# Minister for Industry and Trade

The Minister for Industry and Trade is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for sponsoring and supporting enterprise, trade, and international investment in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The minister is responsible for administering the portfolio through the Premier's Department.
Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

## History
### Labour and Industry (1895-1921)

The Minister for Labour and Industry portfolio was established in 1895 in the Reid ministry and held in conjunction with the Minister of Public Instruction. In 1921, in the first Dooley ministry, the portfolio of Labour and Industry was split into Labour and the new portfolio of State Industrial Enterprises. State Industrial Enterprises became the responsibility of the Minister for Railways. The responsibilities included - building construction, metal quarries, monier pipeworks, docks and workshops. The State Industrial Enterprises portfolio was abolished in 1925 in the first Lang ministry.

### State Development (1986-2011)

The Minister for State Development was a minister in the New South Wales Government that sought to attract new investment into the State and to identify opportunities for existing NSW businesses, through providing services to the business sector and co-ordination services to the public sector to develop an internationally competitive economy in New South Wales.
The portfolio was abolished in 2011 with the formation of the O'Farrell ministry and its responsibilities were split between the portfolios of Trade and Investment and Regional Infrastructure and Services.

## List of ministers
### Industry

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Industry, or any precedent titles:
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry | Jacob Garrard | Free Trade | | 11 March 1895 | 15 August 1898 | 3 years, 157 days |
| Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry | James Hogue | Free Trade | | 27 August 1898 | 13 September 1899 | 1 year, 17 days |
| Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry | John Perry | Protectionist | | 14 September 1899 | 27 March 1901 | 4 years, 274 days |
| Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry | John Perry | Progressive | | 28 March 1901 | 14 June 1904 | 4 years, 274 days |
| Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry | John Fegan | Progressive | | 17 June 1904 | 29 August 1904 | 73 days |
| Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry | Broughton O'Conor | Liberal Reform | | 29 August 1904 | 13 May 1907 | 2 years, 257 days |
| Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry | James Hogue | Liberal Reform | | 14 May 1907 | 1 October 1907 | 140 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | William Wood | Liberal Reform | | 2 October 1907 | 21 January 1908 | 111 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | James Hogue | Liberal Reform | | 22 January 1908 | 20 October 1910 | 2 years, 271 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | George Beeby | Labor | | 21 October 1910 | 10 September 1911 | 324 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Campbell Carmichael | Labor | | 11 September 1911 | 26 November 1911 | 76 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | George Beeby | Labor | | 27 November 1911 | 9 December 1912 | 1 year, 12 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Campbell Carmichael | Labor | | 10 December 1912 | 29 June 1913 | 201 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | James McGowen | Labor | | 30 June 1913 | 29 January 1914 | 213 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | John Estell | Labor | | 29 January 1914 | 31 October 1916 | 2 years, 276 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Henry Hoyle | Labor | | 31 October 1916 | 15 November 1916 | 15 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | George Beeby | Nationalist | | 15 November 1916 | 23 July 1919 | 2 years, 250 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Augustus James | Nationalist | | 23 July 1919 | 12 April 1920 | 264 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | George Cann | Labor | | 12 April 1920 | 10 October 1921 | 1 year, 181 days |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Labour and Industry | Thomas Ley | Nationalist | | 20 December 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 7 hours |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Ernest Farrar | Nationalist | | 13 April 1922 | 17 June 1925 | 3 years, 65 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Jack Baddeley | Labor | | 17 June 1925 | 18 October 1927 | 2 years, 123 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Ernest Farrar | Nationalist | | 18 October 1927 | 3 November 1930 | 3 years, 16 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Jack Baddeley | Labor | | 4 November 1930 | 15 October 1931 | 345 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Jack Baddeley | Labor (NSW) | | 15 October 1931 | 13 May 1932 | 211 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | John Dunningham | Nationalist | | 16 May 1932 | 26 May 1938 | 6 years, 10 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Alexander Mair | Nationalist | | 1 June 1938 | 13 October 1938 | 134 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Herbert Hawkins | Nationalist | | 13 October 1938 | 16 June 1939 | 246 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Athol Richardson | Nationalist | | 26 June 1939 | 5 August 1939 | 51 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services | Athol Richardson | Nationalist | | 5 August 1939 | 16 August 1939 | 51 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services | George Gollan | Nationalist | | 16 August 1939 | 16 May 1941 | 1 year, 273 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services | Hamilton Knight | Labor | | 16 May 1941 | 6 February 1947 | 5 years, 266 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare | Hamilton Knight | Labor | | 6 February 1947 | 29 October 1947 | 5 years, 266 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare | Jack Baddeley | Labor | | 29 October 1947 | 9 March 1948 | 132 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare | Frank Finnan | Labor | | 9 March 1948 | 30 June 1950 | 4 years, 351 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Frank Finnan | Labor | | 30 June 1950 | 23 February 1953 | 4 years, 351 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Abe Landa | Labor | | 23 February 1953 | 15 March 1956 | 3 years, 21 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Jim Maloney | Labor | | 15 March 1956 | 13 May 1965 | 9 years, 59 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Eric Willis | Liberal | | 13 May 1965 | 11 March 1971 | 5 years, 302 days |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Frederick Hewitt | Liberal | | 11 March 1971 | 14 May 1976 | 5 years, 64 days |
| Minister for Industrial Development Minister for Decentralisation | Don Day | Labor | Wran (3) (4) (5) | 29 February 1980 | 10 February 1984 | 3 years, 347 days |
| Minister for Industry and Decentralisation | George Paciullo | Labor | Wran (6) | 10 February 1984 | 5 April 1984 | 55 days |
| Minister for Industry and Decentralisation | Eric Bedford | Labor | Wran (7) | 5 April 1984 | 31 December 1985 | 1 year, 270 days |
| Minister for Industry and Decentralisation | Neville Wran | Labor | Wran (7) | 1 January 1986 | 6 February 1986 | 36 days |
| Minister for Industry and Small Business | Peter Cox | Labor | Wran (8) Unsworth | 6 February 1986 | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 293 days |
| Minister for Commerce | John Della Bosca | Labor | Carr (4) Iemma (1) | 2 April 2003 | 2 April 2007 | 4 years, 0 days |
| Minister for Commerce | Eric Roozendaal | Labor | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 5 September 2008 | 1 year, 156 days |
| Minister for Commerce | Carmel Tebbutt | Labor | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 14 September 2009 | 1 year, 6 days |
| Minister for Commerce | Jodi McKay | Labor | Rees | 14 September 2009 | 4 December 2009 | 81 days |
| Minister for Commerce | John Robertson | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 21 May 2010 | 164 days |
| Minister for Commerce | Paul Lynch | Labor | Keneally | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 311 days |
| Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy | Anthony Roberts | Liberal | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Niall Blair | National | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 2 April 2019 | 2 years, 62 days |
| Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade | John Barilaro | National | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 6 October 2021 | 2 years, 187 days |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | Perrottet (1) | 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) | 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) | 76 days |
| Treasurer | Daniel Mookhey | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) | 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) | 8 days |
| Minister for Industry and Trade | Anoulack Chanthivong | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) | incumbent | 1 year, 327 days |

