Minister for Science (New South Wales)

Former government minister in New South Wales, Australia

Minister for Science

Style| The Honourable
Appointer| Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder| Charles Cutler
Formation| 13 May 1965

The Minister for Science was a minister in the New South Wales Government, however the initial responsibilities of the portfolio are unclear and it was held in addition to that of education.[1] Science and medical research was a portfolio from 2003 until 2011, when it was retitled medical research.[2]

Science returned to the portfolio level in December 2021 as part of the responsibilities of the Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Alister Henskens.[3]

## List of ministers[edit]

The following individuals have served as Minister where Science was one of the responsibilities in the portfolio:

Title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes

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Minister for Science  | Charles Cutler |  | Country | Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) | 13 May 1965  | 19 June 1972  | 7 years, 37 days | [4]
Minister for Science and Medical Research | Frank Sartor |  | Labor | Carr (4)
Iemma (1) | 2 April 2003  | 2 April 2007  | 4 years, 0 days  | [5]
Verity Firth | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007  | 5 September 2008  | 1 year, 156 days  | [6]
Tony Stewart | Rees | 8 September 2008  | 4 November 2008  | 57 days  | [7]
Jodi McKay | Rees
Keneally | 4 November 2008  | 28 March 2011  | 2 years, 144 days  | [8]
Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology | Alister Henskens |  | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021  | incumbent | 1 year, 43 days  | [3]

## See also[edit]

* New South Wales portal
* Politics portal

* List of New South Wales government agencies

## References[edit]

1. ^ "PFO-141 Science". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 19 September 2021. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
2. ^ "PFO-275 Science and Medical Research". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2022. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
3. ^ a b "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
4. ^ "Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler (1918–2006)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
5. ^ "The Hon. Frank Ernest Sartor (1951- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
6. ^ "The Hon. Verity Helen Firth (1973- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
7. ^ "Mr (Tony) Anthony Paul Stewart (1956 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
8. ^ "Ms Jodi Leyanne McKay (1969 - )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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