|name=:6}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|21 November 2001}}

{{sortname|John|Watkins|dab=Australian politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:10}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|21 November 2001|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Attorney General{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:2}}

| {{sortname|Jeff|Shaw|dab=politician}}, MLC{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 28 June 2000

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|28 June 2000}}

{{sortname|Bob|Debus}}

| align=center | 28 June 2000

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|28 June 2000|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Industrial Relations{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:2}}

| {{sortname|Jeff|Shaw|dab=politician}}, MLC{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 28 June 2000

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|28 June 2000}}

{{sortname|John|Della Bosca}}, MLC

| align=center | 28 June 2000

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|28 June 2000|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Transport

| rowspan=2 | {{Sortname|Carl|Scully}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| rowspan=2 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=2 align=center | 2 April 2003

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Roads
rowspan=2 | Minister for Community Services{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:12}}

| {{sortname|Faye|Lo Po'}}{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|11 July 2002}}

{{sortname|Carmel|Tebbutt}}

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|11 July 2002|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Aging{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:12}}

| {{sortname|Faye|Lo Po'}}{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|11 July 2002}}

{{sortname|Carmel|Tebbutt}}

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|11 July 2002|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Disability Services{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:12}}

| {{sortname|Faye|Lo Po'}}{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|11 July 2002}}

{{sortname|Carmel|Tebbutt}}

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|11 July 2002|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Women{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:12}}

| {{sortname|Faye|Lo Po'}}{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|11 July 2002}}

{{sortname|Sandra|Nori}}

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|11 July 2002|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Information Technology

| rowspan=4 | {{sortname|Kim|Yeadon}}{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| rowspan=6 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=5 align=center | 2 April 2003

| rowspan=5 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Forestry
Minister for Ports
Minister for Western Sydney
Minister for Agriculture

| rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Richard|Amery}}{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Land and Water Conservation{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:6}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|21 November 2001}}

{{sortname|John|Aquilina}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:6}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|21 November 2001|2 April 2003}}

Minister for the Environment

| rowspan=4 | {{sortname|Bob|Debus}}

| rowspan=4 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=3 align=center | 2 April 2003

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Emergency Services
Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}
rowspan=3 | Minister for Corrective Services{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}{{efn|name=:4}}

| align=center | 12 January 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|12 January 2001}}

{{sortname|John|Watkins|dab=Australian politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:10}}

| align=center | 12 January 2001

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|12 January 2001|21 November 2001}}

{{sortname|Richard|Amery}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:8}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|21 November 2001|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Local Government

| rowspan=3 | {{Sortname|Harry|Woods|dab=Australian politician}}

| rowspan=4 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=3 align=center | 2 April 2003

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Regional Development{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}
Minister for Rural Affairs{{Hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}
rowspan=2 | Minister for Gaming and Racing{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:13}}

| {{sortname|Richard|Face}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 13 February 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|13 February 2003}}

{{sortname|Michael|Egan|dab=Australian politician}}, MLC

| align=center | 13 February 2003

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|13 February 2003|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Minister Assisting the Premier on Hunter Development{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:13}}

| {{sortname|Richard|Face}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 13 February 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|13 February 2003}}

{{sortname|Michael|Egan|dab=Australian politician}}, MLC

| align=center | 13 February 2003

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|13 February 2003|2 April 2003}}

Special Minister of State

| rowspan=4 | {{sortname|John|Della Bosca}}, MLC

| rowspan=2 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=10 align=center | 2 April 2003

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Assistant Treasurer
Minister Assisting the Premier on Public Sector Management{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:1}}

| rowspan=2 align=center | 31 March 2000

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{ayd|31 March 2000|2 April 2003}}

Minister Assisting the Premier for the Central Coast{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:1}}
Minister for Public Works and Services

| rowspan=2 | {{Sortname|Morris|Iemma}}

| rowspan=7 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=6 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship
Minister for Small Business

| rowspan=2 | {{Sortname|Sandra|Nori}}

Minister for Tourism
Minister for Mineral Resources

| rowspan=2 | {{Sortname|Eddie|Obeid}}, MLC

Minister for Fisheries
rowspan=2 | Minister for Fair Trading

| {{sortname|John|Watkins|dab=Australian politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:10}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|21 November 2001}}

{{sortname|John|Aquilina}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:6}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|21 November 2001|2 April 2003}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Sport and Recreation

| {{sortname|John|Watkins|dab=Australian politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:10}}

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|21 November 2001}}

{{sortname|Morris|Iemma}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=:9}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|21 November 2001|2 April 2003}}

Minister for Juvenile Justice

| rowspan=3 | {{Sortname|Carmel|Tebbutt}} MLC

| rowspan=3 align=center | 8 April 1999

| rowspan=2 align=center | 2 April 2003

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|2 April 2003}}

Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth
Minister Assisting the Minister for the Environment

| align=center | 11 July 2002

| align=right | {{ayd|8 April 1999|11 July 2002}}

 

Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

 

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