The New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for regional and urban planning with the goal of facilitating sustainable growth and employment in New South Wales, Australia.
The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.
The minister is supported in the administration of the Department by the following ministers: Minister for Lands and Property Minister for Local Government Minister for Housing Attorney General Minister for Western Sydney
Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
The Minister is also the consent authority for certain State significant development applications lodged under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
List of ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, or similar titles.
Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister for Planning and Environment Askin (6) 3 December 1973 14 May 1976 Minister for Planning Wran (1) 14 May 1976 9 August 1976 Minister for Planning and Environment Wran (1) (2) 9 August 1976 29 February 1980 Wran (2) (3) (4) (5) 29 February 1980 10 February 1984 Wran (6) (7) 10 February 1984 12 December 1984 Wran (7) (8)Unsworth 12 December 1984 21 March 1988 Minister for Planning Greiner (1) 21 March 1988 6 June 1991 Greiner (2)Fahey (1) (2) (3) 6 June 1991 4 April 1995 Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning Carr (1) (2) 4 April 1995 8 April 1999 Carr (3) 8 April 1999 21 November 2001 Minister for Planning 21 November 2001 2 April 2003 Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Carr (4) 2 April 2003 3 August 2005 Minister for Planning Iemma (1) (2) 3 August 2005 5 September 2008 Rees 8 September 2008 4 December 2009 Keneally 4 December 2009 28 March 2011 Minister for Planning and Infrastructure O'Farrell 3 April 2011 23 April 2014 Minister for Planning Baird (1) 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Berejiklian (2)Perrottet (1) 2 April 2019 21 December 2021 Minister for Planning Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 Treasurer Minns 28 March 2023 5 April 2023 Minister for Planning and Public Spaces 5 April 2023 incumbent
Former ministerial titles Assistant Ministers for Planning The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Planning, or similar titles.
Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning(Planning Administration) Carr (4) 2 April 2003 3 August 2005 Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning Keneally 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 Minister for the State Plan 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 Assistant Minister for Planning Baird (1) 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 Baird (2)Berejiklian (1) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017
Cities The New South Wales Minister for Cities was a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for dividing Sydney into three separate cities, and interconnecting them with the cities of Central Coast, Newcastle and Wollongong to form connections between the six cities in "north-south" and "east-west" axes. The minister's responsibilities were held jointly with the portfolios of Planning and Active Transport. These included Callan Park, Centennial Park, Moore Park, Newcastle National Park, including the Number 1 Sports Ground, Parramatta Park, Old Government House, Royal Botanic Gardens, The Domain, Sydney Olympic Park and Western Sydney Parklands.
Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister for Cities Rob Stokes Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023
See also
List of New South Wales government agencies
References
External links New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure