Wran ministry (1981–83)

Fourth Wran ministry
74th cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	2 October 1981
Date dissolved	1 February 1983
People and organisations
Head of government	Neville Wran
Deputy head of government	Jack Ferguson
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Number of ministers	19
Member party	Labor
Opposition parties	Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader	John Dowd
History
Predecessor	Third Wran ministry
Successor	Fifth Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1981–1983) or Fourth Wran ministry was the 74th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Neville Wran, QC MP, representing the Australian Labor Party. It was the fourth of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 2 October 1981 when the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1981 election, until 1 February 1983, when Wran reconfigured his ministry, and the Fifth Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases serve the full term of this ministry; with a slight rearrangement in May 1982 that altered the titles of two ministers.^[1][2]

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for Mineral Resources	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP		Labor	2 October 1981	1 February 1983	1 year, 122 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Public Works Minister for Ports	Hon. Jack Ferguson, MP
Minister for Transport	Hon. Peter Cox, MP
Attorney General Minister for Justice Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Hon. Frank Walker, QC MP
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Technology	Hon. Pat Hills, MP
Minister for Energy Minister for Water Resources Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Paul Landa, MLC
Treasurer	Hon. Ken Booth, MP
Minister for Industrial Development Minister for Decentralisation	Hon. Don Day, MP
Minister for Corrective Services	Hon. Rex Jackson, MP
Minister for Planning and Environment	Hon. Eric Bedford, MP
Minister for Youth and Community Services	Hon. Kevin Stewart, MP
Minister for Education	Hon. Ron Mulock, MP
Minister for Local Government Minister for Lands Minister for Forests	Hon. Lin Gordon, MP
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Hon. Jack Hallam, MLC
Minister for Housing Minister for Co-operative Societies Minister Assisting the Premier	Hon. Terry Sheahan, MP
Minister for Health	Hon. Laurie Brereton, MP
Minister for Police Minister for Services	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP				26 May 1982	236 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tourism	Hon. Michael Cleary, MP
Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Roads	Hon. Paul Whelan, MP				1 February 1983	1 year, 122 days

Second arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP		Labor	26 May 1982	1 February 1983	251 days
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism	Hon. Michael Cleary, MP

See also

• Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP - 35th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1981–1984
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1981–1984

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF). VI. Parliament of New South Wales: 48. Retrieved 26 April 2014.