Fahey–Armstrong ministry

The Fahey–Armstrong ministry or Third Fahey ministry was the 84th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 38th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable John Fahey, MP, representing the Liberal Party in coalition with the National Party, led by the Honourable Ian Armstrong, OBE MP.

Fahey–Armstrong ministry
84th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	26 May 1993
Date dissolved	4 April 1995
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Peter Sinclair)
Head of government	John Fahey
Deputy head of government	Ian Armstrong
No. of ministers	20
Total no. of members	21
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Minority Coalition Government
Opposition parties	Labor
Opposition leader	Bob Carr
History
Outgoing election	1995 New South Wales state election
Predecessor	Second Fahey ministry
Successor	First Carr ministry

The ministry covers the period from 26 May 1993 until 4 April 1995, when the coalition was defeated at the 1995 state election by Labor, led by Bob Carr.

Composition of ministry

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

First arrangement

The first arrangement covers the period from 26 May 1993 until 27 June 1994, when Terry Griffiths was forced to resign from both the ministry and the Liberal Party over claims of sexual harassment,[3] resulting in a minor reconfiguration of the ministry.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Premier Minister for Economic Development	Hon. John Fahey, MP		Liberal	26 May 1993	4 April 1995	1 year, 313 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Public Works Minister for Ports	Hon. Ian Armstrong, OBE MP		National
Minister for Transport Minister for Roads	Hon. Bruce Baird, MP		Liberal
Minister for Land and Water Conservation	Hon. George Souris, MP		National
Attorney General Minister for Justice Vice-President of the Executive Council	Hon. John Hannaford, MLC		Liberal
Minister for Planning Minister for Housing	Hon. Robert Webster, MLC		National
Minister for Energy ^2 Minister for Local Government and Cooperatives ^2	Hon. Garry West, MP		National
Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs Minister for Tourism Minister Assisting the Premier	Hon. Virginia Chadwick, MLC		Liberal
Treasurer Minister for the Arts	Hon. Peter Collins, MP
Minister for Health	Hon. Ron Phillips, MP
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment Minister for the Status of Women	Hon. Kerry Chikarovski, MP
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Minister for Mines	Hon. Ian Causley, MP		National
Minister for Police ^1 Minister for Emergency Services ^1	Hon. Terry Griffiths, MP		Liberal		27 June 1994	1 year, 32 days
Minister for Community Services Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Hon. Jim Longley, MP				4 April 1995	1 year, 313 days
Minister for the Ageing				6 October 1993		1 year, 180 days
Minister for the Environment	Hon. Chris Hartcher, MP			26 May 1993		1 year, 313 days
Chief Secretary Minister for Administrative Services	Hon. Anne Cohen, MP
Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs Minister Assisting the Minister for Justice	Hon. Michael Photios, MP
Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads	Hon. Wendy Machin, MP		National
Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport				6 October 1993		1 year, 180 days
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing	Hon. Chris Downy, MP		Liberal	26 May 1993		1 year, 313 days
Minister for Small Business Minister for Regional Development	Hon. Ray Chappell, MP		National

¹ Griffiths forced to resign from the ministry. Police and Emergency Services portfolios transferred to West.

Second arrangement

The second arrangement covers the period from 27 June 1994 until the state election on 4 April 1995. Only changes in portfolio are shown.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Minister for Police ^1 Minister for Emergency Services ^1	Hon. Garry West, MP		National	27 June 1994	4 April 1995	281 days
Minister for Energy ^2 Minister for Local Government and Co-operatives ^2	Hon. Ted Pickering, MLC		Liberal

¹ West assumed Police and Emergency Services portfolios following Griffiths' resignation.

² Pickering assumed Energy and Local Government and Co-operatives portfolios following Griffiths' resignation.

See also

• Hon. John Fahey, MP – 38th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1991–1995
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1991–1995

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
2. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. "Oatley: NSW State election". Crikey. 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.