The New South Wales Minister for Planning is a minister in the

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with responsibility for

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and

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with the goal of facilitating

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and employment in

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. The current Minister for Planning is

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, who is also the

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, and was

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on 21 December 2021. The minister is supported in the administration of his portfolio by the following ministers, all sworn in on 21 December 2021: * the Minister for Lands and Water, currently Kevin Anderson, who is also the

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; * the

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, currently James Griffin; and * the Minister for Local Government, currently

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. The ministers administer the portfolios through the Planning and Environment

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, in particular through the Department of Planning and Environment, a

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of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies. Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the

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List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Planning, or similar titles.

Former ministerial titles

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Assistant Ministers for Planning

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Planning, or similar titles.

References

External links

New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment
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