Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology

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Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology
Incumbent
Anoulack Chanthivong
since 5 April 2023
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderCharles Cutler
(as Minister for Science)
Formation13 May 1965

The Innovation, Science and Technology is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities that includes all schools and institutes of higher education in New South Wales, Australia.[1]

The ministers manages the portfolio through the Enterprise, Investment and Trade cluster.[2] Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

There have previously been ministers responsible for Science, Innovation and Technology; however the combined ministry was first created in December 2021 in the second Perrottet ministry.[1][3]

List of ministers[edit]

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, or any precedent titles:

Title Minister [3] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Science Charles Cutler   Country Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) 13 May 1965 19 June 1972 7 years, 37 days [4]
Minister for Technology Pat Hills   Labor Wran (2) 19 October 1978 29 February 1980 1 year, 133 days [5]
Ron Mulock Wran (3) 29 February 1980 2 October 1981 1 year, 216 days [6]
Pat Hills Wran (4) (5) 2 October 1981 10 February 1984 2 years, 131 days [5]
Minister for Small Business and Technology George Paciullo Wran (6) 10 February 1984 5 April 1984 55 days [7]
Eric Bedford Wran (7) 5 April 1984 31 December 1985 1 year, 270 days [8]
Neville Wran 1 January 1986 6 February 1986 36 days [9]
Minister for Energy and Technology Peter Cox Wran (8)
Unsworth 		6 February 1986 26 November 1987 1 year, 293 days [10]
Minister for Information Technology Kim Yeadon   Labor Carr (2) (3) 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days [11]
Minister for Science and Medical Research Frank Sartor Carr (4)
Iemma (1) 		2 April 2003 2 April 2007 4 years, 0 days [12]
Verity Firth Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 5 September 2008 1 year, 156 days [13]
Tony Stewart Rees 8 September 2008 4 November 2008 57 days [14]
Jodi McKay Rees
Keneally 		4 November 2008 28 March 2011 2 years, 144 days [15]
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello   Liberal Baird (2) 2 April 2015 30 January 2017 1 year, 303 days [16]
Matt Kean Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 days [17]
Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson   National Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 2019 21 December 2021 2 years, 263 days [18]
Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology Alister Henskens   Liberal Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 97 days [1]
Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology Anoulack Chanthivong   Labor Minns 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 25 days

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry—Allocation of Acts and Agencies) Order 2021". 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (1918–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "The Hon. Patrick Darcy Hills (1917-1992)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ^ "The Hon. Ronald Joseph Mulock". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "The Hon. George Paciullo (1934 - 2012)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  8. ^ "The Hon. Eric Lance Bedford (1928–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. ^ "The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ "The Hon. Peter Francis Cox (1925-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  11. ^ "The Hon. (Kim) Kimberley Maxwell Kim Yeadon (1956- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. ^ "The Hon. Frank Ernest Sartor (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  13. ^ "The Hon. Verity Helen Firth (1973- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Mr (Tony) Anthony Paul Stewart (1956 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Ms Jodi Leyanne McKay (1969 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  16. ^ "The Hon. Victor Michael Dominello MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Mr (Matt) Matthew John Kean, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  18. ^ "The Hon. Kevin John Anderson, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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