Minister for Primary Industries, Lands and Water (New South Wales)

Minister for Primary Industries
Minister for Lands and Water
Incumbent
Niall Blair
since 2 April 2015
Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales

The New South Wales Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Lands and Water is a Minister of the Crown in the New South Wales Government within the Department of Industry, Skills and Regional Development. The Minister has responsibilities for the administration and development for agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, state forests, biosecurity, and crown lands in New South Wales.

The current Minister is Niall Blair (Nationals). He assists the senior department minister, the Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts (Liberal).[1]

List of Ministers

Primary Industries

Minister[2] Party affiliation Period Ministerial title
Sydney Smith Free Trade 8 March 1889 – 22 October 1891 Secretary for Mines
Minister for Agriculture
Thomas Slattery Protectionist 23 October 1891 – 2 August 1894
Sydney Smith Free Trade 3 August 1894 – 15 August 1898
Joseph Cook 27 August 1898 – 13 September 1899
John Fegan Protectionist 15 September 1899 – 8 April 1901
John Kidd Progressive 10 April 1901 – 29 August 1904
Samuel Wilkinson Moore Liberal Reform 29 August 1904 – 1 October 1907
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
John Perry Liberal Reform 22 January 1908 – 20 October 1910 Minister for Agriculture
Donald Macdonell Labor 21 October 1910 – 10 September 1911
John Treflé 11 September 1911 – 29 January 1914
William Ashford 29 January 1914 – 23 February 1915
George Black 23 February 1915 – 15 March 1915
William Ashford 15 March 1915 – 1 June 1915
W. C. Grahame 1 June 1915 – 15 November 1916
Nationalist 15 November 1916 – 14 January 1920
William Ashford 9 February 1920 – 12 April 1920
Bill Dunn Labor 12 April 1920 – 20 December 1921
Frank Chaffey Nationalist 20 December 1921
Bill Dunn Labor 20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922
Richard Ball Nationalist 13 April 1922 – 28 June 1922
Frank Chaffey 28 June 1922 – 17 June 1925
Bill Dunn Labor 17 June 1925 – 26 May 1927
Paddy Stokes 27 May 1927 – 18 October 1927
Harold Thorby Country 18 October 1927 – 3 November 1930
Bill Dunn Labor 4 November 1930 – 15 October 1931
Labor (NSW) 15 October 1931 – 13 May 1932
Hugh Main Country 16 May 1932 – 1 April 1938
Roy Vincent 2 April 1938 – 13 April 1938
Albert Reid 13 April 1938 – 16 May 1941
Bill Dunn Labor 16 May 1941 – 8 June 1944
Eddie Graham 8 June 1944 – 6 February 1947
James McGirr 6 February 1947 – 13 February 1947
Eddie Graham 13 February 1947 – 23 February 1953
23 February 1953 – 13 November 1957 Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Food Production
Roger Nott 14 November 1957 – 1 April 1959
1 April 1959 – 3 March 1961 Minister for Agriculture
Jack Renshaw 3 March 1961 – 14 March 1962
George Enticknap 14 March 1962 – 13 May 1965
Bill Chaffey Country 13 May 1965 – 5 March 1968
Geoff Crawford 5 March 1968 – 17 December 1975
Bruce Cowan 17 December 1975 – 14 May 1976
Don Day Labor 14 May 1976 – 19 October 1978 Minister for Primary Industries
19 October 1978 – 29 February 1980 Minister for Agriculture
Jack Hallam 29 February 1980 – 2 October 1981
2 October 1981 – 4 July 1986 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 Minister for Agriculture
Ian Armstrong National 25 March 1988 – 26 May 1993 Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ian Causley 26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Richard Amery Labor 4 April 1995 – 2 April 2003 Minister for Agriculture
Ian Macdonald 2 April 2003 – 3 May 2004 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
3 May 2004 – 17 November 2009 Minister for Primary Industries
Tony Kelly 17 November 2009 – 8 December 2009
Steve Whan 8 December 2009 – 28 March 2011
Katrina Hodgkinson National 3 April 2011 – 2 April 2015
Niall Blair[1] 2 April 2015 – present

