NSW Premier Morris lemma today
announced he would recommend to the Governor the appointment of ten new
Ministers to the NSW Cabinet.
‘This is the biggest Infection
of new talent into a Cabinet line up NSW has seen,’ Mr Iemma said.
The Parliamentary Labor Party
has been refreshed and reinvigorated by the election result and that has given me
with an opportunity to make significant changes to the front bench line
up,” Mr Iemma said.
“Each of the MPs that I
will nominate to the Governor will bring talent, energy end intellect to the
Cabinet and I am very proud of them, and I am confident they will serve the
people of NSW well,” Mr Iemma said.
The new Ministers to be
nominated to the Governor are:
- Matthew Brown
- Kristina Keneally
- Linda Burney
- Phil Koperberg
- Verity Firth
- Paul Lynch
- Paul Gibson
- Nathan Rees
- Kevin Greene
- Graham West
I have made a promise to the
people of NSW to deliver real improvements in the services that hardworking
families rely on, and my new Cabinet team will be working hard to deliver that
promise,” Mr Iemma said.
“There is an enormous
amount of hard work ahead to deliver the commitments we have made.
“I am confident the Cabinet I
am naming today will serve the people well,” Mr Iemma said.
“I would also like to take
this opportunity to thank retiring Ministers for their service to the people of
NSW,” Mr Iemma said.
The new Cabinet will be sworn
in on Monday.
NSW Government – Cabinet List (30 March 2007)
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Iemma, Morris |
Premier Minister for Citizenship |
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Watkins, John |
Deputy Premier Minister for Transport Minister for Finance |
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In alphabetical order:
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Brown, Matthew |
Minister for Housing Minister for Tourism |
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Burney, Linda |
Minister for Fair Trading Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteering |
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Campbell, David |
Minister for Police Minister for the Illawarra |
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Costa, Michael |
Treasurer Minister for Infrastructure Minister for the Hunter |
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Della Bosca, John |
Minister for Education Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for the Central Coast |
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Firth, Verity |
Minister for Women Minister for Science and Medical Research Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change |
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Gibson, Paul |
Minister for Sport Minister for Western Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads (Road Safety) |
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Greene, Kevin |
Minister for Community Services |
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Hatzistergos, John |
Attorney General Minister for Justice Minister for Juvenile Justice |
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Kelly, Tony |
Minister for Lands Minister for Rural Affairs Minister for Regional Development |
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Keneally, Kristina |
Minister for Ageing Minister for Disabilities |
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Koperberg, Phil |
Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water |
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Lynch, Paul |
Minister for Local Government Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental |
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Macdonald, Ian |
Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Energy Minister for Mineral Resources Minister for State Development |
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Meagher, Reba |
Minister for Health |
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Rees, Nathan |
Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Water Utilities |
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Roozendaal, Eric |
Minister for Roads Minister for Commerce |
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Sartor, Frank |
Minister for Planning Minister for Redfern-Waterloo Minister for Arts |
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Tripodi, Joe |
Minister for Small Business and Regulatory Reform Minister for Ports and Waterways |
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West, Graham |
Minister for Gaming and Racing Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship |