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Minister For Regional Youth (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Minister for Regional Youth is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for providing a whole-of-government approach to regional youth issues in New South Wales, Australia. It was first established in 1956 as the Minister for Child Welfare in the third ministry of Joe Cahill, with the principal responsibility being the care of neglected, orphaned and delinquent children through the Child welfare department. The department had existed since 1881 initially under the Colonial Secretary. The portfolio was held in conjunction with that of Social Welfare until 1973 when they were combined as the portfolio of Youth and Community Services. Youth Affairs were part of the responsibilities of the Minister for Education from 1988 until 1995 when a separate portfolio was re-created as the Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs. The Youth portfolio was abolished in 2011 and re-established as Regional Youth in 2019. The current Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Franklin (Australian Politician)
Benjamin Cameron Franklin (born 1972/1973) is an Australian politician. He served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from March 2015 until March 2019, representing the National Party. He resigned in 2019 to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Ballina, but was defeated by the incumbent Greens MP Tamara Smith. He was subsequently appointed in May 2019 to fill the casual vacancy caused by his own resignation. Franklin has served as the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, the Minister for the Arts, and the Minister for Regional Youth in the Perrottet ministry since December 2021. Prior to his election, Franklin served as the State Director of the Nationals between 2008 and 2015. Early life The child of two school teachers, Franklin grew up in and Coal Point before being awarded an academic scholarship to study at Cranbrook School in Sydney. Franklin's great, great uncle was Banjo Paterson. Franklin studied a BA at the University of Sydney and resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For The Arts (New South Wales)
The Minister for the Arts is a Minister of the Crown in the New South Wales Government who has responsibilities for the administration and support for the arts in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The portfolio was abolished in 2019 and merged into the portfolio of Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts; and reinstated in December 2021. The current Minister for the Arts is Ben Franklin, who also serves as the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and as the Minister for Regional Youth, appointed with effect from 21 December 2021. The minister assists the lead portfolio minister, the Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, Alister Henskens who was appointed with effect from 5 August 2022. Together the ministers administer the portfolio through Create NSW (formerly Arts NSW) within the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade, as well as a range of additional government agencies. Ultimately, the minister is responsib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Mental Health (New South Wales)
The Minister for Mental Health is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for hospitals and health services in regional New South Wales, Australia. It was first established in 2005 in the First Iemma ministry as an assistant minister, before becoming a separate portfolio in 2011 in the O'Farrell ministry. The portfolio was not tasked with the management of a department. In the second Perrottet ministry since December 2021 it is one of four portfolios in the health sector working with the Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard. The current minister Bronnie Taylor also holds the portfolio of regional health. The fourth portfolio, regional youth is currently held by Ben Franklin. Together they administer the health portfolio through the Health cluster, including the Ministry of Health and a range of other government agencies, including local health districts and the NSW Ambulance service. List of ministers Assistant ministers Assistant minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of New South Wales
The Parliament of New South Wales is a bicameral legislature in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), consisting of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house). Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales at elections held approximately every four years. The Parliament derives its authority from the King of Australia, King Charles III, represented by the Governor of New South Wales, who chairs the Executive Council. The parliament shares law making powers with the Australian Federal (or Commonwealth) Parliament. The New South Wales Parliament follows Westminster parliamentary traditions of dress, Green–Red chamber colours and protocols. It is located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney. History The Parliament of New South Wales was the first of the Australian colonial legislatures, with its formation in the 1850s. At the time, New South Wales was a British co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dugald Saunders
Dugald William Saunders is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 2019, representing Dubbo for the Nationals. Saunders has served as the Minister for Agriculture and the Minister for Western New South Wales in the Perrottet ministry The Second Perrottet ministry or Second Perrottet–Toole ministry is the 99th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and is led by Dominic Perrottet, the state's 46th Premier. The Liberal– National coalition ministry was formed on ... since December 2021. Before entering politics, Saunders had a long career in broadcasting. He was a commentator at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was the ABC Local Radio morning presenter in Dubbo for ten years. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 21st-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Western New South Wales
