The Minister for Roads is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which includes the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation. The portfolio has been previously known as the Minister for Highways, Minister for Roads and Freight and Minister for Metropolitan Roads. Since 2025, Jenny Aitchison has served as Minister for Roads.
In the Minns ministry since April 2023, it has been one of three ministries in the transport sector and the Minister, works with the Minister for Regional Transport, presently also Aitchison, and the Minister for Transport. Together they administer the portfolio through the Department of Transport (Transport for NSW) and a range of other government agencies that coordinate funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators.
List of ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for highways or roads. Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister for Highways Cahill (3) (4) 15 March 1956 28 October 1959 Heffron (1) (2)Renshaw 28 October 1959 13 May 1965 Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) 13 May 1965 19 June 1972 Askin (4) (5) (6) 19 June 1972 3 January 1975 Lewis (1) 3 January 1975 10 October 1975 Lewis (1) (2) 10 October 1975 23 January 1976 Willis 23 January 1976 14 May 1976 Wran (1) 14 May 1976 19 October 1978 Minister for Roads Wran (2) (3) 19 October 1978 2 October 1981 Wran (4) 2 October 1981 1 February 1983 Wran (5) 1 February 1983 27 October 1983 27 October 1983 10 November 1983 10 November 1983 10 February 1984 Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 Wran (7) (8)Unsworth 5 April 1984 26 November 1987 Minister for Roads Greiner (1) (2)Fahey (1) (2) 24 July 1990 26 May 1993 Fahey (3) 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 Carr (1) 4 April 1995 28 November 1996 Carr (1) (2) (3) (4) 28 November 1996 21 January 2005 Iemma (1) 21 January 2005 3 August 2005 3 August 2005 17 February 2006 Iemma (2) 17 February 2006 5 September 2008 Rees 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 Minister for Transport and Roads Keneally 8 December 2009 20 May 2010 Minister for Roads 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 Minister for Roads and Ports O'Farrell 4 April 2011 23 April 2014 Minister for Roads and Freight Baird (1) 23 April 2014 2 April 2015 Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 Minister for Transport and Roads Berejiklian (2) 2 April 2019 5 October 2021 Perrottet (1) 6 October 2021 21 December 2021 Minister for Metropolitan Roads Natalie Ward Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 Minister for Roads Minns 28 March 2023 17 March 2025 17 March 2025 incumbent
Related Ministries
Assistant ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Roads. Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Assistant Minister for Roads 24 July 1990 6 June 1991 Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads 26 May 1993 4 April 1995
See also
List of New South Wales government agencies
References