Head of government Neville Wran No. of ministers 19 | Deputy head of government Jack Renshaw | |
Date formed 19 October 1978 (1978-10-19) Date dissolved 29 February 1980 (1980-02-29) Head of state Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Sir Roden Cutler) | ||
The Wran ministry (1978–1980) or Second Wran ministry was the 72nd 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 second of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.
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Tenure of ministry
The ministry covers the period from 19 October 1978 when the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the 1978 election, until 29 February 1980, when Wran reconfigured his ministry and the Third Wran ministry was formed.
Composition of ministry
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wran and sworn in on 19 October 1978, and covers the period up until 29 February 1980. One month earlier, former Premier and minister, Jack Renshaw, announced his decision to retire from politics, necessitating a minor rearrangement of the ministry; pending the swearing in of the Third Wran ministry. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases except Renshaw, serve the full term of this ministry.