The Minister for Western New South Wales is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for the region to the west of the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales, Australia. It was first established in 2011 in the O'Farrell ministry. It was not responsible for any legislation, nor tasked with the management of a department. It was abolished in the second Baird ministry and the NSW Farmers' Association called for its return in the lead-up to the 2019 election. It was re-created in the second Berejiklian ministry, combined with the portfolio of Agriculture, before returning as a separate portfolio in the second Perrottet ministry The Second Perrottet ministry or Second Perrottet–Toole ministry is the 99th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and is led by Dominic Perrottet, the state's 46th Premier. The Liberal–National coalition ministry was formed on 21 .... List of ministers The following individuals have served as Minister for Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Farraway
Samuel Jacob Farraway (born 1986) is an Australian politician. Farraway has served as the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads in the Perrottet ministry since December 2021. He has been a National member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 17 October 2019, when he filled a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Niall Blair. Background Farraway was born in Bathurst Base Hospital in 1986 to Warren and Leanne Farraway, and is the eldest of five children. Warren Farraway was involved in the automotive trade. In 1988, Warren and Leanne Farraway purchased a Hertz car rental franchise in Bathurst. Sam started to manage the family-run Hertz business in 2004. After operating for 30 years, the Farraway family sold the business in 2018. For over 10 years prior to his appointment as a member of the Legislative Council, Farraway was the president of Bathurst Agricultural, Horticultural and Pastoral Association, which runs the annual Royal Bathurst Show. In 2015 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Regional Transport And Roads (New South Wales)
The Minister for Regional Transport and Roads is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation in the regional parts of the state. In the second Perrottet ministry since December 2021 it is one of six ministries in the transport sector and the Minister, presently Sam Farraway, works with the Minister for Transport, the Minister for Metropolitan Roads, the Minister for Infrastructure, the Minister for Cities and the Minister for Active Transport. Together they administer the portfolio through the Department of Transport (Transport for NSW) and a range of other government agencies that coordinate funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators. In the second Perrottet ministry there are four other ministers with specific regional responsibility: * Minister for Regional New South Wales, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Regional Health (New South Wales)
The Minister for Regional Health is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for hospitals and health services in regional New South Wales, Australia. In the second Perrottet ministry since December 2021 it is one of four portfolios in the health sector working with the Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard. The current minister Bronnie Taylor also holds the portfolio of mental health. The fourth portfolio, regional youth is currently held by Ben Franklin. Together they administer the health portfolio through the Health cluster, including the Ministry of Health and a range of other government agencies, including local health districts and the NSW Ambulance service. Taylor has stated that her role was created to fix issues in NSW regional hospitals that had been identified by a parliamentary inquiry. In the second Perrottet ministry there are four other ministers with specific regional responsibility: * Minister for Regional New South Wales, Paul Too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Toole
Paul Lawrence Toole (born 2 August 1970), an Australian politician, is the Deputy Premier and leader of the New South Wales Nationals since October 2021. Toole is the Minister for Regional New South Wales in the second Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries, since April 2019; and the New South Wales Minister for Police in the Perrottet ministry since December 2021. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Bathurst for the Nationals since 26 March 2011. Toole was previously the Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals between 2019 and 2021; served as the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads between April 2019 and December 2021; the Minister for Lands and Forestry and the Minister for Racing in the First Berejiklian ministry from January 2017 until March 2019; and the Minister for Local Government in the Second Baird ministry from April 2014 until January 2017. Early years and background Toole is one of nine children raised by Trevor and Ell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Regional New South Wales
The Minister for Regional New South Wales is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for regional areas. The current minister is Paul Toole who is also the Deputy Premier of New South Wales and the Minister for Police. The minister is responsible for administering the Regional NSW cluster. In the second Perrottet ministry there are four additional ministers with specific regional responsibility: * Minister for Regional Health, Bronnie Taylor * Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Sam Farraway * Minister for Regional Youth, Ben Franklin * Minister for Western New South Wales, Dugald Saunders. Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales. List of ministers Regional New South Wales The following individuals have served as Minister for Regional New South Wales or any precedent titles: Assistant ministerial titles Regional tourism See also *List of New South Wales government agencies The exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Minister (New South Wales)
In New South Wales, regional ministers have been appointed since 1995 on a part-time basis as part of the Government of New South Wales. Each minister has other departmental responsibilities, as well as specific responsibilities for one of the regions of New South Wales. The ministries with regional responsibilities first appeared in 2000 during the Carr Labor Government with a position looking after the Central Coast, this would later be expanded by the Iemma Labor Government from 2005 and O'Farrell Coalition Government in 2011 to five different positions including Western Sydney. In 2015, the number of ministers was reduced to just three ministers: the Minister for Regional Development, the Minister for Western New South Wales and the Minister for Western Sydney. In the first Berejiklian ministry the portfolio of regional development changed to Regional New South Wales and a fourth regional portfolio created, Regional Water. Following the 2019 state election the ministries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |