Wran ministry (1984–86)

Seventh Wran ministry
77th cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	5 April 1984
Date dissolved	6 February 1986
People and organisations
Head of government	Neville Wran
Deputy head of government	Ron Mulock
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Number of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Opposition parties	Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader	Nick Greiner
History
Predecessor	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, the Honourable Neville Wran, QC MP, representing the Australian Labor Party. It was the seventh of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 5 April 1984 the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1984 election, until 6 February 1986 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, and the Eighth Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry

Ministers are listed in order of seniority.^[1][2]

First arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for the Arts	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP		Labor	5 April 1984	6 February 1986	1 year, 307 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Health	Hon. Ron Mulock, MP
Minister for Youth and Community Services Minister for Housing	Hon. Frank Walker, QC MP
Minister for Public Works Minister for Ports Minister for Roads	Hon. Laurie Brereton, MP
Attorney General	Hon. Paul Landa, MP ^1				4 November 1984	213 days
Minister for Industrial Relations	Hon. Pat Hills, MP				6 February 1986	1 year, 307 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP
Treasurer	Hon. Ken Booth, MP
Minister for Planning and Environment	Hon. Terry Sheahan, MP				12 December 1984	251 days
Minister for Transport Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Barrie Unsworth, MLC				6 February 1986	1 year, 307 days
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Hon. Jack Hallam, MLC
Minister for Education	Hon. Rodney Cavalier, MP
Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy	Hon. Peter Cox, MP
Minister for Local Government	Hon. Kevin Stewart, MP				31 December 1985	1 year, 270 days
Minister for Industry and Decentralisation Minister for Small Business and Technology	Hon. Eric Bedford, MP
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tourism	Hon. Michael Cleary, MP				6 February 1986	1 year, 307 days
Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Hon. George Paciullo, MP
Minister for Natural Resources	Hon. Janice Crosio, MBE MP
Minister for Employment Minister for Finance	Hon. Bob Debus, MP
Minister for Corrective Services	Hon. John Akister, MP

¹ Attorney General portfolio transferred from Landa to Wran, after the death in office of Landa.

Second arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for the Arts Attorney General	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP ^1		Labor	7 November 1984	12 December 1984	35 days

Third arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for the Arts	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP ^1 ^2		Labor	12 December 1984	6 February 1985	56 days
Attorney General	Hon. Terry Sheahan, MP ^2 ^3				6 February 1986	1 year, 56 days
Minister for Planning and Environment	Hon. Bob Carr, MP ^3

² Attorney General portfolio transferred from Wran to Sheahan

³ Planning and Environment portfolio transferred from Sheahan to Carr, who entered the ministry

Fourth arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for the Arts Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP ^4		Labor	6 February 1985	1 January 1986	329 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister Assisting the Premier	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP ^5

⁴ Ethnic Affairs portfolio created

⁵ Assisting the Premier portfolio created

Fifth arrangement

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for the Arts Minister for Ethnic Affairs Minister for Industry and Decentralisation Minister for Small Business and Technology	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP ^6		Labor	1 January 1986	6 February 1986	36 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister Assisting the Premier Minister for Local Government	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP ^7

⁶ Industry and Decentralisation portfolio and Small Business and Technology portfolio transferred from Bedford to Wran

⁷ Local Government portfolio transferred from Stewart to Anderson

See also

• Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP - 35th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1984–1988
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1984–1988

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF). VI. Parliament of New South Wales: 51. Retrieved 26 April 2014.