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The Treasurer of New South Wales, known from 1856 to 1959 as the Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales, is the
minister in the
Government of New South Wales
The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. The Governmen ...
responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising and is the head of the
New South Wales Treasury
The Treasury of New South Wales, branded NSW Treasury, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for state financial management policy and reporting, and providing advice to the government on economic conditions and issues ...
. The Treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government.
The current Treasurer, since 5 October 2021 is
Matt Kean
Matthew John Kean (born 16 September 1981) is an Australian politician, who has served as the Treasurer of New South Wales in the second Perrottet ministry of New South Wales since October 2021. He has also served as the Minister for Energy s ...
. The Treasurer is assisted in his portfolio by the following ministers:
* the
Deputy Premier of New South Wales
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and the
Minister for Regional New South Wales
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, currently
Paul Toole
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, appointed with effect from 6 October 2021;
* the
Minister for Finance
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and
Minister for Employee Relations, currently
Damien Tudehope
Damien Francis Tudehope (born 1953) is an Australian politician. Tudehope has served as the New South Wales Minister for Finance in the second Berejiklian and Perrottet ministries since April 2019. He is also the Minister for Employee Relati ...
, appointed to the Finance portfolio with effect from 2 April 2019,
and to the Employee Relations portfolio with effect from 21 December 2021;
* the
Minister for Small Business, currently
Eleni Petinos
Eleni Marie Petinos is an Australian state politician in New South Wales. She served as the Minister for Small Business and the Minister for Fair Trading in the Perrottet ministry from December 2021 until her service was ceased on 31 July 2022 ...
, appointed with effect from 21 December 2021.
Each year, the Treasurer presents the NSW Budget to the Parliament. In some other countries the equivalent role is the
Minister for Finance
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, although NSW has had a separate office of that name responsible for regulating government spending. For 103 years the Treasurer was originally known as the 'Colonial Treasurer', however the 'Colonial' word was removed with the passing of the ''Ministers of the Crown Act 1959 (NSW)'' from 1 April 1959.
Treasurers Forster, Stuart, Dibbs, Jennings, Reid, Lyne, Waddell, Carruthers, McGowen, Holman, Fuller, Lang, Bavin, Stevens, Mair, McKell, McGirr, Cahill, Heffron, Renshaw, Askin, Lewis, Willis, Wran, Greiner, Fahey and Iemma were also
Premier during some or all of their period as Treasurer. By convention, the Treasurer is usually a member of the
Legislative Assembly. The exception to this were Treasurers Egan, Costa and Roozendaal, who were members of the
Legislative Council during their tenure as Treasurer. Egan is the longest serving Treasurer of New South Wales.
The Treasurer administers his or her portfolio responsibilities through
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, and in particular The Treasury and a range of other government agencies.
List of treasurers
Former ministerial titles
Assistant Treasurers
The Assistant Treasurer, when in use and along with the
Minister for Finance
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, effectively acted as Deputy to the Treasurer. In January 1914,
Henry Hoyle
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was appointed as an Honorary Minister in
Holman ministry, charged with the duties of Colonial Treasurer, which was held by Premier Holman, but Hoyle was often referred to as the "Assistant Treasurer".
From 1925–1929 there existed the office of "Assistant Colonial Treasurer". However this office was abolished and when it returned in 1933, it was titled as "Assistant Treasurer". The Assistant Treasurer is not an essential cabinet post, often being appointed on an on-off basis, and there is no Assistant Treasurer at the present. Significantly, the role exists only when in use; there can be a lengthy period between successive holders of the title. The last Assistant Treasurer was
John Della Bosca
John Joseph Della Bosca (born 18 July 1956) is an Australian former politician, representing the Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council. From 1999 to 2009, Della Bosca served a range of ministerial portfolios, including Minist ...
from 1999 to 2006. The title Minister for Finance is also used within New South Wales governments but that role is primarily made responsible for the Revenue collection and administration side of Governance.
See also
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List of New South Wales government agencies
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*
Deputy Premier of New South Wales
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*
Minister for Employee Relations
*
Minister for Finance
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*
Minister for Small Business
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