Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology
Government minister in New South Wales, Australia
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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]
(as Minister for Science)
| Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
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since 5 April 2023 | |
| Premier's Department | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Charles Cutler (as Minister for Science) |
| Formation | 13 May 1965 |
The ministers manages the portfolio through the Premier's Department.[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
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 Transport | Jo Haylen | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days | ||
| Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology | Anoulack Chanthivong | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 3 years, 126 days | ||||
