Vice-President of the Executive Council (New South Wales)

The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor.

The vice-president of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. The vice-president is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the vice-president cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current vice-president of the Executive Council is Ron Hoenig, since 5 April 2023.

Duties and history As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council, is in the United Kingdom, although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative. However, following the 2023 New South Wales state election, the position was given to Ron Hoenig, who sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales and is Leader of the House.

Vice-presidents of the Executive Council Ordinal Vice-President Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes None 23 May 1857 7 September 1857

None 23 November 1863 2 February 1865

None 14 May 1872 8 February 1875

None 17 August 1877 17 December 1877 18 December 1877 20 December 1878 21 December 1878 10 November 1881 14 November 1881 4 January 1883 5 January 1883 31 July 1883

None 26 February 1886 23 December 1886 MLA

20 January 1887 6 March 1887 7 March 1887 16 January 1889

17 January 1889 7 March 1889

30 April 1889 22 October 1891

23 October 1891 26 January 1893 5 April 1893 2 August 1894

7 August 1894 15 March 1895 19 March 1895 18 November 1898 22 November 1898 13 September 1899

14 September 1899 15 September 1899 15 September 1899 24 April 1900 12 June 1900 9 April 1901   9 April 1901 23 May 1903 6 June 1903 29 August 1904

29 August 1904 20 October 1910

21 October 1910 27 April 1915 27 April 1915 15 November 1916   15 November 1916 30 July 1919 MLA 30 July 1919 9 February 1920 MLA 9 February 1920 27 February 1920

21 April 1920 20 December 1921

20 December 1921 a.m. 20 December 1921 p.m. 7 hours

20 December 1921 13 April 1922

13 April 1922 17 June 1925

17 June 1925 18 October 1927

18 October 1927 3 November 1930

4 November 1930 2 April 1931 28 3 April 1931 15 October 1931   15 October 1931 13 May 1932

16 May 1932 17 June 1932 18 June 1932 16 May 1941

16 May 1941 13 May 1965

13 May 1965 22 May 1968

10 July 1968 14 May 1976

14 May 1976 5 April 1984 5 April 1984 4 July 1986 4 July 1986 25 March 1988

25 March 1988 22 October 1992 22 October 1992 4 April 1995

4 April 1995 21 January 2005 3 August 2005 2 April 2007 2 April 2007 8 September 2008 8 September 2008 1 September 2009 1 September 2009 28 March 2011

3 April 2011 2 May 2014

6 May 2014 30 January 2017

30 January 2017 15 April 2020 15 April 2020 3 July 2020 3 July 2020 21 December 2021 21 December 2021 17 February 2023   17 February 2023 28 March 2023   28 March 2023 5 April 2023 5 April 2023 incumbent

Ministers are members of the Legislative Council unless otherwise noted.

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External links NSW Government Directory - Current ministers