The Wran ministry (1984–1986) or Seventh Wran ministry was the 77th ministry of the
New South Wales Government, and was led by the 35th
Premier of New South Wales
The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster system, Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales actin ...
,
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 o ...
, representing the
Labor Party. It was the seventh of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.
Background
Wran had been elected to the
Legislative Council of New South Wales
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the New South Wales Legislative As ...
by a joint sitting of the
New South Wales Parliament 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
Pat Hills
Patrick Darcy Hills (31 December 1917 – 22 April 1992) was a New South Wales politician. He served in various high offices across the state most notably the Deputy Premier of New South Wales, Leader of the Opposition and as the Lord Mayor ...
to become
Leader of Labor Party and
Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the Opposition (parliamentary), largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the ...
from 3 December 1973 and became Premier following a narrow one seat victory at the
1976 election.
Labor retained government at the
1984 election, despite a 6.95% swing against Labor, losing 11 seats, but retaining a majority of 8 seats in the Legislative Assembly and a single seat majority in the Legislative Council.
Composition of ministry
The ministry covers the period from 5 April 1984 the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the
1984 election. There were four minor rearrangements of the ministry, commencing in November 1984 with the death of
Paul Landa, and a second rearrangement in December. The third rearrangement in February 1985 saw the creation of a new portfolio of
Ethnic Affairs. The fourth minor rearrangement was caused by the retirement of
Eric Bedford and
Kevin Stewart in December 1985. The ministry ended on 6 February 1986 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, and the
eighth Wran ministry was formed.
Ministers are members of the
Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1984–1988
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1984–1988
Notes
References
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New South Wales ministries
1984 establishments in Australia
1986 disestablishments in Australia
Australian Labor Party ministries in New South Wales