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Minister for Education and Early Learning

{{Short description|Government minister in New South Wales, Australia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox political post

|post = Minister for Education and Early Learning

|body =

|nativename =

|insignia = Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg

|department = Department of Education

|image = Prue car.jpg

|alt =

|incumbent = Prue Car

|incumbentsince = {{start date|2023|03|28|df=y}}

|style = The Honourable

|residence =

|nominator = Premier of New South Wales

|appointer = Governor of New South Wales

|termlength =

|precursor = Minister of Justice and Public Instruction

|inaugural = Sir John Robertson
as Minister of Public Instruction

|formation = 1 May 1880

|last =

|abolished =

|succession =

|deputy =

|salary =

|website = [http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/ Department of Education]

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The New South Wales Minister for Education and Early Learning is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities that includes all schools and institutes of higher education in New South Wales, Australia.{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-29/premier-gladys-berejiklian-announces-new-cabinet-queanbeyan/8221072 |title=NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench |work=ABC News |location=Australia |author1=Vukovic, Dom|author2=Gerathy, Sarah |author3=McDonald, Philippa |date=29 January 2017 |access-date=29 January 2017}}

Together, the ministers administer the portfolio through the Education cluster, in particular the Department of Education, TAFE NSW, and a range of other government agencies.

Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Office history

The role of administering the education system in New South Wales began with the passing by the New South Wales Legislative Council of the National Education Board Act 1848, which emulated the 'National' system of education established in Ireland by Lord Stanley in 1831 through the Stanley letter. The Act established the Board of National Education, a body corporate, with a Chairman of the Board appointed by the board members. The Board was abolished by the colonial government of Henry Parkes in 1866 with the passing of the Public Schools Act 1866 and its functions were replaced by the Council of Education.

Originally the bill for the act had included a measure to attach the role of President of the Council of Education ex officio to the Colonial Secretary. This measure was deleted in committee stage and the role of President was to be elected by the members of the council. This came to be seen by the first president, Parkes, as an indispensable way in which to protect the independence of the fledgling education system in the colony.{{cite book|last1=Manzer|first1=Ronald A.|title=Educational Regimes and Anglo-American Democracy|date=2003|publisher=University of Toronto Press|location=Toronto|page=389}} From 1873, with the independence of the role of President well established, the responsibility for education within the Parliament was held by the Minister of Justice and Public Instruction.

However this situation did not last and the independent council was abolished with the passing of the Public Instruction Act 1880 by Sir Henry Parkes' third government. The Act dissolved the Council of Education and transferred its responsibilities to a new Minister of Public Instruction, who had the role of establishing for the first time a well-structured system of public education throughout the colony. The Minister administered the portfolio through the Department of Public Instruction, which became the Department of Education in 1915.{{cite web|title=Department of Public Instruction (1880-1915) Department of Education (1915-1989) Department of School Education (1989-1997)|url=http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/88|website=NSW State Records|publisher=NSW Government|access-date=17 September 2015}} In 2015 the functions of TAFE NSW were transferred from the education portfolio to the industry, portfolio only to return to the education portfolio in 2019.{{Gazette NSW |title=Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] |issue=159 |page=7-8 |date=2 April 2019 |url=https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/regulations/2019-159.pdf |access-date=4 April 2019 |via= }}

Predecessor offices and ministers

=Board of National Education/Council of Education=

The Chairman or President were not ministers of the crown, although all but John Smith were current or former members of parliament.{{cite web |title=AGY-90 Board of National Education |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1e5kcq1/ORGANISATIONS1000212 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives |access-date=2020-12-30}} They were independent of ministerial supervision until the Minister of Justice and Public Instruction was appointed in December 1873.{{cite web |title=AGY-89 Council of Education |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ORGANISATIONS1000211 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives |access-date=2020-12-30}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Office

!Office-holder{{cite web|title=Government Schools of New South Wales form 1848 - Ministers|url=http://www.governmentschools.det.nsw.edu.au/admin/ministers.shtm|website=Department of Education|publisher=NSW Government|access-date=17 September 2015}}

