Carr ministry (1999–2003)

Third Carr ministry
Third Carr ministry
; 87th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
	Premier Bob Carr
Date formed	8 April 1999
Date dissolved	3 April 2003
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Gordon Samuels, and subsequently Marie Bashir)
Head of government	Bob Carr
Deputy head of government	Dr Andrew Refshauge
No. of ministers	18
Ministers removed	4
Total no. of members	22
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority Labor Government
Opposition parties	Liberal–National coalition
Opposition leader	Kerry Chikarovski (1999–2002); John Brogden (2002–2003);
History
Election	1999 New South Wales state election
Outgoing election	2003 New South Wales state election
Predecessor	Second Carr ministry
Successor	Fourth Carr ministry

The Carr ministry (1999–2003) or Third Carr ministry was the 87th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 39th Premier of New South Wales, Bob Carr, MP, representing the Labor Party.

The ministry covered the period from 8 April 1999, when Carr led Labor to victory at the 1999 state election, until 3 April 2003, when Carr's Labor government was re-elected at the 2003 state election. As of 2021 this is the last term of Parliament in which the elected Premier of New South Wales has served the full term.

Composition of ministry

Ministers are listed in order of seniority.^[1]^[2]

First arrangement

The first arrangement covered the period from 8 April 1999 until 28 June 2000, when Jeff Shaw retired as a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council,^[3] resulting in a reconfiguration of the ministry.

Portfolio	Minister		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Premier Minister for the Arts Minister for Citizenship	Bob Carr	Labor	8 April 1999 (1999-04-08)	2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	3 years, 359 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning ⁵ Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Housing	Dr. Andrew Refshauge			21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)	2 years, 227 days
Treasurer Minister for State Development Vice-President of the Executive Council	Michael Egan, MLC			13 February 2003 (2003-02-13)	3 years, 311 days
Minister for Police ¹¹	Paul Whelan			21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)	2 years, 227 days
Minister for the Olympics	Michael Knight			12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	1 year, 279 days
Minister for Health	Craig Knowles			2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	3 years, 359 days
Minister for Education and Training ¹⁰	John Aquilina			21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)	2 years, 227 days
Attorney General ² Minister for Industrial Relations ³	Jeff Shaw, MLC			28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)	1 year, 81 days
Minister for Transport Minister for Roads	Carl Scully			2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	3 years, 359 days
Minister for Community Services ¹³ Minister for Ageing ¹³ Minister for Disability Services ¹³ Minister for Women ¹²	Faye Lo Po', AM MP			11 July 2002 (2002-07-11)	3 years, 94 days
Minister for Information Technology Minister for Energy Minister for Forestry Minister for Western Sydney	Kim Yeadon			2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	3 years, 359 days
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Land and Water Conservation	Richard Amery			21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)	2 years, 227 days
Minister for the Environment Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Corrective Services ⁴ Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts	Bob Debus			28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)	1 year, 81 days
Minister for Local Government Minister for Regional Development Minister for Rural Affairs	Harry Woods			2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	3 years, 359 days
Minister for Gaming and Racing Minister Assisting the Premier on Hunter Development	Richard Face			13 February 2003 (2003-02-13)	3 years, 311 days
Special Minister of State Assistant Treasurer	John Della Bosca, MLC			28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)	1 year, 81 days
Minister Assisting the Premier on Public Sector Management ¹ Minister Assisting the Premier for the Central Coast ¹	John Della Bosca, MLC		31 March 2000 (2000-03-31)	28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)	89 days
Minister for Public Works and Services Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship	Morris Iemma		8 April 1999 (1999-04-08)	21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)	2 years, 227 days
Minister for Small Business Minister for Tourism	Sandra Nori			11 July 2002 (2002-07-11)	3 years, 94 days
Minister for Mineral Resources Minister for Fisheries	Eddie Obeid, OAM MP			2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	3 years, 359 days
Minister for Fair Trading Minister for Sport and Recreation	John Watkins			12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	1 year, 279 days
Minister for Juvenile Justice Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Minister Assisting the Minister for the Environment	Carmel Tebbutt			11 July 2002 (2002-07-11)	3 years, 94 days

¹ Della Bosca assigned additional responsibilities of Assisting the Premier on Public Sector Management and Assisting the Premier for the Central Coast.

² Attorney General portfolio transferred from Shaw to Debus.

³ Industrial Relations portfolio transferred from Shaw to Della Bosca.

