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Treasurer of New South Wales

Government minister in New South Wales, Australia

Government minister in New South Wales, Australia

FieldValue
postTreasurer
bodyNew South Wales
insigniaCoat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
insigniasize120px
insigniacaptionCoat of arms of New South Wales
flagFlag of New South Wales.svg
flagsize120px
flagcaptionFlag of New South Wales
incumbentDaniel Mookhey
incumbentsince
departmentNew South Wales Treasury
styleThe Honourable
member_of
reports_toPremier of New South Wales
seat52 Martin Place, Sydney
nominatorPremier of New South Wales
appointerGovernor of New South Wales
appointer_qualifiedon the advice of the premier
termlengthAt the governor's pleasure
formation24 April 1824
firstWilliam Balcombe (as Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales)

The ** treasurer of New South Wales**, known from 1856 to 1959 as the colonial treasurer of New South Wales, is the minister in the Government of New South Wales responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising and is the head of the New South Wales Treasury. The treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government.

The current treasurer, since 28 March 2023 is Daniel Mookhey.

Each year, the treasurer presents the NSW Budget to the Parliament. In some other countries the equivalent role is the minister for finance, although NSW has had a separate office of that name responsible for regulating government spending. For 103 years, the treasurer was originally known as the 'colonial treasurer', however the 'colonial' word was removed with the passing of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1959 (NSW) from 1 April 1959.

Treasurers Forster, Stuart, Dibbs, Jennings, Reid, Lyne, Waddell, Carruthers, McGowen, Holman, Fuller, Lang, Bavin, Stevens, Mair, McKell, McGirr, Cahill, Heffron, Renshaw, Askin, Lewis, Willis, Wran, Greiner, Fahey and Iemma were also premier during some or all of their period as treasurer.

Current Premier Chris Minns is the seventh consecutive premier who had not served as his own treasurer.

By convention, the treasurer is usually a member of the Legislative Assembly. The exception to this were Treasurers Egan, Costa, Roozendaal and currently Mookhey, who were members of the Legislative Council during their tenure as Treasurer. Egan is the longest serving Treasurer of New South Wales.

The treasurer administers his or her portfolio responsibilities through The Treasury cluster, and in particular The Treasury and a range of other government agencies.

List of treasurers

OrdinalMinisterPartyTitleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Prior to responsible governmentColonial Treasurer
Acting Colonial Treasurerfirst=Nancylast=Graytitle=Dumaresq, William John (1793-1868)year=1966access-date=8 September 2018id2=dumaresq-william-john-2239}}
2Colonial Treasurername=Mr Campbell Drummond Riddell (1796-1858)id=263former=Yesaccess-date=27 June 2020}}
Acting for the Colonial Treasurertitle=Campbell, Pieter Laurentz (1809–1848)id2=campbell-pieter-laurentz-1875access-date=2020-11-21}}
Acting Colonial Treasurertitle=Mr Francis Lewis Shaw Merewether (1811-1899)id=373former=Yesaccess-date=22 May 2019}}
3No partyColonial Treasurer
4name=Mr Robert Campbell [2] (1804 - 1859)id=302former=Yesaccess-date=9 April 2019}}
5name=Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812-1867)id=389former=Yesaccess-date=20 April 2019}}
6name=Mr Richard Jones [2] (1816–1892)id=445former=Yesaccess-date=16 April 2019}}
7title=Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)id=346former=Yesaccess-date=22 May 2019}}
8name=Sir Saul Samuel (1820–1900)id=505former=Yesaccess-date=29 May 2019}}
9name=Mr Thomas Ware Smart (1810-1881)id=357former=Yesaccess-date=21 April 2019}}
10name=Mr Geoffrey Eagar (1818-1891)id=469former=Yesaccess-date=1 May 2019}}
11title=Mr Marshall Burdekin (1837-1886)id=715former=Yesaccess-date=16 June 2019}}
12name=Mr George William Lord (1818-1880)id=475former=Yesaccess-date=19 April 2019}}
13name=Mr William Richman Piddington (1815–1887)id=422former=Yesaccess-date=25 June 2019}}
14title=Mr George Alfred Lloyd (1815-1897)id=433former=Yesaccess-date=13 May 2019}}
15name=Mr William Forster (1818–1882)id=477former=Yesaccess-date=16 April 2019}}
16title=Sir Alexander Stuart (1824–1886)id=541former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}}
17former=Yestitle=Mr William Alexander Long (1839–1915)id=752access-date=26 June 2019}}
18former=Yestitle=Mr Henry Emanuel Cohen (1840-1912)id=771access-date=22 May 2019}}
19title=Mr James Watson (1836-1907)id=707former=Yesaccess-date=10 June 2019}}
20title= Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904)id=680former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}}
21name=Mr John Fitzgerald Burns (1833-1911)id=659former=Yesaccess-date=30 June 2020}}
22title=Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831–1897)id=638former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}}
23Free Trade}}
24
25
26
27Free Trade}}
28
29Protectionist}}
30
Liberal Reform}}
31Labor NSW}}
32
33
34
35
Nationalist}}
36
37
387 hours
Nationalist}}
39
40Nationalist}}
41title=Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens (1889–1973)id=1478former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}}
UAP}}
42
43
44Labor NSW}}title=Sir (Bill) William John McKell (1891–1985)id=1523former=Yesaccess-date=7 May 2019}}
45
46
Treasurer
47
48
49Liberal NSW}}
50
51
Labor NSW}}
52
53
54Liberal NSW}}
55
56
57Labor NSW}}****
58
59
60
61
62Liberal NSW}}
63
64
65
66Matt Kean
67incumbent

Former ministerial titles

Assistant treasurers

The assistant treasurer, when in use and along with the minister for finance, effectively acted as Deputy to the Treasurer. In January 1914, Henry Hoyle was appointed as an Honorary Minister in Holman ministry, charged with the duties of Colonial Treasurer, which was held by Premier Holman, but Hoyle was often referred to as the "assistant treasurer".

