Minister for Police (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Minister for Police is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include the conduct and regulation of all police and services agencies and personnel and also deals with operational and event planning issues, and fire and rescue services in New South Wales, Australia. The Minister also serves as the Vice-Patron of NSW Police Legacy.[1]
| Minister for Police | |
|---|---|
| Department of Communities and Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | John Waddy |
| Formation | 3 January 1975 |
The current Minister for Police is Paul Toole, since 21 December 2021. Toole also serves as the Deputy Premier of New South Wales and the Minister for Regional New South Wales, since 6 October 2021.[2]
On the 21 December 2021 upon the appointment of Steph Cooke as the Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience[3] the portfolio for the Minister of Police and Emergency Services was split.
The ministers administer the portfolio through the Communities and Justice cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies including the New South Wales Crime Commission, the New South Wales Police Force and the Police Integrity Commission[4][5][6]
Ultimately the ministers are responsible to Parliament of New South Wales.
List of ministers
Police
The following individuals have served as Ministers for Police, or any precedent titles:
| Title | Minister[2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Police | John Waddy | Liberal | Lewis (2) | 3 January 1975 | 23 January 1976 | 1 year, 20 days | ||
| Minister for Police | Bill Crabtree | Labor | Wran (3) | 29 February 1980 | 2 October 1981 | 1 year, 216 days | ||
| Peter Anderson | Wran (4) | 2 October 1981 | 26 May 1982 | 4 years, 127 days | ||||
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Wran (4) (5) (6) | 26 May 1982 | 6 February 1986 | |||||
| George Paciullo | Wran (7)Unsworth | 6 February 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 2 years, 44 days | ||||
| Ted Pickering | Liberal | Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2) | 25 March 1988 | 23 September 1992 | 4 years, 182 days | |||
| Minister for Police | Terry Griffiths | Fahey (2) (3) | 23 September 1992 | 27 June 1994 | 1 year, 277 days | |||
| Garry West | National | Fahey (3) | 27 June 1994 | 4 April 1995 | 281 days | |||
| Paul Whelan | Labor | Carr (1) (2) (3) | 4 April 1995 | 21 November 2001 | 6 years, 231 days | |||
| Michael Costa | Carr (3) | 21 November 2001 | 2 April 2003 | 1 year, 132 days | ||||
| John Watkins | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 21 January 2005 | 1 year, 294 days | ||||
| Carl Scully | Carr (4) Iemma (1) | 21 January 2005 | 26 October 2006 | 1 year, 278 days | ||||
| John Watkins | Iemma (1) | 26 October 2006 | 2 April 2007 | 158 days | ||||
| David Campbell | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 5 September 2008 | 1 year, 156 days | ||||
| Matt Brown | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 11 September 2008 | 3 days | ||||
| Tony Kelly | 11 September 2008 | 14 September 2009 | 1 year, 3 days | |||||
| Michael Daley | Rees Keneally | 14 September 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 195 days | ||||
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Mike Gallacher | Liberal | O'Farrell Baird (1) | 4 April 2011 | 2 May 2014 | 3 years, 28 days | ||
| Stuart Ayres | Baird (1) | 6 May 2014 | 1 April 2015 | 330 days | ||||
| Minister for Police and Justice | Troy Grant | National | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days | ||
| Minister for Police | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | [7][8] | ||||
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | David Elliott | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days | [9][10] | |
| Minister for Police | Paul Toole | National | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | incumbent | 1 year, 41 days | [11] | |
See also
References
- ^ "Patrons and Board". NSW Police Legacy. NSW Police Legacy. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ a b Part 6 Ministries since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Tuesday, 21 December 2021". Governor of New South Wales. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "The Ministry for Police and Emergency Services". About us. NSW Government. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Portfolio: Police and Emergency Services". NSW Government Directory. NSW Government. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Robertson, James (28 January 2017). "Anthony Roberts, Brad Hazzard take key roles in Gladys Berejiklian reshuffle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Sas, Nick (31 March 2019). "Gladys Berejiklian says Liberal Party has no women problem as re-elected NSW Premier shuffles Cabinet". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.