Minister in the Government of New South Wales
The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor .[1]
The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier .[2] The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Penny Sharpe , since 28 March 2023.[3]
Duties and history
As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio ' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council , is in the United Kingdom , although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative.[4] However, following the 2023 New South Wales state election , the position was given to Ron Hoenig , who sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales .
Vice-presidents of the Executive Council
Ordinal
Vice-President
Party
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
Edward Deas Thomson [a]
None
23 May 1857
7 September 1857
107 days
2
John Plunkett
None
23 November 1863
2 February 1865
1 year, 71 days
3
Saul Samuel [b]
None
14 May 1872
8 February 1875
2 years, 270 days
4
Joseph Docker [a]
None
17 August 1877
17 December 1877
122 days
5
John Marks [a]
18 December 1877
20 December 1878
1 year, 2 days
6
Sir John Robertson [a]
21 December 1878
10 November 1881
2 years, 324 days
7
Frederick Darley [a]
14 November 1881
4 January 1883
1 year, 51 days
8
Sir Patrick Jennings [a]
5 January 1883
31 July 1883
207 days
9
Charles Mackellar [a]
None
26 February 1886
23 December 1886
300 days
10
Sir Henry Parkes MLA
Free Trade
20 January 1887
6 March 1887
45 days
11
Julian Salomons [a]
7 March 1887
16 January 1889
1 year, 315 days
12
Sir John Lackey
Protectionist
17 January 1889
7 March 1889
49 days
13
William Suttor Jr. [a]
Free Trade
30 April 1889
22 October 1891
2 years, 175 days
(11)
Sir Julian Salomons [a]
Protectionist
23 October 1891
26 January 1893
1 year, 95 days
14
Normand MacLaurin [a]
5 April 1893
2 August 1894
1 year, 119 days
(13)
William Suttor Jr. [a]
Free Trade
7 August 1894
15 March 1895
220 days
15
Andrew Garran [a]
19 March 1895
18 November 1898
3 years, 244 days
16
John Hughes [a]
22 November 1898
13 September 1899
295 days
17
William Lyne [a]
Protectionist
14 September 1899
15 September 1899
1 day
18
Kenneth Mackay [a]
15 September 1899
24 April 1900
221 days
19
Francis Suttor [a]
12 June 1900
9 April 1901
301 days
Progressive
9 April 1901
23 May 1903
2 years, 44 days
(18)
Kenneth Mackay [a]
6 June 1903
29 August 1904
1 year, 84 days
(16)
John Hughes [a]
Liberal Reform
29 August 1904
20 October 1910
6 years, 52 days
20
Fred Flowers [a]
Labor
21 October 1910
27 April 1915
4 years, 188 days
21
Jack FitzGerald [a]
27 April 1915
15 November 1916
1 year, 202 days
Nationalist
15 November 1916
30 July 1919
2 years, 257 days
22
David Hall MLA
30 July 1919
9 February 1920
194 days
23
Sir George Fuller MLA
9 February 1920
27 February 1920
18 days
24
Edward Kavanagh [a]
Labor
21 April 1920
20 December 1921
1 year, 243 days
25
Sir Joseph Carruthers [a]
Nationalist
20 December 1921 a.m.
20 December 1921 p.m.
7 hours
(24)
Edward Kavanagh [a]
Labor
20 December 1921
13 April 1922
114 days
(25)
Sir Joseph Carruthers [a]
Nationalist
13 April 1922
17 June 1925
3 years, 65 days
26
Albert Willis [a]
Labor
17 June 1925
18 October 1927
2 years, 123 days
27
Francis Boyce [a]
Nationalist
18 October 1927
3 November 1930
3 years, 16 days
26
Albert Willis [a]
Labor
4 November 1930
2 April 1931
149 days
28
James Concannon [a]
3 April 1931
15 October 1931
195 days
Labor (NSW)
15 October 1931
13 May 1932
211 days
29
James Ryan [a]
United Australia
16 May 1932
17 June 1932
32 days
30
Henry Manning [a]
18 June 1932
16 May 1941
8 years, 332 days
31
Reg Downing [a]
Labor
16 May 1941
13 May 1965
23 years, 362 days
32
Arthur Bridges [a]
Liberal
13 May 1965
22 May 1968
3 years, 9 days
33
Sir John Fuller [a]
Country
10 July 1968
14 May 1976
7 years, 309 days
34
Paul Landa [a]
Labor
14 May 1976
5 April 1984
7 years, 327 days
35
Barrie Unsworth [a]
5 April 1984
4 July 1986
2 years, 90 days
36
Jack Hallam [a]
4 July 1986
25 March 1988
1 year, 265 days
37
Ted Pickering [a]
Liberal
25 March 1988
22 October 1992
4 years, 211 days
38
John Hannaford [a]
22 October 1992
4 April 1995
2 years, 164 days
39
Michael Egan [a]
Labor
4 April 1995
21 January 2005
9 years, 292 days
40
John Della Bosca [a]
3 August 2005
2 April 2007
1 year, 242 days
41
Tony Kelly
2 April 2007
8 September 2008
1 year, 159 days
(40)
John Della Bosca [a]
8 September 2008
1 September 2009
358 days
42
John Hatzistergos [a]
1 September 2009
28 March 2011
1 year, 208 days
43
Michael Gallacher [a]
Liberal
3 April 2011
2 May 2014
3 years, 29 days
44
Duncan Gay [a]
National
6 May 2014
30 January 2017
2 years, 269 days
45
Don Harwin [a]
Liberal
30 January 2017
15 April 2020
3 years, 76 days
46
Damien Tudehope [a]
15 April 2020
3 July 2020
79 days
(45)
Don Harwin [a]
3 July 2020
21 December 2021
1 year, 171 days
(46)
Damien Tudehope [a]
21 December 2021
17 February 2023
2 years, 226 days
[5]
47
Sarah Mitchell
National
17 February 2023
28 March 2023
39 days
[6]
48
Penny Sharpe [a]
Labor
28 March 2023
5 April 2023
8 days
[3]
49
Ron Hoenig [c]
5 April 2023
incumbent
1 year, 120 days
[3]
Ministers are members of the Legislative Council unless otherwise noted.
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