!Term start

!Term end

!Time in office

rowspan="5" | Chairman of the Board of National Education

| {{sortname|John|Plunkett}}

| 15 July 1848

| 1 February 1858

| align=right| {{ayd|1848|07|15|1858|02|01}}

{{sortname|Sir Charles|Nicholson|Charles Nicholson}}

| 1 February 1858

| 31 December 1858

| align=right| {{ayd|1858|02|01|1858|12|31}}

{{sortname|George|Holden|dab=New South Wales politician}}

| 1 January 1859

| 31 December 1859

| align=right| {{ayd|1859|01|01|1859|12|31}}

{{sortname|Sir Charles|Nicholson|Charles Nicholson}}

| 1 January 1860

| 31 December 1860

| align=right| {{ayd|1860|01|01|1860|12|31}}

{{sortname|George|Holden|dab=New South Wales politician}}

| 1 January 1861

| 31 December 1866

| align=right| {{ayd|1861|01|01|1866|12|31}}

rowspan="4" | President of the Council of Education

| {{sortname|Henry|Parkes}}

| 1 January 1867

| 14 October 1870

| align=right| {{ayd|1867|01|01|1870|10|14}}

{{sortname|John|Smith|dab=New South Wales politician, born 1821}}

| 14 October 1870

| 14 July 1871

| align=right| {{ayd|1870|10|14|1871|07|14}}

{{sortname|George|Allen|George Wigram Allen}}

| 14 July 1871

| 1 January 1872

| align=right| {{ayd|1871|07|14|1872|01|01}}

{{sortname|John|Smith|dab=New South Wales politician, born 1821}}

| 1 January 1872

| 30 April 1880

| align=right| {{ayd|1872|01|01|1880|04|30}}

=Ministers of Justice and Public Instruction=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title

! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! Term start !! Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="6"| Minister of Justice and Public Instruction

| {{sortname|George|Allen|George Wigram Allen}} MLA

| align="center" | 9 December 1873

| align="center" | 8 February 1875

| align="right" | {{ayd|1873|12|9|1875|2|8}}

|{{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Sir George Wigram Allen (1824-1885) |id=543 |former=Yes |access-date=27 April 2019}}

{{sortname|Joseph|Docker}} MLC

| align="center" | 9 February 1875

| align="center" | 21 March 1877

| align="right" | {{ayd|1875|2|9|1877|3|21}}

|{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr Joseph Docker (1802–1884) |id=287 |former=Yes |accessdate=15 June 2019}}

{{sortname|Francis|Suttor|Francis Bathurst Suttor}} MLA

| align="center" | 22 March 1877

| align="center" | 16 August 1877

| align="right" | {{ayd|1877|3|22|1877|8|16}}

| {{refn|name=Francis Suttor NSW parl|{{Cite NSW Parliament |title=Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (1839-1915) |id=749 |former=Yes |access-date=1 May 2019}}}}

{{sortname|John|Lackey|dab=Australian politician}} MLA

| align="center" | 17 August 1877

| align="center" | 17 December 1877

| align="right" | {{ayd|1877|8|17|1877|12|17}}

|{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Sir John Lackey (1830-1903) |id=626 |former=Yes |access-date=14 June 2019}}

{{sortname|Joseph|Leary}} MLA

| align="center"|18 December 1877

| align="center"|20 December 1878

| align="right" | {{ayd|1877|12|18|1878|12|20}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr Joseph Leary (1831-1881) |id=6312 |former=Yes |access-date=20 August 2019}}

{{sortname|Francis|Suttor|Francis Bathurst Suttor}}

| align="center" | 21 December 1878

| align="center"| 30 April 1880

| align="right" | {{ayd|1878|12|21|1880|4|30}}

| {{refn|name=Francis Suttor NSW parl}}

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning or any previous titles.{{refn|name=Ministries|{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=6 |accessdate=2020-12-28}}}}

=Education=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Minister !! colspan="2" | Party !! Title !! data-sort-type="date" | Term start !! data-sort-type=date | Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

{{sortname|Sir John|Robertson|John Robertson (premier)}}

| rowspan="6" |

| rowspan="6" | None

| rowspan="27"| Minister of Public Instruction

| align="center" | 1 May 1880

| align="center" | 10 November 1881

| align="right" | {{ayd|1880|5|1|1880|8|10}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Francis|Suttor|Francis Bathurst Suttor}}

| align="center" | 14 November 1881

| align="center" | 4 January 1883

| align="right" | {{ayd|1881|11|14|1883|1|4}}

| align="center" | {{refn|name=Francis Suttor NSW parl}}

{{sortname|George|Reid}}

| align="center" | 5 January 1883

| align="center" | 6 March 1884

| align="right" | {{ayd|1883|1|5|1884|3|6}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|William|Trickett}}

| align="center" | 2 May 1884

| align="center" | 21 December 1885

| align="right" | {{ayd|1884|5|2|1885|12|21}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|James|Young|James Henry Young}}

