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The Honourable

Minister for Transport (New South Wales)

Nominator
  
Premier of New South Wales

Appointer
  
Governor of New South Wales

Inaugural holder
  
James McGirr (as the Minister for Transport) Craig Knowles (as the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning)

Formation
  
22 March 1932 (Transport) 2 April 2003 (Infrastructure)

The New South Wales Minister for Transport and Infrastructure is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include bus and ferry policy, contracting and regulation, rail policy, fares and concessions, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation in New South Wales, Australia.

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The current Minister for Transport and Infrastructure since 2 April 2015 is Andrew Constance. The minister is supported by the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight, currently Melinda Pavey since 30 January 2017. Together they administer the portfolio through the Transport for New South Wales, NSW Roads & Maritime Services, and a range of other government agencies that coordinate funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators.

List of ministers

The portfolio of Minister for Transport was created under Act No. 3, 1932.

Transport and Infrastructure

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers of Transport and Infrastructure, or similar titles.

Roads, Maritime and Freight

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with responsibility for roads, maritime and freight.

Ports and Waterways

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with responsibility for ports and waterways.

Assistant Ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Transport. At various times this portfolio has been left vacant.

References

Minister for Transport (New South Wales) Wikipedia