Lewis was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1957 and served continuously until 1978, representing the seat of Wollondilly. When the Askin government came to power in 1965, Lewis was given relatively junior portfolios of Lands and Mines. In 1972, Tourism was added to his ministerial responsibilities when Eric Willis moved to Education. Late in 1974, Askin announced his resignation and Lewis was chosen as leader over Willis and Justice Minister John Maddison.
Cutler was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly in 1947 and served continuously until 1975, representing the seat of Orange. Elected Deputy Leader of the Country Party in 1958, Cutler was elected as leader of his party following the 1959 state election, replacing Davis Hughes.
Lewis inherited a relatively stable government that had been in power for ten years. However, the Liberal government was engaged in almost daily warfare with the Whitlam Labor federal government, most notably over the Medibank health care scheme, to which New South Wales was the last state to sign.
Composition of ministryedit
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Lewis and sworn in on 3 January 1975, and covers the period from 3 January 1975, when the former Premier, Sir Robert Askin resigned as Premier and as Member for Pittwater, until 17 December 1975,[1] the day after Cutler resigned as Deputy Premier, the Leader of the Country Party, and as Member for Orange. There were minor rearrangements in June 1975 following the resignation of Milton Morris and in October 1975 when Wal Fife resigned in order to successfully contest the Australian House of Representatives seat of Farrer at the 1975 federal election.
^ abcdWal Fife resigned on 10 October 1975. His ministerial responsibilities were transferred to Max Ruddock and Peter Coleman was promoted to the ministry, taking on the portfolio responsibilities previously held by Ruddock.
Referencesedit
^"Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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The Lewis Cutler ministry or First Lewis ministry was the 68th ministry of the New South Wales Government and was led by the 33rd Premier Tom Lewis of the Liberal Party in coalition with the Country Party led by Sir Charles Cutler It was the first of two occasions when Lewis was Premier and the seventh and final occasion when Cutler served as Deputy Premier Contents 1 Background 2 Composition of ministry 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesBackground editLewis was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1957 and served continuously until 1978 representing the seat of Wollondilly When the Askin government came to power in 1965 Lewis was given relatively junior portfolios of Lands and Mines In 1972 Tourism was added to his ministerial responsibilities when Eric Willis moved to Education Late in 1974 Askin announced his resignation and Lewis was chosen as leader over Willis and Justice Minister John Maddison Cutler was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly in 1947 and served continuously until 1975 representing the seat of Orange Elected Deputy Leader of the Country Party in 1958 Cutler was elected as leader of his party following the 1959 state election replacing Davis Hughes Lewis inherited a relatively stable government that had been in power for ten years However the Liberal government was engaged in almost daily warfare with the Whitlam Labor federal government most notably over the Medibank health care scheme to which New South Wales was the last state to sign Composition of ministry editThe composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Lewis and sworn in on 3 January 1975 and covers the period from 3 January 1975 when the former Premier Sir Robert Askin resigned as Premier and as Member for Pittwater until 17 December 1975 1 the day after Cutler resigned as Deputy Premier the Leader of the Country Party and as Member for Orange There were minor rearrangements in June 1975 following the resignation of Milton Morris and in October 1975 when Wal Fife resigned in order to successfully contest the Australian House of Representatives seat of Farrer at the 1975 federal election Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office PremierTreasurer Tom Lewis Liberal 3 January 1975 17 December 1975 348 days Deputy PremierMinister for Local GovernmentMinister for Tourism Sir Charles Cutler a Country 16 December 1975 347 days Attorney GeneralMinister of Justice John Maddison Liberal 17 December 1975 348 days Minister for Planning and EnvironmentVice president of the Executive CouncilLeader of the Government in Legislative Council John Fuller MLC a Country Minister for Public WorksMinister for Ports Leon Punch Minister for Education Eric Willis a Liberal Minister for Labour and IndustryMinister for Consumer AffairsMinister for Federal Affairs Frederick Hewitt MLC Minister for LandsMinister for Forests Milton Morris b 30 June 1975 178 days John Mason b 30 June 1975 17 December 1975 170 days Minister for Agriculture Geoff Crawford a Country 3 January 1975 16 December 1975 347 days Minister for TransportMinister for Highways Wal Fife c Liberal 10 October 1975 280 days Max Ruddock c 10 October 1975 17 December 1975 68 days Minister for PoliceMinister for Services John Waddy 3 January 1975 17 December 1975 348 days Minister for MinesMinister for Energy George Freudenstein Country Minister for Decentralisation and Development Tim Bruxner a Minister for HousingMinister for Co operative Societies Laurence McGinty a Liberal Minister for Health Dick Healey Minister for RevenueAssistant Treasurer Max Ruddock c 10 October 1975 280 days Peter Coleman c 10 October 1975 17 December 1975 68 days Minister for Youth Ethnic and Community Affairs Steve Mauger 3 January 1975 17 December 1975 348 days Minister for Culture Sport and Recreation John Barraclough Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted See also edit nbsp New South Wales portal nbsp Politics portal Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1973 1976 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council 1973 1976Notes edit a b c d e f Retained portfolios from the sixth Askin Cutler ministry a b Milton Morris resigned on 30 June 1975 and John Mason was appointed to replace him a b c d Wal Fife resigned on 10 October 1975 His ministerial responsibilities were transferred to Max Ruddock and Peter Coleman was promoted to the ministry taking on the portfolio responsibilities previously held by Ruddock References edit Part 6 Ministries since 1856 PDF NSW Parliamentary Record Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 12 April 2020 Preceded bySixth Askin Cutler ministry 1973 1975 Lewis Cutler ministry1975 Succeeded byLewis Punch ministry 1975 1976 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lewis Cutler ministry amp oldid 1076276773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