| align="center" | 22 December 1885

| align="center" | 25 February 1886

| align="right" | {{ayd|1885|12|22|1886|2|25}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Arthur|Renwick}}

| align="center" | 26 February 1886

| align="center" | 19 January 1887

| align="right" | {{ayd|1886|2|26|1887|1|19}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|James|Inglis|James Inglis (politician)}}

| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Free Trade}}

| align="center" | 20 January 1887

| align="center" | 16 January 1889

| align="right" | {{ayd|1887|1|20|1889|1|16}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Francis|Suttor|Francis Bathurst Suttor}}

| {{Australian party style|Protectionist}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Protectionist}}

| align="center" | 17 January 1889

| align="center" | 7 March 1889

| align="right" | {{ayd|1889|1|17|1889|3|7}}

| align="center" | {{refn|name=Francis Suttor NSW parl}}

{{sortname|Joseph|Carruthers}}

| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Free Trade}}

| align="center" | 8 March 1889

| align="center" | 22 October 1891

| align="right" | {{ayd|1889|3|8|1891|10|22}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Francis|Suttor|Francis Bathurst Suttor}}

| {{Australian party style|Protectionist}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Protectionist}}

| align="center" | 23 October 1891

| align="center" | 2 August 1894

| align="right" | {{ayd|1891|10|23|1894|8|2}}

| align="center" | {{refn|name=Francis Suttor NSW parl}}

{{sortname|Jacob|Garrard}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}| 

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Free Trade}}

| align="center" | 3 August 1894

| align="center" | 15 August 1898

| align="right" | {{ayd|1894|8|3|1898|8|15}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|James|Hogue|dab=politician}}

| align="center" | 27 August 1898

| align="center" | 13 September 1899

| align="right" | {{ayd|1898|8|27|1899|9|13}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|John|Perry|dab=1845–1922}}

| {{Australian party style|Protectionist}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Protectionist}} / {{Australian politics/name|Progressive}}

| align="center" | 14 September 1899

| align="center" | 14 June 1904

| align="right" | {{ayd|1899|9|14|1904|6|14}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|John|Fegan|dab=politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Free Trade}}

| align="center" | 15 June 1904

| align="center" | 29 August 1904

| align="right" | {{ayd|1904|6|15|1904|8|29}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Broughton|O'Conor}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal Reform}}| 

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal Reform}}

| align="center" | 30 August 1904

| align="center" | 13 May 1907

| align="right" | {{ayd|1904|8|30|1907|5|13}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|James|Hogue|dab=politician}}

| align="center" | 14 May 1907

| align="center" | 20 October 1910

| align="right" | {{ayd|1907|5|14|1910|10|20}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|George|Beeby}}

| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| 

| rowspan="6" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 21 October 1910

| align="center" | 10 September 1911

| align="right" | {{ayd|1910|10|21|1911|9|10}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Campbell|Carmichael}}

| align="center" | 11 September 1911

| align="center" | 26 November 1911

| align="right" | {{ayd|1911|9|11|1911|11|26}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Frederick|Flowers|dab=politician}}

| align="center" | 27 November 1911

| align="center" | 29 February 1912

| align="right" | {{ayd|1911|11|27|1912|2|29}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Campbell|Carmichael}}

| align="center" | 1 March 1912

| align="center" | 5 March 1915

| align="right" | {{ayd|1912|3|1|1915|3|5}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|William|Holman}}

| align="center" | 6 March 1915

| align="center" | 15 March 1915

| align="right" | {{ayd|1915|3|6|1915|3|15}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Arthur|Griffith|Arthur Hill Griffith}}

| align="center" | 15 March 1915

| align="center" | 7 November 1916

| align="right" | {{ayd|1915|3|15|1916|11|7}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Augustus|James}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 15 November 1916

| align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="right" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1920|4|12}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Thomas|Mutch}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 13 April 1920

| align="center" | 20 December 1921

| align="right" | {{ayd|13 April 1920|20 December 1921}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Thomas|Ley}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 20 December 1921

| align="center" | 20 December 1921

| align=right | {{ntsh|0.29}} 7 hours

|

{{sortname|Thomas|Mutch}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 20 December 1921

| align="center" | 13 April 1922

| align="right" | {{ayd|1921|12|20|1922|4|13}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Albert|Bruntnell}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 13 April 1922

| align="center" | 17 June 1925

| align="right" | {{ayd|1922|4|13|1925|6|17}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Thomas|Mutch}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Minister for Education

| align="center" | 17 June 1925

| align="center" | 26 May 1927

| align="right" | {{ayd|1925|6|17|1927|5|26}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Billy|Davies|dab=politician}}

