The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the

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governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the

Executive Council of New South Wales The Executive Council of New South Wales (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of New South Wales) is the cabinet of that Australian state, consisting of the Ministers, presided over by the governor. Role and history The Executive Council ...

in the absence of the

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. The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is

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, since 28 March 2023.

Duties and history

As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a '

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' such as the equivalent position,

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, is in the

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, although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative.

Vice-presidents of the Executive Council

Ministers are members of the Legislative Council unless otherwise noted.

Notes

References

External links

NSW Government Directory - Current ministers
{{Government of New South Wales Ministers of the New South Wales state government