Lands

Minister[2] Party affiliation Period Ministerial title
Terence Aubrey Murray No party 26 August 1856 – 2 October 1856 Secretary for Lands and Works
John Hay 3 October 1856 – 7 September 1857
Terence Aubrey Murray 7 September 1857 – 12 January 1858
John Robertson 13 January 1858 – 30 September 1859
1 October 1859 – 26 October 1859 Secretary for Lands
John Black 27 October 1859 – 8 March 1860
John Robertson 9 March 1860 – 15 October 1863
John Wilson 16 October 1863 – 2 February 1865
John Robertson 3 February 1865 – 19 October 1865
William Arnold 20 October 1865 – 30 October 1865
John Robertson 1 January 1866 – 21 January 1866
John Wilson 22 January 1866 – 26 October 1868
William Forster 13 January 1870 – 14 April 1870
John Robertson 13 August 1870 – 15 December 1870
John Wilson 16 December 1870 – 13 May 1872
James Farnell 14 May 1872 – 8 February 1875
Thomas Garrett 9 February 1875 – 5 February 1877
Ezekiel Baker 6 February 1877 – 21 March 1877
Richard Driver 22 March 1877 – 16 August 1877
Thomas Garrett 17 August 1877 – 19 November 1877
Ezekiel Baker 20 November 1877 – 17 December 1877
James Farnell 18 December 1877 – 20 December 1878
James Hoskins 21 December 1878 – 28 December 1881
Sir John Robertson 29 December 1881 – 4 January 1883
James Farnell 5 January 1883 – 6 October 1885
Joseph Palmer Abbott 7 October 1885 – 21 December 1885
Gerald Spring 22 December 1885 – 25 February 1886
Henry Copeland 26 February 1886 – 19 January 1887
Thomas Garrett Free Trade 20 January 1887 – 19 January 1888 Secretary for Lands
Sir Henry Parkes 26 July 1888 – 23 August 1888
James Brunker 29 August 1888 – 16 January 1889
William Lyne Protectionist 17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889
James Brunker Free Trade 8 March 1889 – 22 October 1891
Henry Copeland Protectionist 23 October 1891 – 2 August 1894
Joseph Carruthers Free Trade 3 August 1894 – 3 July 1899
James Young 3 July 1899 – 13 September 1899
Thomas Hassall Protectionist 14 September 1899 – 9 April 1901
Paddy Crick Progressive 11 April 1901 – 14 June 1904
Edward O'Sullivan 15 June 1904 – 29 August 1904
James Ashton Liberal Reform 29 August 1904 – 1 October 1907
Samuel Moore 2 October 1907 – 20 October 1910
Neils Neilsen Labor 21 October 1910 – 1 August 1911
Fred Flowers 4 August 1911 – 26 November 1911
George Beeby 11 September 1911 – 9 December 1912
John Treflé 10 December 1912 – 11 January 1915
William Ashford 12 January 1915 – 15 November 1916
Nationalist 15 November 1916 – 12 April 1920
Peter Loughlin Labor 12 April 1920 – 20 December 1921 Secretary for Lands
Minister for Forests
Walter Wearne Nationalist 20 December 1921
Peter Loughlin Labor 20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922
Walter Wearne Nationalist 13 April 1922 – 17 June 1925
Peter Loughlin Labor 17 June 1925 – 19 November 1926
Jack Lang 25 November 1926 – 26 May 1927
Ted Horsington 27 May 1927 – 18 October 1927
Richard Ball Nationalist 18 October 1927 – 3 November 1930 Minister for Lands
Jack Tully Labor 4 November 1930 – 15 October 1931 Secretary for Lands
Labor (NSW) 15 October 1931 – 13 May 1932
Ernest Buttenshaw Country 16 May 1932 – 31 January 1938
Colin Sinclair 1 February 1938 – 6 November 1940
Alfred Yeo 6 November 1940 – 16 May 1941
Jack Tully Labor 16 May 1941 – 9 May 1946
Bill Dunn 9 May 1946 – 19 May 1947
Bill Sheahan 19 May 1947 – 30 June 1950
Jack Renshaw 30 June 1950 – 2 April 1952
Frank Hawkins 3 April 1952 – 15 March 1956
Roger Nott 15 March 1956 – 22 November 1957
William Gollan 22 November 1957 – 1 April 1959
John McMahon 1 April 1959 – 31 May 1960 Minister for Lands
Jack Renshaw 31 May 1960 – 3 March 1961
Keith Compton 3 March 1961 – 13 May 1965
Tom Lewis Liberal 13 May 1965 – 3 January 1975
Milton Morris 3 January 1975 – 30 June 1975 Minister for Lands
Minister for Forests
John Mason 30 June 1975 – 23 January 1976
Col Fisher Country 23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Bill Crabtree Labor 14 May 1976 – 29 February 1980 Minister for Lands
Lin Gordon 29 February 1980 – 5 April 1984
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Jack Hallam Labor 4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 Minister for Lands
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Garry West National 24 July 1990 – 6 June 1991 Minister for Lands and Forests
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Tony Kelly Labor 2 April 2003 – 3 May 2004 Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Lands)
3 May 2004 – 28 March 2011 Minister for Lands
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Kevin Humphries National 23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015 Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water
Niall Blair[1] 2 April 2015 – present Minister for Lands and Water

