Unsworth ministry

The Unsworth ministry was the 79th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 36th Premier of New South Wales, Barrie Unsworth, representing the Labor Party.

After the surprise announcement in June 1986 that Neville Wran would retire as Premier, NSW Labor Leader, and from Parliament with effect from 4 July 1986, Unsworth, then a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, was elected as the leader of the NSW Labor Party and thus became Premier. However, by parliamentary convention, Premiers are members of the Legislative Assembly. In order for Unsworth to move from the Legislative Council to the Legislative Assembly, Brian Bannon, the member for Rockdale, resigned to accept a role as Chairman of the Homebush States Sport Centre Trust, and Unsworth contested the resulting by-election held on 2 August 1986. He narrowly won the seat, with a 17.1% decline in the primary vote and independent preferences giving him a margin of just 54 votes. A by-election for Wran's safe Labor seat of Bass Hill was even worse, with a 22.2 per cent decline in the primary vote delivering a 103vote victory to the Liberal candidate.

The ministry covers the period from 4 July 1986 when Unsworth was elected by Labor caucus as the NSW Labor Leader until 21 March 1988 when Labor suffered a landslide defeat at the state election by the LiberalNational coalition, led by Nick Greiner and Wal Murray. Unsworth did not contest the 1991 election.

Composition of ministry Fifteen of the twenty ministers retained some or all of their portfolios from the eighth Wran ministry. There were two minor rearrangements of the ministry, in November 1986 with a new portfolio of Forests and in November 1987, when Laurie Brereton resigned from the ministry, triggering a reshuffle.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of officePremier 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 Minister for State Development Minister for Ethnic Affairs Deputy Premier Minister for Transport 26 November 1987 26 November 1987 21 March 1988 Attorney General 4 July 1986 26 November 1987 26 November 1987 21 March 1988 Minister Assisting the Premier 4 July 1986 26 November 1987 Minister for Housing 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 Minister for Public Works and Ports 26 November 1987 Minister for Roads Minister for Public Works 26 November 1987 21 March 1988 Minister Assisting the Premier Minister for Industrial Relations 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 Minister for Employment Treasurer Minister for Industry and Small Business 26 November 1987 Minister for Energy and Technology Minister for Agriculture , MLC 21 March 1988 Minister for Lands Vice-President of the Executive CouncilLeader of the Government in Legislative Council Minister for Forests 5 November 1986 Minister for Education 4 July 1986 21 March 1988 Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Racing Minister for Tourism Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Local Government Minister for Water Resources Minister for Finance Minister for Co-operative Societies Minister for Corrective Services 26 November 1987 Minister for Planning and Environment 4 July 1986 Minister for Heritage Minister for Youth and Community Services Minister for Mineral Resources 26 November 1987 Minister for Minerals and Energy 26 November 1987 21 March 1988 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 4 July 1986 Minister for Consumer Affairs , MLCMinister for Small Business 26 November 1987 21 March 1988

Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

Unsworth ministry

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