The Minister for Regional New South Wales is a
minister
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in the
Government of New South Wales
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who has responsibilities for regional areas. The current minister is
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 Perrot ...
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
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.
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 ...
there are four additional ministers with specific
regional responsibility:
*
Minister for Regional Health,
Bronnie Taylor
Bronwyn Taylor (known as Bronnie Taylor), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Women, the Minister for Regional Health, and the Minister for Mental Health in the Perrottet ministry, since December 2021. Taylor has ser ...
*
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads,
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 ...
*
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
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). Eac ...
.
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
References
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Regional New South Wales
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