Minister for Sport (New South Wales)#List of ministers

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Minister for Sport

| incumbent = Steve Kamper

| incumbentsince = 5 April 2023

| department = Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade

| image =

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

| style = The Honourable

| nominator = Premier of New South Wales

| nominatorpost =

| appointerpost =

| appointer = Governor of New South Wales

| inaugural = Eric Willis
{{small|(as the Minister for Tourism and Sport)}}

| formation = 11 March 1971

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The Minister for Sport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the administration and support for all sporting bodies in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It has often been combined with other portfolio responsibilities, most commonly Tourism.{{refn|{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=6 |access-date=2022-08-14}}|name=Ministries}}

Scope

=Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation (1975-1976)=

The formation of the ministry and supporting department was a response to the Government’s growing involvement in leisure and sporting activities. Included in these activities were sport, recreation, the visual arts and crafts, and the performing arts. Some of the government controls relating to motor, horse and greyhound racing, Sunday entertainment and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground were also transferred to the new Department from the Chief Secretary, although the Chief Secretary’s successor, the Department of Services, continued to provide the administrative staff for many of these activities.{{cite web |title=AGY-403 Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ORGANISATIONS1000525 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives |access-date=2021-11-04}} {{CC-notice|cc=by4}}

The responsibilities of the portfolio included the Advisory Committee on Cultural Grants, Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Archives Authority of New South Wales, the Library and Library Board of New South Wales, Museums, Film Council, Observatory and Opera House and the sport and recreation service of New South Wales. The last organisation aimed to promote physical fitness and recreational opportunities which was achieved by providing camping facilities, swimming instruction, school vacation play centres.{{cite web |title=PFO-101 Culture, Sport and Recreation |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/PORTFOLIO095 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives |access-date=2021-11-04}} {{CC-notice|cc=by4}}

The ministry was abolished in the first Wran ministry in 1976, separated into the portfolio of Sport and Recreation and while cultural activities became the responsibility of the Premier.

List of ministers

The following individuals have served as minister where sport was one of the responsibilities in the portfolio:

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan=2 | Party !! Ministry !! data-sort-type="date" | Term start !! data-sort-type=date | Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Minister for Tourism and Sport

| {{sortname|Eric|Willis}}

| rowspan=4 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan=4 width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Askin (4)

| align=center | 11 March 1971

| align=center | 19 June 1972

| align=right | {{ayd|11 March 1971|19 June 1972}}

| {{refn|name=Willis}}

Minister for Sport

| {{sortname|Ian|Griffith}}

| Askin (4) (5) (6)

| align=center | 19 June 1972

| align=center | 3 January 1975

| align=right | {{ayd|19 June 1972|3 January 1975}}

| {{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr Ian Ross Griffith (1925-1992) |id=1849 |former=Yes |access-date=8 June 2019}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation

| {{sortname|John|Barraclough}}

| Lewis (1) (2)

| align=center | 3 January 1975

| align=center | 23 January 1976

| align=right | {{ayd|3 January 1975|23 January 1976}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Lindley John Forbes Barraclough |id=1859 |former=Yes |access-date=3 May 2019}}

| Willis

| align=center | 23 January 1976

| align=center | 14 May 1976

| align=right | {{ayd|23 January 1976|14 May 1976}}

| {{refn|name=Arblaster}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Sport and Recreation

| {{sortname|Ken|Booth|dab=politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=Tourism}}

| rowspan=4 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| rowspan=4 | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Wran (1) (2) (3)

| align=center | 14 May 1976

| align=center | 2 October 1981

| align=right | {{ayd|14 May 1976|2 October 1981}}

| {{refn|name=Booth}}

rowspan=3 | {{sortname|Michael|Cleary|dab=rugby}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=Tourism}}

| Wran (4)

| align=center | 2 October 1981

| align=center | 26 May 1982

| rowspan=3 align=right| {{ayd|2 October 1981|21 March 1988}}

| rowspan=3 | {{refn|name=Cleary}}

Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism

| Wran (4) (5)

| align=center | 26 May 1982

| align=center | 10 February 1984

Minister for Sport and Recreation

| Wran (6) (7) (8)
Unsworth

| align=center | 10 February 1984

| align=center | 21 March 1988

Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Bob|Rowland Smith}}

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} |

| rowspan=3 | {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

| rowspan=2 | Greiner (1)

| align=center | 25 March 1988

| align=center | 18 September 1989

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{ayd|25 March 1988|24 May 1991}}

| rowspan=2 | {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. (Bob) Robert Baron Rowland Smith (1925–2012) |id=1850 |former=Yes |access-date=11 May 2019}}

Minister for Sport and Recreation

| align=center | 18 September 1989

| align=center | 24 May 1991

rowspan=3 | Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing

| {{sortname|George|Souris}}

| Greiner (2)
Fahey (1)

| align=center | 6 June 1991

| align=center | 3 July 1992

| align=right | {{ayd|6 June 1991|3 July 1992}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. George Souris |id=2135 |former=Yes |access-date=23 May 2019}}

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

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

| Fahey (2)

| align=center | 3 July 1992

| align=center | 26 May 1993

| align=right | {{ayd|3 July 1992|26 May 1993}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Joseph John Schipp (1932-2017) |id=1908 |former=Yes |access-date=5 May 2019}}

| Fahey (3)

| align=center | 26 May 1993

| align=center | 4 April 1995

| align=right | {{ayd|26 May 1993|4 April 1995}}

| {{cite NSW Parliament |title=Mr Christopher John Downy (1955- ) |id=2087 |former=Yes |access-date=13 May 2019}}

rowspan=3 | Minister for Sport and Recreation

| {{sortname|Gabrielle|Harrison}}

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

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

| Carr (1) (2)

| align=center | 4 April 1995

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=right | {{ayd|4 April 1995|8 April 1999}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Gabrielle Mary Harrison |id=2112 |former=Yes |access-date=4 May 2019}}

| rowspan=2 | Carr (3)

