Wran ministry (1984–1986) explained

Cabinet Name:Seventh Wran ministry
Cabinet Number:77th
Jurisdiction:Government of New South Wales
Flag:Flag of New South Wales.svg
Flag Border:true
Government Head:Neville Wran
Government Head Title:Premier
Deputy Government Head:Ron Mulock
Deputy Government Head Title:Deputy Premier
State Head:Queen Elizabeth II
State Head Title:Monarch
Governor:Sir James Rowland
Members Number:20
Political Party:Labor
Opposition Parties:Liberal coalition
Opposition Leader:Nick Greiner
Previous:Sixth Wran ministry
Successor:Eighth Wran ministry

The Wran ministry (1984–1986) or Seventh Wran ministry was the 77th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th Premier of New South Wales, Neville Wran, representing the Labor Party. It was the seventh of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Background

Wran had been elected to the Legislative Council of New South Wales by a joint sitting of the New South Wales Parliament on 12 March 1970.[1] He was Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 22 February 1972. He resigned from the council on 19 October 1973 to switch to the Legislative Assembly, successfully contesting the election for Bass Hill, which he would hold until his retirement in 1986.[2] Wran successfully challenged Pat Hills to become Leader of Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from 3 December 1973 and became Premier following a narrow one seat victory at the 1976 election.[3]

Labor retained government at the 1984 election, despite a 6.95% swing against Labor, losing 11 seats, but retaining a majority of 8 seats in the Legislative Assembly and a single seat majority in the Legislative Council.

Composition of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 5 April 1984 the Wran - led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1984 election. There were four minor rearrangements of the ministry, commencing in November 1984 with the death of Paul Landa, and a second rearrangement in December. The third rearrangement in February 1985 saw the creation of a new portfolio of Ethnic Affairs. The fourth minor rearrangement was caused by the retirement of Eric Bedford and Kevin Stewart in December 1985. The ministry ended on 6 February 1986 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, and the eighth Wran ministry was formed.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Minister for the Arts
 align=center 5 April 19846 February 1986align=right
Minister for Ethnic Affairsalign=center 6 February 1985align=right
Deputy Premier
Minister for Health
5 April 1984
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Minister for Housing
Minister for Public Works
Minister for Ports
Minister for Roads
Attorney General, MLCalign=center 4 November 1984align=right
align=center 7 November 1984align=center 12 December 1984align=right
align=center 12 December 19846 February 1986align=right
Minister for Industrial Relations5 April 1984
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Minister Assisting the Premieralign=center 6 February 1985align=center 1 January 1986align=right
Treasurer5 April 1984align=center 6 February 1986align=right
Minister for Planning and Environmentalign=center 12 December 1984align=right
align=center 12 December 19846 February 1986align=right
Minister for Transport
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Leader of the Government in Legislative Council
, MLC5 April 1984
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, MLC
Minister for Education
Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy
Minister for Local Governmentalign=center 31 December 1985align=right
align=center 1 January 1986align=center 6 February 1986align=right
Minister for Industry and Decentralisation
Minister for Small Business and Technology
align=center 5 April 1984align=center 31 December 1985align=right
align=center 1 January 19866 February 1986align=right
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Minister for Tourism
5 April 1984
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Minister for Natural Resources
Minister for Employment
Minister for Finance
Minister for Corrective Services
 Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

See also

References

 

Notes and References

  1. News: 13 March 1970 . Candidates declared to be elected Members of the Legislative Council. . 849 . . 36–37 . 3 December 2020 . Trove.
  2. Elections for the District of Bass Hill. DistrictIndexes. BassHill. 3 September 2019.
  3. The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014). 1860. Yes. 10 May 2019.