Head of government Neville Wran No. of ministers 20 | Deputy head of government Jack Ferguson | |
Date formed 1 February 1983 (1983-02-01) Date dissolved 10 February 1984 (1984-02-10) Head of state Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir James Rowland) | ||
The Wran ministry (1983–1984) or Fifth Wran ministry was the 75th 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 Australian Labor Party. It was the fifth of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.
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Tenure of ministry
The ministry covers the period from 1 February 1983 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1981 election, until 10 February 1984, when Wran reconfigured his ministry following the resignation of Jack Ferguson from the ministry and from Parliament, and the Sixth Wran ministry was formed.
First arrangement
Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases serve the full term of this ministry; with a slight rearrangement in May 1982 that altered the titles of two ministers.
1 Corrective Services portfolio was transferred from Jackson to Anderson after Jackson resigned from the ministry. 2 Roads portfolio was transferred from Jackson to Brereton after Jackson resigned from the ministry.