Minister for Police and Emergency Services (New South Wales)
| Minister for Justice and Police | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Minister for Emergency Services | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
The New South Wales Minister for Justice and Police and the Minister for Emergency Services have responsibilities which includes conduct and regulation of all police and services agencies and personnel and also deals with operational and event planning issues affecting the state. The ministers undertakes their work through the Department of Justice.[1]
The current Minister for Justice and Police, since 2 April 2015, is Troy Grant. A separate minister, David Elliott, was appointed as Minister for Emergency Services on the same day.
The following agencies are part of this portfolio: the New South Wales Crime Commission, the New South Wales Police Force and the Police Integrity Commission. The Emergency Services portfolio is responsible for fire and rescue services in New South Wales including: Emergency Management NSW, Fire and Rescue NSW, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service and the New South Wales State Emergency Service.[2]
List of Ministers
Police
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
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| John Waddy | Liberal | 1975–1976 | Minister for Police |
| Office not in use | N/A | 1976–1980 | N/A |
| Bill Crabtree | Labor | 1980–1981 | Minister for Police |
| Peter Anderson | 1981–1982 | ||
| 1982–1986 | Minister for Police and Emergency Services | ||
| George Paciullo | 1986–1988 | ||
| Ted Pickering | Liberal | 1988–1992 | |
| Terry Griffiths | 1992–1994 | Minister for Police | |
| Garry West | National | 1994–1995 | |
| Paul Whelan | Labor | 1995–2001 | |
| Michael Costa | 2001–2003 | ||
| John Watkins | 2003–2005 | ||
| Carl Scully | 2005–2006 | ||
| John Watkins | 2006–2007 | ||
| David Campbell | 2007–2008 | ||
| Matt Brown | 2008 | ||
| Tony Kelly | 2008–2009 | ||
| Michael Daley | 2009 – 4 April 2011 | ||
| Mike Gallacher | Liberal | 4 April 2011 – 2 May 2014 | Minister for Police and Emergency Services |
| Stuart Ayres | 6 May 2014 – 1 April 2015 | ||
| Troy Grant | National | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Police and Justice |
Emergency Services
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial title |
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| Bob Heffron | Labor | 1941–1944 | Minister for National Emergency Services |
| Jack Baddeley | 1944–1949 | ||
| James McGirr | 1949 | ||
| Office not in use | N/A | 1949–1975 | N/A |
| John Waddy | Liberal | 1975–1976 | Minister for Services |
| Office not in use | N/A | 1976 | N/A |
| Ron Mulock | Labor | 1976–1977 | Minister for Services |
| William Haigh | 1977–1978 | ||
| Bill Crabtree | 1978–1981 | ||
| Peter Anderson | 1981–1982 | ||
| 1982–1986 | Minister for Police and Emergency Services | ||
| George Paciullo | 1986–1988 | ||
| Ted Pickering | Liberal | 1988–1992 | |
| 1992 | Minister for Emergency Services | ||
| Wayne Merton | 1992–1993 | ||
| Terry Griffiths | 1993–1994 | ||
| Garry West | National | 1994–1995 | |
| Bob Debus | Labor | 1995–1997 | |
| Brian Langton | 1997–1998 | ||
| Bob Debus | 1998–2003 | ||
| Tony Kelly | 2003–2007 | ||
| Nathan Rees | 2007–2008 | ||
| Tony Kelly | 2008–2009 | ||
| Steve Whan | 2009 – 4 April 2011 | ||
| Mike Gallacher | Liberal | 4 April 2011 – 2 May 2014 | Minister for Police and Emergency Services |
| Stuart Ayres | 6 May 2014 – 1 April 2015 | ||
| David Elliott | 2 April 2015 – present | Minister for Emergency Services |
