The Minister for Climate Change, is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibility for the management of climate change in New South Wales, Australia.

The portfolio was created following the 2007 election in the second Iemma ministry which was initially combined with the water and environment portfolios. Phil Koperberg was appointed the inaugural minister and before resigning from the cabinet in February 2008. Verity Firth was appointed as the minister for climate change and the environment, with Nathan Rees taking on the water portfolio. Carmel Tebbutt and John Robertson served as the minister in the Rees ministry, followed by Frank Sartor under Keneally. There was no climate changes ministers during the NSW Liberal Government of 2011 to 2023. With the return of Labor to power at the 2023 election, the portfolio was restored. The current minister, since 28 March 2023, is Penny Sharpe serving in Premier Minns ministry. The minister administrates the portfolio through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and a range of other government agencies.

Under Schedule 1 of the Administrative Arrangements (Minns Ministry—Administration of Acts) Order 2023, the current minister for climate change is solely responsible for the administration of the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023 and has joint administration of all acts allocated to the minister for energy and to the minister for the environment.

Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers The following individuals have served as the Minister for Climate Change or any precedent titles: + Ministers for Climate Change Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water   Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 27 February 2008 Minister for Climate Change and the Environment 27 February 2008 5 September 2008 Rees 8 September 2008 14 September 2009 14 September 2009 4 December 2009 Keneally 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 Minister for Climate Change   Minns 28 March 2023 incumbent

See also

List of New South Wales government agencies

References

External links NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water