| Minister of Public Instruction

| align="center" | 27 May 1927

| align="center" | 18 October 1927

| align="right" | {{ayd|1927|5|27|1927|10|18}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|David|Drummond|dab=politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Country NSW}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}}

| rowspan="15"| Minister for Education

| align="center" | 18 October 1927

| align="center" | 3 November 1930

| align="right" | {{ayd|1927|10|18|1930|11|3}}

| align="center" |

rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Billy|Davies|dab=politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 4 November 1930

| align="center" | 15 October 1931

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{ayd|1930|11|04|1932|05|13}}

|

{{Australian party style|Labor (NSW)}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor (NSW)}}

| align="center" | 15 October 1931

| align="center" | 13 May 1932

|

{{sortname|David|Drummond|dab=politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Country NSW}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}}

| align="center" | 16 May 1932

| align="center" | 13 May 1941

| align=right | {{ayd|1932|05|16|1941|05|13}}

|

{{sortname|Clive|Evatt}}

| rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| 

| rowspan="3" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 13 May 1941

| align="center" | 8 June 1944

| align=right| {{ayd|1941|05|13|1944|06|08}}

|

{{sortname|Robert|Heffron}}

| align="center" | 8 June 1944

| align="center" | 31 May 1960

| align=right| {{ayd|1944|06|08|1960|05|31}}

|

{{sortname|Ernest|Wetherell}}

| align="center" | 31 May 1960

| align="center" | 13 May 1965

| align="right" | {{ayd|1960|5|31|1965|5|13}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Sir Charles|Cutler|Charles Cutler}}

| {{Australian party style|Country NSW}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}}

| align="center" | 13 May 1965

| align="center" | 19 June 1972

| align="right" | {{ayd|1965|5|13|1972|6|19}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Sir Eric|Willis|Eric Willis}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}}| 

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| align="center" | 19 June 1972

| align="center" | 23 January 1976

| align="right" | {{ayd|1972|6|19|1976|1|23}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Neil|Pickard}}

| align="center" | 23 January 1976

| align="center" | 14 May 1976

| align="right" | {{ayd|1976|1|23|1976|5|14}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Eric|Bedford}}

| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}| 

| rowspan="5" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 14 May 1976

| align="center" | 29 February 1980

| align="right" | {{ayd|1976|5|14|1980|2|29}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Paul|Landa}}

| align="center" | 29 February 1980

| align="center" | 2 October 1981

| align="right" | {{ayd|1980|2|29|1981|10|2}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Ron|Mulock}}

| align="center" | 2 October 1981

| align="center" | 10 February 1984

| align="right" | {{ayd|1981|10|2|1984|2|10}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Eric|Bedford}}

| align="center" | 10 February 1984

| align="center" | 5 April 1984

| align="right" | {{ayd|1984|2|10|1984|4|5}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Rodney|Cavalier}}

| align="center" | 5 April 1984

| align="center" | 21 March 1988

| align="right" | {{ayd|1984|4|5|1988|3|21}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Terry|Metherell}}

| rowspan="3" {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| rowspan="3" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Minister for Education and Youth Affairs

| align="center" | 25 March 1988

| align="center" | 24 July 1990

| align="right" | {{ayd|1988|3|25|1990|7|24}}

| align="center" |

rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Virginia|Chadwick}}

| Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs

| align="center" | 24 July 1990

| align="center" | 26 May 1993

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{ayd|1990|07|24|1995|04|04}}

|

Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs

| align="center" | 26 May 1993

| align="center" | 4 April 1995

|

{{sortname|John|Aquilina}}

| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| rowspan="6" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan="6"| Minister for Education and Training

| align="center" | 4 April 1995

| align="center" | 21 November 2001

| align=right| {{ayd|1995|4|4|2001|11|21}}

|

{{sortname|John|Watkins|dab=Australian politician}}

| align="center" | 21 November 2001

| align="center" | 2 April 2003

| align="right" | {{ayd|2001|11|21|2003|4|2}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Andrew|Refshauge}}

| align="center" | 2 April 2003

| align="center" | 21 January 2005

| align="right" | {{ayd|2003|4|2|2005|1|21}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Carmel|Tebbutt}}

| align="center" | 21 January 2005

| align="center" | 2 April 2007

| align="right" | {{ayd|2005|1|21|2007|4|2}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|John|Della Bosca}}

| align="center" | 2 April 2007

| align="center" | 8 September 2008

| align="right" | {{ayd|2007|4|2|2008|9|8}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Verity|Firth}}

| align="center" | 8 September 2008

| align="center" | 28 March 2011

| align="right" | {{ayd|2008|9|8|2011|3|28}}

| align="center" |

{{sortname|Adrian|Piccoli}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

| rowspan="2" | Minister for Education

| align="center" | 3 April 2011

| align="center" | 30 January 2017

| align=right| {{ayd|2011|4|3|2017|1|30}}

|

{{sortname|Rob|Stokes}}

| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}}| 

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| align="center" | 30 January 2017

| align="center" | {{end date|2019|3|23|df=y}}

| align=right| {{ayd|2017|1|30|2019|3|23}}

|

rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Sarah|Mitchell}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} | 

