Minister for Energy (New South Wales)

Minister for Energy
Incumbent
Penny Sharpe
since 5 April 2023
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder
Formation
  • 27 July 1874 (Mines)
  • 19 June 1972 (Power)

The New South Wales Minister for Energy is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibilities for matters relating to resources, energy, and utilities.[1][2] The minister manages the portfolio through the Planning and Environment cluster.[3]

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

List of ministers

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Energy

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

Ministerial title Minister [1] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Power Wal Fife   Liberal Askin (4) (5) (6) 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 2 years, 198 days
Minister for Energy George Freudenstein   Country Lewis (1) (2)
Willis 		3 January 1975 14 May 1976 1 year, 132 days
Pat Hills   Labor Wran (1) (2) (3) 14 May 1976 2 October 1981 5 years, 141 days
Paul Landa Wran (4) 2 October 1981 1 February 1983 1 year, 122 days
Terry Sheahan Wran (5) 1 February 1983 10 February 1984 1 year, 9 days
Rodney Cavalier Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Peter Cox Wran (7) 5 April 1984 6 February 1986 3 years, 235 days
Minister for Energy and Technology Wran (8)
Unsworth 		6 February 1986 26 November 1987
Minister for Minerals and Energy Ken Gabb Unsworth 26 November 1987 21 March 1988 116 days
Minister for Energy Neil Pickard   Liberal Greiner (1) 25 March 1988 19 October 1988 3 years, 73 days
Minister for Minerals and Energy 19 October 1988 6 June 1991
Minister for Energy Robert Webster   National Greiner (2)
Fahey (1) 		6 June 1991 3 July 1992 1 year, 27 days
Garry West Fahey (2) (3) 3 July 1992 27 June 1994 1 year, 359 days
Ted Pickering   Liberal Fahey (3) 27 June 1994 4 April 1995 281 days
Michael Egan   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 1995 1 December 1997 2 years, 241 days
Bob Debus Carr (2) 1 December 1997 8 April 1999 1 year, 128 days
Kim Yeadon Carr (3) 8 April 1999 2 April 2003 3 years, 359 days
Minister for Energy and Utilities Frank Sartor Carr (4) 2 April 2003 3 August 2005 2 years, 123 days
Minister for Utilities Carl Scully Iemma (1) 3 August 2005 17 February 2006 198 days
Minister for Energy Joe Tripodi 17 February 2006 2 April 2007 1 year, 44 days
Ian Macdonald Iemma (2)
Rees 		2 April 2007 14 September 2009 2 years, 165 days
John Robertson Rees
Keneally 		14 September 2009 21 May 2010 249 days
Paul Lynch Keneally 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 311 days
Minister for Resources and Energy Chris Hartcher   Liberal O'Farrell 3 April 2011 4 December 2013 2 years, 245 days
Anthony Roberts O'Farrell
Baird (1) 		4 December 2013 2 April 2015 3 years, 57 days
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Minister for Energy and Utilities Don Harwin Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2 years, 52 days
Minister for Energy and Environment Matt Kean Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 3 years, 360 days
Minister for Energy Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) 28 March 2023
Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe   Labor Minns 28 March 2023 5 April 2023 1 year, 220 days
Minister for Energy 5 April 2023 incumbent