Second arrangement

The second arrangement covers the period from 28 June 2000, when Jeff Shaw retired from parliament, until 12 January 2001, when Michael Knight retired from parliament.^[4] Only changes to the ministry are shown.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Attorney General ² Minister for the Environment Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Corrective Services Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts	Bob Debus		Labor	28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)	12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	198 days
Special Minister of State Assistant Treasurer Minister for Industrial Relations ³ Minister Assisting the Premier on Public Sector Management Minister Assisting the Premier for the Central Coast	John Della Bosca, MLC		Labor	28 June 2000 (2000-06-28)	2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	2 years, 278 days

² Attorney General portfolio transferred from Shaw to Debus.

³ Industrial Relations portfolio transferred from Shaw to Della Bosca.

Third arrangement

The third arrangement covers the period from 12 January 2001, when Michael Knight retired from parliament, until 21 November 2001, when Paul Whelan retired from parliament.^[5] Only changes to the ministry are shown.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Attorney General Minister for the Environment Minister for Emergency Services Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts	Bob Debus		Labor	12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	2 years, 80 days
Minister for Fair Trading Minister for Corrective Services ⁴ ⁸ Minister for Sport and Recreation ⁹	John Watkins		Labor	12 January 2001 (2001-01-12)	21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)	313 days

⁴ Corrective Services portfolio transferred from Debus to Watkins.

Fourth arrangement

The fourth arrangement covers the period from 21 November 2001, when Paul Whelan retired from parliament, until 11 July 2002, when Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry.^[6] Only changes to the ministry are shown.

Portfolio	Minister		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Deputy Premier Minister for Planning ⁵ Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister for Housing	Dr. Andrew Refshauge	Labor	21 November 2001 (2001-11-21)	2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	1 year, 132 days
Minister for Land and Water Conservation ⁶ Minister for Fair Trading ⁷	John Aquilina
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Corrective Services ⁸	Richard Amery
Minister for Public Works and Services Minister for Sport and Recreation ⁹ Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship	Morris Iemma
Minister for Education and Training ¹⁰	John Watkins
Minister for Police ¹¹	Michael Costa, MLC

⁵ Urban Affairs and Planning portfolio renamed as Planning portfolio. Refshauge retained.

⁶ Land and Water Conservation portfolio transferred from Amery to Aquilina.

⁷ Fair Trading portfolio transferred from Watkins to Aquilina.

⁸ Corrective Services portfolio transferred from Watkins to Amery.

⁹ Sport and Recreation portfolio transferred from Watkins to Iemma.

¹⁰ Education and Training portfolio transferred from Aquilina to Watkins.

¹¹ Police portfolio transferred from Whelan to Costa, who entered the ministry.

Fifth arrangement

The fifth arrangement covers the period from 11 July 2002,^[7] when Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry, until 2 April 2003, the ministry was configured following the 2003 state election. Only changes to the ministry are shown.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Minister for Small Business Minister for Tourism Minister for Women ¹²	Sandra Nori		Labor	11 July 2002 (2002-07-11)	2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	265 days
Minister for Community Services ¹³ Minister for Ageing ¹³ Minister for Disability Services ¹³ Minister for Juvenile Justice Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth	Carmel Tebbutt		Labor	11 July 2002 (2002-07-11)	2 April 2003 (2003-04-02)	265 days

¹² Women portfolio transferred from Lo Po' to Nori.

¹³ Community Services, Ageing, and Disability Services portfolios transferred from Lo Po' to Tebbutt.

References

^ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
^ "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Chesterton, Andrew (12 August 2007). "Jeff Shaw's fall from grace". Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
^ Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Campbelltown". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ Mealey, Rachel (19 November 2001). "Paul Whelan stands down as NSW Police Minister" (transcript). The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ Totaro, Paula (6 April 2002). "Faye Lo Po' stands between Carr and certainty". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^ "Carr reshuffle to push DOCS off front page" (transcript). PM (ABC Radio). Australia. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

Preceded by Carr ministry (1997–1999)	Third Carr ministry 1999–2003	Succeeded by Carr ministry (2003–2005)

[1] "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[2] "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[3] Chesterton, Andrew (12 August 2007). "Jeff Shaw's fall from grace". Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2007.

[abcgreen-4] Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Campbelltown". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.

[5] Mealey, Rachel (19 November 2001). "Paul Whelan stands down as NSW Police Minister" (transcript). The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

[6] Totaro, Paula (6 April 2002). "Faye Lo Po' stands between Carr and certainty". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

[7] "Carr reshuffle to push DOCS off front page" (transcript). PM (ABC Radio). Australia. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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