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

| Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning

| align="center" | {{start date|2019|4|2|df=y}}

| align="center" | {{end date|2021|12|21|df=y}}

| rowspan="2" align="right" | {{ayd|2019|04|02|2023|3|28}}

|

rowspan="2" | Minister for Education and Early Learning

| align="center" | {{start date|2021|12|21|df=y}}

| align="center" | {{end date|2023|3|28|df=y}}

| {{Gazette NSW |title=Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police |issue=662 |date=21 December 2021 |url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2021_2021-662.pdf}}

{{sortname|Prue|Car}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | {{start date|2023|3|28|df=y}}

| align="center" | incumbent

| align=right| {{ayd|2023|03|28}}

=Early Learning=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Minister !! colspan="2" | Party !! Title !! data-sort-type="date" | Term start !! data-sort-type=date | Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

{{sortname|Leslie|Williams|dab=politician}}

| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} | 

| rowspan="4" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

| rowspan="2" | Minister for Early Childhood Education

| align="center" | {{start date|2015|4|2|df=y}}

| align="center" | {{end date|2017|1|23|df=y}}

| align="right" | {{ayd|2015|4|2|2017|1|23}}

| |

rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Sarah|Mitchell}}

| align="center" | {{start date|2017|1|30|df=y}}

| align="center" | {{end date|2019|4|2|df=y}}

| rowspan="3" align="right" | {{ayd|2017|1|30|2023|3|28}}

| rowspan="2" |

Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning

| align="center" | {{start date|2019|4|2|df=y}}

| align="center" | {{end date|2021|12|21|df=y}}

rowspan="2" | Minister for Education and Early Learning

| align="center" | {{start date|2021|12|21|df=y}}

| align="center" | {{end date|2023|3|28|df=y}}

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{{sortname|Prue|Car}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

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| align="center" | {{start date|2023|3|28|df=y}}

| align="center" | incumbent

| align=right| {{ayd|2023|03|28}}

Former ministerial titles

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! Title

! Minister !! colspan="2" |Party !! data-sort-type="date" | Term start !! data-sort-type=date | Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Assistant Minister of Public Instruction

| {{sortname|Jack|FitzGerald|John Daniel FitzGerald}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

|{{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 4 April 1916

| align="center" | 18 July 1916

| align=right| {{ayd|1916|04|04|1916|07|18}}

|

colspan="9" |
Assistant Minister for Education

| {{sortname|Wal|Fife}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| align="center" | 13 May 1965

| align="center" | 27 June 1967

| align=right| {{ayd|1965|05|13|1967|06|27}}

|

colspan="9" |
Assistant Minister for Education

| {{sortname|Bob|Debus}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 4 July 1986

| align="center" | 21 March 1988

| align=right| {{ayd|1986|07|04|1998|03|21}}

|

colspan="9" |
Assistant Minister for Education

| {{sortname|Kerry|Chikarovski}}

| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| align="center" | 3 July 1992

| align="center" | 26 May 1993

| align=right| {{ayd|1992|07|03|1993|05|26}}

|

colspan="9" |
Assistant Minister for Education

| {{sortname|Victor|Dominello}}

| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} | 

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| align="center" | 23 April 2014

| align="center" | 2 April 2015

| align=right| {{ayd|2014|04|23|2015|04|02}}

|

rowspan="2"| Assistant Minister for Education
Minister for Early Childhood Education

| {{sortname|Leslie|Williams|dab=politician}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} | 

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

| align="center" | 2 April 2015

| align="center" | 30 January 2017

| align=right| {{ayd|2015|04|02|2017|01|30}}

|

{{sortname|Sarah|Mitchell}}

| align="center" | 30 January 2017

| align="center" | {{end date|2019|03|23|df=y}}

| align=right| {{ayd|2017|01|30|2019|03|23}}

|

See also

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References

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Education

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Category:1880 establishments in Australia

Category:Education ministers of Australia