Minister for Veterans (New South Wales)

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Minister for Veterans
Incumbent
David Harris
since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
Department of Communities and Justice
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of New South Wales
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderGraham West
(as Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs)
Formation23 January 2009

The Minister for Veterans is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for veterans' affairs in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The Minister since 5 April 2023 is David Harris, who also holds the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio.

The Minister assists the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Inclusion administer her portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies.[1][2]

List of ministers[edit]

Ministerial title Minister [2] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs Graham West   Labor Rees 23 January 2009 4 December 2009 315 days
Peter Primrose Keneally 4 December 2009 21 May 2010 168 days
Frank Terenzini 21 May 2010 28 March 2011 311 days
Minister for Veterans Affairs Victor Dominello   Liberal Baird (1) 23 April 2014 28 March 2015 339 days
David Elliott Baird (2)
Berejiklian (1) 		2 April 2015 23 March 2019 3 years, 355 days
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans John Sidoti Berejiklian (2) 2 April 2019 17 September 2019 168 days [3]
Geoff Lee (acting) 17 September 2019 27 May 2021 1 year, 252 days
Natalie Ward Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		27 May 2021 21 December 2021 208 days [4]
Minister for Veterans David Elliott Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 97 days [5]
David Harris   Minns 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 14 days

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ Smith, Alexandra (17 September 2019). "Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. ^ Smith, Alexandra. "Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
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