Former ministerial titles

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Mines or Resources

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This section is an excerpt from Secretary for Mines (New South Wales) § List of ministers.[edit]
Title Minister [1] Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Secretary for Lands and Secretary for Mines James Farnell No party 9 May 1874 26 July 1874 78 days
Secretary for Mines Robert Abbott 27 July 1874 8 February 1875 196 days
John Lucas 9 February 1875 5 February 1877 1 year, 362 days
George Lloyd 6 February 1877 16 August 1877 191 days
Ezekiel Baker 17 August 1877 19 November 1877 94 days
Archibald Jacob 20 November 1877 17 December 1877 27 days
William Suttor Jr. 18 December 1877 20 December 1878 1 year, 2 days
Ezekiel Baker 21 December 1878 11 October 1881 2 years, 294 days
Arthur Renwick 12 October 1881 4 January 1883 1 year, 84 days
Joseph Abbott 5 January 1883 6 October 1885 2 years, 274 days
Francis Wright 7 October 1885 17 October 1885 10 days
George Thornton 13 November 1885 21 December 1885 38 days
Robert Vaughn 22 December 1885 25 February 1886 65 days
James Fletcher 26 February 1886 23 December 1886 300 days
Charles Mackellar 24 December 1886 19 January 1887 26 days
Francis Abigail   Free Trade 20 January 1887 16 January 1889 1 year, 362 days
John Chanter   Protectionist 17 January 1889 7 March 1889 49 days
Sydney Smith   Free Trade 8 March 1889 27 February 1890 2 years, 228 days
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture 28 February 1890 22 October 1891 [4]
Thomas Slattery   Protectionist 23 October 1891 2 August 1894 2 years, 283 days
Sydney Smith   Free Trade 3 August 1894 15 August 1898 4 years, 12 days
Joseph Cook 27 August 1898 13 September 1899 1 year, 17 days
John Fegan   Protectionist 15 September 1899 8 April 1901 1 year, 205 days
John Kidd   Progressive 10 April 1901 29 August 1904 3 years, 141 days
Samuel Moore   Liberal Reform 29 August 1904 1 October 1907 3 years, 33 days
John Perry 2 October 1907 21 January 1908 111 days
Secretary for Mines William Wood 22 January 1908 20 October 1910 2 years, 271 days
Alfred Edden   Labor 21 October 1910 29 January 1914 3 years, 100 days
John Cann 29 January 1914 15 March 1915 1 year, 45 days
John Estell 15 March 1915 31 October 1916 1 year, 230 days
Henry Hoyle 31 October 1916 15 November 1916 15 days
John Fitzpatrick   Nationalist 15 November 1916 12 April 1920 3 years, 149 days
George Cann   Labor 12 April 1920 20 December 1921 1 year, 252 days
John Fitzpatrick   Nationalist 20 December 1921 20 December 1921 7 hours
George Cann   Labor 20 December 1921 13 April 1922 113 days
John Fitzpatrick   Nationalist 13 April 1922 17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
Jack Baddeley   Labor 17 June 1925 18 October 1927 2 years, 123 days
Frank Chaffey   Nationalist 18 October 1927 15 April 1929 1 year, 179 days
Reginald Weaver 16 April 1929 3 November 1930 1 year, 202 days
Jack Baddeley   Labor 4 November 1930 15 October 1931 1 year, 191 days
  Labor (NSW) 15 October 1931 13 May 1932
Frank Chaffey   United Australia 16 May 1932 17 June 1932 32 days
Roy Vincent   Country 18 June 1932 16 May 1941 8 years, 332 days
Jack Baddeley   Labor 16 May 1941 8 September 1949 8 years, 115 days
James McGirr 8 September 1949 21 September 1949 13 days
William Dickson 21 September 1949 30 June 1950 282 days
Joshua Arthur 30 June 1950 23 February 1953 2 years, 238 days
Bob Heffron 23 February 1953 16 September 1953 205 days
Francis Buckley 16 September 1953 30 June 1954 2 years, 88 days
William Gollan 1 July 1954 15 March 1956 1 year, 259 days
Roger Nott 15 March 1956 14 November 1957 1 year, 244 days
Jim Simpson 14 November 1957 1 April 1959 7 years, 180 days
Minister for Mines 1 April 1959 13 May 1965
Tom Lewis   Liberal 13 May 1965 27 June 1967 2 years, 45 days
Wal Fife 27 June 1967 3 January 1975 7 years, 190 days
George Freudenstein   Country 3 January 1975 14 May 1976 1 year, 131 days
Pat Hills   Labor 14 May 1976 19 October 1978 2 years, 158 days
Minister for Mineral Resources and Development Ron Mulock 19 October 1978 29 February 1980 2 years, 348 days
Minister for Mineral Resources 29 February 1980 2 October 1981
Neville Wran 2 October 1981 1 February 1983 1 year, 122 days
Kevin Stewart 1 February 1983 10 February 1984 1 year, 9 days
Don Day 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days
Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Peter Cox 5 April 1984 6 February 1986 1 year, 307 days
Minister for Mineral Resources Ken Gabb 4 July 1986 26 November 1987 2 years, 44 days
Minister for Minerals and Energy 26 November 1987 21 March 1988
Minister for Mineral Resources Neil Pickard   Liberal 21 March 1988 19 October 1988 3 years, 73 days
Minister for Minerals and Energy 19 October 1988 6 June 1991
Minister of Natural Resources Ian Causley   National 6 June 1991 26 May 1993 3 years, 306 days
Minister for Mines 26 May 1993 4 April 1995
Minister for Mineral Resources Bob Martin   Labor 4 April 1995 8 April 1999 4 years, 4 days
Eddie Obeid 8 April 1999 2 April 2003 3 years, 359 days
Kerry Hickey 2 April 2003 3 August 2005 2 years, 123 days
Ian Macdonald 3 August 2005 4 December 2009 4 years, 305 days
Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources 4 December 2009 4 June 2010
Paul McLeay 4 June 2010 1 September 2010 89 days
Steve Whan 6 September 2010 28 March 2011 209 days
Minister for Resources and Energy Chris Hartcher   Liberal 3 April 2011 4 December 2013 2 years, 245 days
Anthony Roberts 4 December 2013 2 April 2015 3 years, 57 days
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Minister for Resources Don Harwin 30 January 2017 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) 2 years, 62 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry—Allocation of Acts and Agencies) Order 2021". 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Designation of Secretary for Mines". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 116. 28 February 1890. p. 1783. Retrieved 27 June 2021 – via Trove.
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