Wran ministry (1986)

Eighth Wran ministry
78th cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	6 February 1986
Date dissolved	4 July 1986
People and organisations
Head of government	Neville Wran
Deputy head of government	Ron Mulock
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Number of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Opposition parties	Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader	Nick Greiner
History
Predecessor	Seventh Wran ministry
Successor	Unsworth ministry

The Wran ministry (1986) or Eighth Wran ministry was the 78th 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 eighth of eight consecutive and final occasions when Wran was Premier.

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 6 February 1986 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, until 4 July 1986 when Wran resigned from the ministry and from Parliament. Barrie Unsworth was elected by Labor caucus as the Labor Leader, accepted commission as Premier and the Unsworth ministry was formed.

Ministers are listed in order of seniority.^[1][2]

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for the Arts Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP		Labor	6 February 1986	4 July 1986	148 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Transport	Hon. Ron Mulock, MP
Minister for Housing	Hon. Frank Walker, QC MP
Minister for Public Works and Ports Minister for Roads	Hon. Laurie Brereton, MP
Minister for Industrial Relations	Hon. Pat Hills, MP
Minister for Youth and Community Services Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister Assisting the Premier	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP
Treasurer	Hon. Ken Booth, MP
Attorney General Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Terry Sheahan, MP
Minister for Health Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Barrie Unsworth, MLC
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Hon. Jack Hallam, MLC
Minister for Education	Hon. Rodney Cavalier, MP
Minister for Industry and Small Business Minister for Energy and Technology	Hon. Peter Cox, MP
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tourism	Hon. Michael Cleary, MP
Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Hon. George Paciullo, MP
Minister for Local Government	Hon. Janice Crosio, MBE MP
Minister for Employment Minister for Finance	Hon. Bob Debus, MP
Minister for Corrective Services	Hon. John Akister, MP
Minister for Planning and Environment Minister for Consumer Affairs	Hon. Bob Carr, MP
Minister for Natural Resources	Hon. John Aquilina, MP
Minister for Mineral Resources	Hon. Eric Bedford, MP

See also

• Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP - 35th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1984–1988
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1984–1988

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: 52. Retrieved 26 April 2014.