Head of government Bob Carr No. of ministers 18 | Deputy head of government Dr Andrew Refshauge | |
Date formed 8 April 1999 (1999-04-08) Date dissolved 3 April 2003 (2003-04-03) Head of state Queen Elizabeth II (represented by the Honourable Gordon Samuels, and subsequently Marie Bashir) | ||
The Carr ministry (1999–2003) or Third Carr ministry was the 87th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 39th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Bob Carr, MP, representing the Labor Party.
Contents
- Composition of ministry
- First arrangement
- Second arrangement
- Third arrangement
- Fourth arrangement
- Fifth arrangement
- References
The ministry covered the period from 8 April 1999, when Carr led Labor to victory at the 1999 state election, until 3 April 2003, when Carr's Labor government was re-elected at the 2003 state election.
Composition of ministry
Ministers are listed in order of seniority.
First arrangement
The first arrangement covered the period from 8 April 1999 until 28 June 2000, when Jeff Shaw retired as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, resulting in a reconfiguration of the ministry.
1 Della Bosca assigned additional responsibilities of Assisting the Premier on Public Sector Management and Assisting the Premier for the Central Coast. 2 Attorney General portfolio transferred from Shaw to Debus. 3 Industrial Relations portfolio transferred from Shaw to Della Bosca.Second arrangement
The second arrangement covers the period from 28 June 2000, when Jeff Shaw retired from parliament, until 12 January 2001, when Michael Knight retired from parliament. Only changes to the ministry are shown.
2 Attorney General portfolio transferred from Shaw to Debus. 3 Industrial Relations portfolio transferred from Shaw to Della Bosca.Third arrangement
The third arrangement covers the period from 12 January 2001, when Michael Knight retired from parliament, until 21 November 2001, when Paul Whelan retired from parliament. Only changes to the ministry are shown.
4 Corrective Services portfolio transferred from Debus to Watkins.Fourth arrangement
The fourth arrangement covers the period from 21 November 2001, when Paul Whelan retired from parliament, until 11 July 2002, when Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry. Only changes to the ministry are shown.
5 Urban Affairs and Planning portfolio renamed as Planning portfolio. Refshauge retained. 6 Land and Water Conservation portfolio transferred from Amery to Aquilina. 7 Fair Trading portfolio transferred from Watkins to Aquilina. 8 Corrective Services portfolio transferred from Watkins to Amery. 9 Sport and Recreation portfolio transferred from Watkins to Iemma. 10 Education and Training portfolio transferred from Aquilina to Watkins. 11 Police portfolio transferred from Whelan to Costa, who entered the ministry.Fifth arrangement
The fifth arrangement covers the period from 11 July 2002, when Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry, until 2 April 2003, the ministry was configured following the 2003 state election. Only changes to the ministry are shown.
12 Women portfolio transferred from Lo Po' to Nori. 13 Community Services, Ageing, and Disability Services portfolios transferred from Lo Po' to Tebbutt.