The New South Wales Minister for Gaming and Racing is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the oversight of hospitality and for racing in the state of New South Wales, Australia.[1]
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | |
|---|---|
 | |
since 5 April 2023 | |
| Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of New South Wales |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Cleary (as Minister for Racing) |
| Formation | 4 July 1986 |
Role and responsibilities
editRacing became a portfolio for the first time in the Unsworth ministry.[2] The minister was responsible for regulating bookmakers and the control of greyhound, trotting and horse racing, racecourse development and the management of the NSW Totalisator Agency Board.[3] With the establishment of the Sydney Harbour Casino in 1995, the portfolio included the Casino Control Board.[4] The portfolio was abolished in the Second Berejiklian ministry and responsibility shared by the Minister for Customer Service and the Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, before being re-established in the second Perrottet ministry. In addition to racing and gambling, the minister is also responsible for registered clubs.[5]
List of ministers
editThe following individuals have served as Minister for Gaming and Racing, or any precedent title:
| Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Racing | Michael Cleary | Labor | Unsworth | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | ||
| Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing | Bob Rowland Smith | National | Greiner (1) | 25 March 1988 | 18 September 1989 | 3 years, 60 days | ||
| Minister for Racing [a] | 18 September 1989 | 24 May 1991 | ||||||
| Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing | George Souris | Greiner (2) Fahey (1) |
6 June 1991 | 24 June 1992 | 1 year, 18 days | |||
| Joe Schipp | Liberal | Fahey (2) | 3 July 1992 | 26 May 1993 | 327 days | |||
| Chris Downy | Fahey (3) | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days | ||||
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | Richard Face | Labor | Carr (1) (2) (3) | 4 April 1995 | 13 February 2003 | 7 years, 315 days | ||
| Michael Egan | Carr (3) | 13 February 2003 | 2 April 2003 | 48 days | ||||
| Grant McBride | Carr (4) Iemma (1) |
2 April 2003 | 2 April 2007 | 4 years, 0 days | ||||
| Graham West | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 8 September 2008 | 1 year, 159 days | ||||
| Kevin Greene | Rees Keneally |
8 September 2008 | 28 March 2011 | 2 years, 201 days | ||||
| Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing | George Souris | National | O'Farrell | 4 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 3 years, 19 days | ||
| Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing | Troy Grant | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 2 years, 282 days | |||
| Minister for Racing | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | |||||
| Paul Toole | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days | ||||
| Minister for Hospitality and Racing | Kevin Anderson | National | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 5 April 2023 | 1 year, 105 days | [1] | |
| Minister for Gaming and Racing | David Harris | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 231 days | ||
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ The portfolio of Racing was separated from Sport and Recreation however Bob Rowland Smith retained responsibility for both portfolios.
References
edit- ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "PFO-109 Racing [I]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ "PFO-110 Gaming and Racing". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ "PFO-435 Hospitality and Racing". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