From 1925–1929 there existed the office of "Assistant Colonial Treasurer". However this office was abolished and when it returned in 1933, it was titled as "Assistant Treasurer". The assistant treasurer is not an essential cabinet post, often being appointed on an on-off basis, and there is no assistant treasurer at the present. Significantly, the role exists only when in use; there can be a lengthy period between successive holders of the title. The last assistant treasurer was John Della Bosca from 1999 to 2006. The title Minister for Finance is also used within New South Wales governments but that role is primarily made responsible for the revenue collection and administration side of governance.

MinisterPartyTitleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister without portfolio
assisting the TreasurerCarruthers --29 August 19041 October 1907
Henry HoyleMinister without portfolio
assisting the Treasurer29 January 191431 October 1916
Labor NSW}}Assistant Colonial Treasurer17 June 19257 June 1927
Robert Cruickshank19 September 192718 October 1927name=Mr Robert Waugh Cruickshank (1873-1928)id=1251former=Yesaccess-date=21 June 2020}}
18 October 192715 April 1929
Eric SpoonerAssistant Treasurer15 February 193321 August 1935
Clive EvattAssistant Treasurer19 May 194723 February 1953
George FreudensteinAssistant Treasurer11 March 197119 June 1972
Wal FifeLiberal NSW}}19 June 19723 January 1975name=Wallace Clyde Fife (1929–2017)id=1890former=Yesaccess-date=1 May 2019}}
Max Ruddock3 January 197510 October 1975
Peter Coleman10 October 197523 January 1976title=Mr (William) Peter Coleman (1928–2019)id=1882former=Yesaccess-date=16 June 2019}}
Max Ruddock23 January 197614 May 1976title=Mr Maxwell Stanley Ruddock (1914–1976)id=1737former=Yesaccess-date=11 May 2019}}
Ken BoothAssistant Treasurer29 February 19802 October 1981
Phillip SmilesAssistant Treasurer1 February 19911 February 1992
George Souris3 July 199226 May 1993name=George Souris (1949- )id=2135former=Yesaccess-date=23 May 2019}}
John Della BoscaAssistant Treasurer8 April 199917 February 2006

References

References

  1. "The Hon. Daniel MOOKHEY, MLC". [[Parliament of New South Wales]].
  2. "PFO-15 Colonial Treasurer (1856-1959) Treasurer (1959- )". NSW State Records & Archives.
  3. Young, John. (Autumn 2014). "How many ministers do Australian upper houses have?". Australasian Parliamentary Review.
  4. (2 April 2019). "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW]".
  5. (1999). "Golden Heritage". Treasury NSW.
  6. Gray, Nancy. (1966). "Dumaresq, William John (1793-1868)".
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  8. "Campbell, Pieter Laurentz (1809–1848)".
  9. "Mr Francis Lewis Shaw Merewether (1811-1899)".
  10. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  11. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  12. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  13. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  14. "Mr Elias Weekes (1809–1881)".
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  18. "Mr Marshall Burdekin (1837-1886)".
  19. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  20. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  21. "Mr George Alfred Lloyd (1815-1897)".
  22. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  23. "Sir Alexander Stuart (1824–1886)".
  24. "Mr William Alexander Long (1839–1915)".
  25. "Mr Henry Emanuel Cohen (1840-1912)".
  26. "Mr James Watson (1836-1907)".
  27. "Sir George Richard Dibbs (1834–1904)".
  28. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  29. "Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831–1897)".
  30. "Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens (1889–1973)".
  31. "Sir (Bill) William John McKell (1891–1985)".
  32. (29 January 2017). "NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench". [[ABC News (Australia).
  33. (2021-10-03). "Dominic Perrottet set to become NSW premier after securing factional deal".
  34. (21 September 1916). "Mr Hoyle stands firm.". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  35. (22 April 1914). "Mr Hoyle at Newcastle". [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney).
  36. (19 September 1914). "Assistant Treasurer's tour". [[The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate]].
  37. "Mr William Thomas Dick (1865-1932)".
  38. (1904-09-09). "William Dick charged with the duties of Treasurer".
  39. {{Cite NSW Parliament
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  41. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  42. "Clive Raleigh Evatt (1900–1984)".
  43. "George Francis Freudenstein".
  44. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  45. "Mr (William) Peter Coleman (1928–2019)".
  46. "Mr Maxwell Stanley Ruddock (1914–1976)".
  47. {{Cite NSW Parliament
  48. "Mr Phillip Murray Smiles (1946– )".
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