Australian politician
The New South Wales Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include the conduct and regulation of all police and services agencies and personnel and also deals with operational and event planning issues, and fire and rescue services in New South Wales , Australia . The Minister also serves as the Vice-Patron of NSW Police Legacy .[ 1]
The current Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism is Yasmin Catley , since 5 April 2023.
On the 21 December 2021 upon the appointment of Steph Cooke as the Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience [ 2] the portfolio for the Minister of Police and Emergency Services was split.
The ministers administer the portfolio through the Communities and Justice cluster , in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice , a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies including the New South Wales Crime Commission , the New South Wales Police Force and the Police Integrity Commission [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Ultimately the ministers are responsible to Parliament of New South Wales .
List of ministers
Police
The following individuals have served as Ministers for Police, or any precedent titles:
Title
Minister[ 6]
Party
Ministry
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister for Police
John Waddy
Liberal
Lewis (2)
3 January 1975
23 January 1976
1 year, 20 days
Minister for Police
Bill Crabtree
Labor
Wran (3)
29 February 1980
2 October 1981
1 year, 216 days
Peter Anderson
Wran (4)
2 October 1981
26 May 1982
4 years, 127 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Wran (4) (5) (6)
26 May 1982
6 February 1986
George Paciullo
Wran (7) Unsworth
6 February 1986
21 March 1988
2 years, 44 days
Ted Pickering
Liberal
Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2)
25 March 1988
23 September 1992
4 years, 182 days
Minister for Police
Terry Griffiths
Fahey (2) (3)
23 September 1992
27 June 1994
1 year, 277 days
Garry West
National
Fahey (3)
27 June 1994
4 April 1995
281 days
Paul Whelan
Labor
Carr (1) (2) (3)
4 April 1995
21 November 2001
6 years, 231 days
Michael Costa
Carr (3)
21 November 2001
2 April 2003
1 year, 132 days
John Watkins
Carr (4)
2 April 2003
21 January 2005
1 year, 294 days
Carl Scully
Carr (4) Iemma (1)
21 January 2005
26 October 2006
1 year, 278 days
John Watkins
Iemma (1)
26 October 2006
2 April 2007
158 days
David Campbell
Iemma (2)
2 April 2007
5 September 2008
1 year, 156 days
Matt Brown
Rees
8 September 2008
11 September 2008
3 days
Tony Kelly
11 September 2008
14 September 2009
1 year, 3 days
Michael Daley
Rees Keneally
14 September 2009
28 March 2011
1 year, 195 days
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Mike Gallacher
Liberal
O'Farrell Baird (1)
4 April 2011
2 May 2014
3 years, 28 days
Stuart Ayres
Baird (1)
6 May 2014
1 April 2015
330 days
Minister for Police and Justice
Troy Grant
National
Baird (2)
2 April 2015
30 January 2017
1 year, 303 days
Minister for Police
Berejiklian (1)
30 January 2017
23 March 2019
[ 7] [ 8]
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
David Elliott
Liberal
Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1)
2 April 2019
21 December 2021
2 years, 263 days
[ 9] [ 10]
Minister for Police
Paul Toole
National
Perrottet (2)
21 December 2021
28 March 2023
1 year, 97 days
[ 11]
Minister for Mental Health
Ryan Park
Labor
Minns
28 March 2023
5 April 2023
8 days
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism
Yasmin Catley
5 April 2023
incumbent
1 year, 235 days
Counter-terrorism
Title
Minister [ 6]
Party
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister for Counter Terrorism Minister for Corrections
David Elliott
Liberal
30 January 2017
2 April 2019
2 years, 62 days
Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections
Anthony Roberts
2 April 2019
21 December 2021 (2021-12-21 )
2 years, 263 days
[ 9]
Minister for Mental Health
Ryan Park
Labor
28 March 2023
5 April 2023
8 days
Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism
Yasmin Catley
5 April 2023
incumbent
1 year, 235 days
See also
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