Water

Minister[2] Party affiliation Period Ministerial title
Bruce Cowan Country 17 December 1975 – 14 May 1976 Minister for Water Resources
Lin Gordon Labor 14 May 1976 – 2 October 1981
Paul Landa 2 October 1981 – 1 February 1983
Paul Whelan 1 February 1983 – 5 April 1984
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Janice Crosio Labor 4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988 Minister for Water Resources
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Ian Causley National 24 July 1990 – 6 June 1991 Minister for Water Resources
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
George Souris National 26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 Minister for Land and Water Conservation
Kim Yeadon Labor 4 April 1995 – 1 December 1997
Richard Amery 1 December 1997 – 21 November 2001
John Aquilina 21 November 2001 – 2 April 2003
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
David Campbell Labor 17 February 2006 – 2 April 2007 Minister for Water Utilities
Nathan Rees 2 April 2007 – 27 February 2008
Phil Koperberg 2 April 2007 – 27 February 2008 Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water
Nathan Rees 27 February 2008 – 5 September 2008 Minister for Water
Phil Costa 8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Kevin Humphries National 23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015 Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water
Niall Blair[1] 2 April 2015 – present Minister for Lands and Water

Former posts

Fisheries

Minister[2] Party affiliation Period Ministerial title
Jack Hallam Labor 2 October 1981 – 4 July 1986 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Ian Causley National 26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Bob Martin Labor 4 April 1995 – 8 April 1999 Minister for Fisheries
Eddie Obeid 8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003
Ian Macdonald 2 April 2003 – 3 May 2004 Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries

Forests

Minister[2] Party affiliation Period Ministerial title
William Ashford Nationalist 15 November 1916 – 12 April 1920 Minister for Forests
Peter Loughlin Labor 12 April 1920 – 20 December 1921
Walter Wearne Nationalist 20 December 1921
Peter Loughlin Labor 20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922
Walter Wearne Nationalist 13 April 1922 – 17 June 1925
Peter Loughlin Labor 17 June 1925 – 19 November 1926
Jack Lang 25 November 1926 – 26 May 1927
Ted Horsington 26 May 1927 – 18 October 1927
Frank Chaffey Nationalist 18 October 1927 – 15 April 1929
Reginald Weaver 15 April 1929 – 3 November 1930
Bill Dunn Labor 4 November 1930 – 15 October 1931
Labor (NSW) 15 October 1931 – 13 May 1932
Hugh Main Country 16 May 1932 – 17 June 1932
Roy Vincent 18 June 1932 – 16 May 1941
Bill Dunn Labor 16 May 1941 – 8 June 1944 Minister for Agriculture and Forests
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Milton Morris Liberal 3 January 1975 – 30 June 1975 Minister for Forests
John Mason 30 June 1975 – 23 January 1976
Col Fisher Country 23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Lin Gordon Labor 29 February 1980 – 2 October 1981 Minister for Forests
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Paul Whelan Labor 1 February 1983 – 5 April 1984 Minister for Forests
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Jack Hallam Labor 5 November 1986 – 21 March 1988 Minister for Forests
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Garry West National 24 July 1990 – 6 June 1991 Minister for Lands and Forests
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Kim Yeadon Labor 1 December 1997 – 2 April 2003 Minister for Forestry
Michael Costa 2 April 2003 – 1 July 2004 Minister Assisting the Minister for Natural Resources (Forests)
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Ian Macdonald Labor 4 December 2009 – 4 June 2010 Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources
Paul McLeay 4 June 2010 – 1 September 2010
Steve Whan 6 September 2010 – 28 March 2011

Natural Resources

Minister[2] Party affiliation Period Ministerial title
Janice Crosio Labor 5 April 1984 – 6 February 1986 Minister for Natural Resources
John Aquilina 6 February 1986 – 4 July 1986
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Ian Causley National 25 March 1988 – 26 May 1993 Minister for Natural Resources
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Craig Knowles Labor 2 April 2003 – 3 August 2005 Minister for Natural Resources
Ian Macdonald 3 August 2005 – 2 April 2007
Office not in use N/A N/A N/A
Kevin Humphries National 23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015 Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NSW Parliamentary Record (11 August 1824 - November 2007)". VIII (first ed.). Parliament of New South Wales. November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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