The Carr ministry (1999–2003) or Third Carr ministry was the 87th ministry of the
New South Wales Government
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, and was led by the 39th
Premier of New South Wales
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,
Bob Carr
Robert John Carr (born 28 September 1947) is an Australian retired politician and journalist who served as the 39th Premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005, as the leader of the NSW Branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He later en ...
, representing the
Labor Party.
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.
As of 2021 this is the last term of Parliament in which the elected Premier of New South Wales has served the full term.
Composition of ministry
The ministry was announced on 8 April 1999 and two new roles were created in March 2000. In June 2000
Jeff Shaw
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resigned from parliament to be appointed a
judge of the Supreme Court, resulting in a reconfiguration of the ministry. Having spent more than five years as the
Minister for the Olympics
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organising the
Sydney Olympics
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in September 2000,
Michael Knight retired from parliament in January 2001.
In November 2001
Paul Whelan resigned from the ministry. The fourth re-arrangement occurred in July 2002, when
Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry.
had announced that he would not contest the 2003 election
and retired from the ministry in February 2003. The ministry was replaced by the
Fourth Carr ministry
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following the 2003 election.
Ministers are members of the
Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1999–2003
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1999–2003
Notes
References
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New South Wales ministries
1999 establishments in Australia
2003 disestablishments in Australia
Australian Labor Party ministries in New South Wales