The Wran ministry (1978–1980) or Second Wran ministry was the 72nd ministry of the

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, and was led by the 35th

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Neville Wran Neville Kenneth Wran, (11 October 1926 – 20 April 2014) was an Australian politician who was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 to 1986. He was the national president of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1980 to 1986 and chairman ...

, representing the Labor Party. It was the second of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.

Background

Wran had been elected to the

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by a joint sitting of the

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on 12 March 1970. He was Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 22 February 1972. He resigned from the council on 19 October 1973 to switch to the Legislative Assembly, successfully contesting the election for Bass Hill, which he would hold until his retirement in 1986. Wran successfully challenged

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to become Leader of Labor Party and

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from 3 December 1973 and became Premier following a narrow one seat victory at the 1976 election. Labor had returned to government in 1976 after 11 years in opposition, following a narrow one seat victory at the 1976 election. 85% of voters approved a referendum in June 1978 to introduce direct elections for the Legislative Council. The election on 7 October 1978 was a

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for Labor, popularly known as the "Wranslide", with a swing to Labor of 9.1%, gaining 13 seats. The first election for the Legislative Council in years saw Labor win nine of the 15 available seats, giving it a majority of four seats in the council.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wran and sworn in on 19 October 1978. Former Premier and minister,

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, announced his decision to retire from politics in January 1980, with Wran assuming his portfolio of

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pending a reconfiguration of the ministry on 29 February 1980 and the Third Wran ministry was formed.

First arrangement

Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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Background

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

See also

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