The O'Farrell ministry was the 93rd ministry of the

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, and was led by

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, the state's 43rd

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. The

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–

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coalition ministry was formed following the defeat of the Keneally-led

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government at the 2011 election. It was the first coalition ministry since the Greiner- Fahey-led coalition ministries of the late 1980s and early 1990s. On 28 March 2011, O'Farrell and Nationals leader

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were sworn in by

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, as Premier and Deputy Premier respectively at a ceremony held in the office of the Chief Secretary of New South Wales. Although the Coalition's landslide victory was beyond doubt, counting was still underway in a few seats. With this in mind, O'Farrell had himself and Stoner sworn in as an interim two-man government until a full ministry could be sworn in. The balance of the ministry was sworn in on 3 April 2011 at

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by the

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. On 16 April 2014, O'Farrell announced his intention to resign as Premier and as Leader of the Liberal Party, leading to the end of his government. The following day,

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was elected as Leader of the Liberal Party and he formed the

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which was sworn in on 23 April 2014.

Composition of ministry

The first re-arrangement occurred in August 2013, when Greg Pearce was dismissed from the ministry. The same month

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resigned from the ministry and from parliament. The ministry was re-arranged when

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resigned from cabinet in December 2013. The ministry was dissolved on 23 April 2014 and succeeded by the Baird ministry. Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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Composition of ministry

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