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 21 November 2001

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

| {{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. John Arthur Watkins AM (1955- ) |id=2120 |former=Yes |access-date=8 June 2019}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

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

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Morris Iemma (1961-) |id=2126 |former=Yes |access-date=30 April 2019}}

Minister for Tourism and Sport and Recreation

| {{sortname|Sandra|Nori}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=Tourism}}

| Carr (4)
Iemma (1)

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2003|2 April 2007}}

| {{refn|name=Nori}}

rowspan=5 | Minister for Sport and Recreation

| {{sortname|Graham|West}}

| Iemma (2)

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=center | 5 September 2008

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2007|5 September 2008}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Graham James West |id=2157 |former=Yes |access-date=23 May 2019}}

| Rees
Keneally

| align=center | 5 September 2008

| align=center | 28 March 2011

| align=right | {{ayd|5 September 2008|28 March 2011}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr Kevin Patrick Greene (1958- ) |id=2146 |former=Yes |access-date=30 April 2019}}

| rowspan=9 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan=9 | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| rowspan=2 |O'Farrell

| align=center | 3 April 2011

| align=center | 28 August 2013

| align=right | {{ayd|3 April 2011|28 August 2013}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr Graham Annesley (1957- ) |id=2201 |former=Yes |access-date=27 April 2019}}

| align=center | 30 August 2013

| align=center | 23 April 2014

| align=right | {{ayd|30 August 2013|23 April 2014}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Gabrielle Cecelia Upton MP |id=59 |access-date=11 September 2019}}

rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Stuart|Ayres}}{{hsp}}{{efn|Stuart Ayres held the Tourism portfolio from 2 April 2015 until 30 January 2017.}}

| Baird (1)

| align=center | 23 April 2014

| align=center | 2 April 2015

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{ayd|23 April 2014|23 March 2019}}

| rowspan=2 | {{refn|name=Ayres}}

Minister for Sport

| Baird (2)
Berejiklian (1)

| align=center | 2 April 2015

| align=center | 23 March 2019

rowspan=3 | Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans

| {{sortname|John|Sidoti}}

| rowspan=2 | Berejiklian (2)

| align=center | 2 April 2019

| align=center | 17 September 2019

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2019|17 September 2019}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr (John) Anthony John Sidoti |id=73 |access-date=21 June 2020}}{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Alexandra|title=Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/sports-minister-john-sidoti-to-stand-aside-pending-icac-inquiry-20190917-p52s5u.html|accessdate=22 April 2020|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=17 September 2019}}

{{sortname|Geoff|Lee}} (acting)

| align=center | 17 September 2019

| align=center | 27 May 2021

| align=right | {{ayd|17 September 2019|7 May 2021}}

| Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)

| align=center | 27 May 2021

| align=center | 21 December 2021

| align=right | {{ayd|27 May 2021|21 December 2021}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Natalie Peta Ward |id=2236 |former= |access-date=5 May 2019}} {{cite news |author=Smith, Alexandra |title=Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/berejiklian-fills-cabinet-vacancies-after-ministers-forced-to-quit-20210526-p57vfp.html |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=Sydney Morning Herald}}

Minister for Tourism and Sport

| {{sortname|Stuart|Ayres}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=Tourism}}

| rowspan=2 | Perrottet (2)

| align=center | 21 December 2021

| align=center | 3 August 2022

| align=right | {{ayd|21 December 2021|3 August 2022}}

| {{refn|name=Ayres}}{{refn|name=Gazette 2021-12-21}}

rowspan="2"|Minister for Sport

| {{sortname|Alister|Henskens}}

| align=center | 5 August 2022

| align=center | 5 April 2023

| align=right | {{ayd|5 August 2022}}

| {{refn|name=5 Aug 22}}

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

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

| Minns

| align=center | 5 April 2023

| align=center | incumbent

| align=right | {{ayd|5 April 2023}}

Notes

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References

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{{refn|name=Arblaster|{{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr David Amos Arblaster (1929–2006) |id=1892 |former=Yes |access-date=27 April 2019}} }}

{{refn|name=Ayres|{{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Stuart Laurence Ayres |id=51 |access-date=3 April 2019}} }}

{{refn|name=Booth|{{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988) |id=1855 |former=Yes |access-date=16 June 2019}} }}

{{refn|name=Cleary|{{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Michael Arthur Cleary AO (1940- ) |id=1969 |former=Yes |access-date=11 October 2019}} }}

{{refn|name=Nori|{{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Sandra Christine Nori (1951- ) |id=2082 |former=Yes |access-date=13 May 2019}} }}

{{refn|name=Willis|{{cite NSW Parliament |title =Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999) |id=1809 |former=Yes |access-date=22 May 2019}} }}

{{refn|name=Gazette 2021-12-21|{{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}} }}

{{refn|name=5 Aug 22| {{Cite web |author=Department of Premier and Cabinet |date=2022-08-03 |title=Changes to NSW ministerial arrangements |url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/changes-to-nsw-ministerial-arrangements |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=NSW Government |language=en-AU}} }}

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External links

[https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales Office of Sport]

Sport

Category:Sport in New South Wales