The Minister for Western Sydney is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the Greater Western Sydney, Australia.
It was first established in 1997 in the second Carr ministry as an assistant minister, before becoming a separate portfolio in the third Carr ministry. The portfolio was only intermittently responsible for any legislation, nor tasked with the management of a department. The region is not defined, although generally consistent with Greater Western Sydney the portfolio has on occasion been responsible for areas outside that region, such as the Sydney Olympic Park.
In the second Perrottet ministry the portfolio is responsible for the Western Parkland City Authority, which includes the region around the Western Sydney Airport.
List of ministers The following individuals have served as Minister for Western Sydney, or any precedent titles: Title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office NotesMinister for Western Sydney Carr (3) 8 April 1999 2 April 2003 Carr (4)Iemma (1) 2 April 2003 2 April 2007 Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 11 April 2007 11 April 2007 8 September 2008 ReesKeneally 8 September 2008 28 March 2011 O'Farrell 3 April 2011 23 April 2014 Baird (1) (2) 23 April 2014 23 January 2017 Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Berejiklian (2)Perrottet (1) 2 April 2019 21 December 2021 Minister for Western Sydney Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 3 August 2022 5 August 2022 28 March 2023 Minns 5 April 2023 incumbent
Assistant ministers ==== Assistant ministers ==== Title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney Carr (1) (2) 1 December 1997 8 April 1999 Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney O'FarrellBaird (1) 9 December 2013 2 April 2015
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