Minister for Transport and Roads (New South Wales)


The New South Wales Minister for Transport and Roads is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include transport policy and regulation, to setting of fares and concessions for rail, ferry, bus and light rail transport, the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation, and the administration of maritime facilities in New South Wales, Australia.
The current Minister for Transport and Roads since 2 April 2015 is Andrew Constance. The minister is supported by the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, currently Paul Toole since 2 April 2019. Together they administer the portfolio through the Department of Transport and a range of other government agencies that coordinate funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators.

List of ministers

The portfolio of New South Wales Minister for Transport and Roads, initially as the Minister for Transport, was created under Act No. 3, 1932.

Transport and roads

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Transport and Roads, or similar titles.
MinisterParty affiliationMinisterial titleTerm beingTerm endTime in officeNotes
James McGirrLaborMinister for Transport22 March 193213 May 1932-
Michael BruxnerCountryMinister for Transport16 May 193216 May 1941-
Maurice O'SullivanLaborMinister for Transport16 May 194130 June 1950-
William SheahanLaborMinister for Transport30 June 195023 February 1953-
Clarrie MartinLaborMinister for Transport23 February 19535 September 1953-
Joseph CahillLaborMinister for Transport7 September 195316 September 1953-
Ernest WetherellLaborMinister for Transport16 September 195315 March 1956-
George EnticknapLaborMinister for Transport15 March 195631 May 1960-
John McMahonLaborMinister for Transport31 May 196013 May 1965-
Milton MorrisLiberalMinister for Transport13 May 19653 January 1975-
Wal FifeLiberalMinister for Transport3 January 197510 October 1975-
Max RuddockLiberalMinister for Transport10 October 197523 January 1976-
Tim BruxnerCountryMinister for Transport23 January 197614 May 1976-
Peter CoxLaborMinister for Transport14 May 19765 April 1984-
Barrie UnsworthLaborMinister for Transport5 April 19846 February 1986-
Ron MulockLaborMinister for Transport6 February 198626 November 1987-
Terry SheahanLaborMinister for Transport26 November 198721 March 1988-
Bruce BairdLiberalMinister for Transport25 March 19884 April 1995-
Brian LangtonLaborMinister for Transport4 April 19951 December 1997-
Carl ScullyLaborMinister for Transport1 December 19972 April 2003-
Michael CostaLaborMinister for Transport Services2 April 200321 January 2005-
John WatkinsLaborMinister for Transport21 January 20058 December 2009-
David CampbellLaborMinister for Transport8 September 200814 September 2009-
David CampbellLaborMinister for Transport and Roads8 December 200920 May 2010-
John RobertsonLaborMinister for Transport21 May 201028 March 2011-
Gladys BerejiklianLiberalMinister for Transport4 April 20111 April 2015-
Andrew ConstanceLiberalMinister for Transport and Infrastructure2 April 2015
Andrew ConstanceLiberalMinister for Transport and Roadsincumbent

Regional transport and roads

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport and Roads, or any precedent title.

Former ministerial titles

Ports and waterways

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with responsibility for ports and waterways.

Railways

Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Transport. At various times this portfolio has been left vacant.