# Minister for Planning and Public Spaces

The New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for regional and urban planning with the goal of facilitating sustainable growth and employment in New South Wales, Australia.
The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies.
The minister is supported in the administration of the Department by the following ministers:
* Minister for Lands and Property
* Minister for Local Government
* Minister for Housing
* Attorney General
* Minister for Western Sydney
Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

## List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, or similar titles.
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Planning and Environment | Sir John Fuller | Country | Askin (6) | 3 December 1973 | 14 May 1976 | 2 years, 163 days |
| Minister for Planning | Harry Jensen | Labor | Wran (1) | 14 May 1976 | 9 August 1976 | 87 days |
| Minister for Planning and Environment | Paul Landa | Labor | Wran (1) (2) | 9 August 1976 | 29 February 1980 | 3 years, 204 days |
| Minister for Planning and Environment | Eric Bedford | Labor | Wran (2) (3) (4) (5) | 29 February 1980 | 10 February 1984 | 3 years, 347 days |
| Minister for Planning and Environment | Terry Sheahan | Labor | Wran (6) (7) | 10 February 1984 | 12 December 1984 | 306 days |
| Minister for Planning and Environment | Bob Carr | Labor | Wran (7) (8) Unsworth | 12 December 1984 | 21 March 1988 | 3 years, 100 days |
| Minister for Planning | David Hay | Liberal | Greiner (1) | 21 March 1988 | 6 June 1991 | 3 years, 77 days |
| Minister for Planning | Robert Webster | National | Greiner (2) Fahey (1) (2) (3) | 6 June 1991 | 4 April 1995 | 3 years, 302 days |
| Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning | Craig Knowles | Labor | Carr (1) (2) | 4 April 1995 | 8 April 1999 | 4 years, 4 days |
| Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning | Andrew Refshauge | Labor | Carr (3) | 8 April 1999 | 21 November 2001 | 3 years, 359 days |
| Minister for Planning | Andrew Refshauge | Labor | Carr (3) | 21 November 2001 | 2 April 2003 | 3 years, 359 days |
| Minister for Infrastructure and Planning | Craig Knowles | Labor | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 3 August 2005 | 2 years, 123 days |
| Minister for Planning | Frank Sartor | Labor | Iemma (1) (2) | 3 August 2005 | 5 September 2008 | 3 years, 33 days |
| Minister for Planning | Kristina Keneally | Labor | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 4 December 2009 | 1 year, 87 days |
| Minister for Planning | Tony Kelly | Labor | Keneally | 4 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 114 days |
| Minister for Planning and Infrastructure | Brad Hazzard | Liberal | O'Farrell | 3 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 3 years, 20 days |
| Minister for Planning | Pru Goward | Liberal | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 344 days |
| Minister for Planning | Rob Stokes | Liberal | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days |
| Minister for Planning | Anthony Roberts | Liberal | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days |
| Minister for Planning and Public Spaces | Rob Stokes | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days |
| Minister for Planning | Anthony Roberts | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days |
| Treasurer | Daniel Mookhey | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |
| Minister for Planning and Public Spaces | Paul Scully | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 228 days |

## Former ministerial titles
### Assistant Ministers for Planning

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Planning, or similar titles.
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning (Planning Administration) | Diane Beamer | Labor | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 3 August 2005 | 2 years, 123 days |
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Planning | Barbara Perry | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 110 days |
| Minister for the State Plan | Linda Burney | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 110 days |
| Assistant Minister for Planning | Rob Stokes | Liberal | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 344 days |
| Assistant Minister for Planning | Mark Speakman | Liberal | Baird (2) Berejiklian (1) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days |

### Cities

The New South Wales Minister for Cities was a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for dividing Sydney into three separate cities, and interconnecting them with the cities of Central Coast, Newcastle and Wollongong to form connections between the six cities in "north-south" and "east-west" axes. The minister's responsibilities were held jointly with the portfolios of Planning and Active Transport. These included Callan Park, Centennial Park, Moore Park, Newcastle National Park, including the Number 1 Sports Ground, Parramatta Park, Old Government House, Royal Botanic Gardens, The Domain, Sydney Olympic Park and Western Sydney Parklands.
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
| Minister for Cities | Rob Stokes | | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | |