Wran ministry (1984)

The Wran ministry (1984) or Sixth Wran ministry was the 76th 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 Labor Party. It was the sixth of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Sixth Wran ministry
76th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Date formed	10 February 1984
Date dissolved	5 April 1984
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland)
Head of government	Neville Wran
Deputy head of government	Ron Mulock
No. of ministers	20
Member party	Labor
Opposition parties	Liberal National coalition
Opposition leader	Nick Greiner
History
Predecessor	Fifth Wran ministry
Successor	Seventh Wran ministry

Tenure of ministry

The ministry covers the period from 10 February 1984 when Wran reconfigured his ministry following the resignation of Jack Ferguson from the ministry and from Parliament, until 5 April 1984 when Wran reconfigured his ministry after the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1984 election, and the Seventh Wran ministry was formed.

Composition of ministry

Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases serve the full term of this ministry of just 55 days.[1][2]

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Minister for the Arts	Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP		Labor	10 February 1984	5 April 1984	55 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Health	Hon. Ron Mulock, MP
Minister for Transport	Hon. Peter Cox, MP
Minister for Youth and Community Services Minister for Housing	Hon. Frank Walker, QC MP
Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Roads	Hon. Pat Hills, MP
Attorney General Minister for Justice Minister for Consumer Affairs Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Paul Landa, MLC
Treasurer	Hon. Ken Booth, MP
Minister for Public Works Minister for Employment	Hon. Laurie Brereton, MP
Minister for Mineral Resources	Hon. Don Day, MP
Minister for Education	Hon. Eric Bedford, MP
Minister for Local Government	Hon. Kevin Stewart, MP
Minister for Lands Minister for Ports	Hon. Lin Gordon, MP
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries	Hon. Jack Hallam, MLC
Minister for Planning and Environment	Hon. Terry Sheahan, MP
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Minister for Corrective Services	Hon. Peter Anderson, MP
Minister for Sport and Recreation Minister for Tourism	Hon. Michael Cleary, MP
Minister for Water Resources Minister for Forests Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Hon. Paul Whelan, MP
Minister for Industry and Decentralisation Minister for Small Business and Technology	Hon. George Paciullo, MP
Minister for Energy Minister for Finance	Hon. Rodney Cavalier, MP

See also

• Hon. Neville Wran, QC MP - 35th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1981–1984
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1981–1984

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. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.