### Trade

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Trade, or any precedent titles:
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Trade and Investment | Andrew Stoner | National | O'Farrell Baird (1) | 4 April 2011 | 17 October 2014 | 3 years, 196 days |
| Minister for Trade and Investment | Troy Grant | National | Baird (1) | 17 October 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 167 days |
| Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Niall Blair | National | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 2 April 2019 | 2 years, 62 days |
| Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade | John Barilaro | National | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 6 October 2021 | 2 years, 187 days |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | Perrottet (1) | 6 October 2021 | 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) | 301 days |
| Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) | 3 August 2022 (2022-08-03) | 301 days |
| Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade | Alister Henskens | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 5 August 2022 | 28 March 2023 | 235 days |
| Treasurer | Daniel Mookhey | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |
| Minister for Industry and Trade | Anoulack Chanthivong | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 327 days |

## Former ministerial titles
### State Industrial Enterprises

The following individuals have served as the Minister for State Industrial Enterprises, or any equivalent titles:
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for State Industrial Enterprises | Carlo Lazzarini | Labor | Dooley (1) | 10 October 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 71 days |
| Minister for Business Undertakings | Stephen Perdriau | Nationalist | Fuller (1) | 20 December 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 7 hours |
| Minister for State Industrial Enterprises | Carlo Lazzarini | Labor | Dooley (2) | 20 December 1921 | 13 April 1922 | 114 days |
| Minister for Railways and State Industrial Enterprises | Sir Thomas Henley | Nationalist | Fuller (2) | 13 April 1922 | 19 June 1922 | 67 days |
| Minister for Railways and State Industrial Enterprises | Richard Ball | Nationalist | Fuller (2) | 28 June 1922 | 17 June 1925 | 2 years, 354 days |

### Decentralisation

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Decentralisation, or any equivalent titles:
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation | Jack Renshaw | Labor | Heffron (2) Renshaw | 14 March 1962 | 13 May 1965 | 3 years, 60 days |
| Minister for Decentralisation and Development | John Fuller | Country | Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) | 13 May 1965 | 3 December 1973 | 8 years, 204 days |
| Minister for Decentralisation and Development | Tim Bruxner | Country | Askin (6) | 3 December 1973 | 23 January 1976 | 2 years, 51 days |
| Minister for Decentralisation and Development | Milton Morris | Liberal | Lewis (1) (2) Willis | 23 January 1976 | 14 May 1976 | 112 days |
| Minister for Decentralisation and Development | Don Day | Labor | Wran (1) | 14 May 1976 | 19 October 1978 | 2 years, 158 days |
| Minister for Decentralisation | Jack Hallam | Labor | Wran (2) | 19 October 1978 | 29 February 1980 | 1 year, 133 days |
| Minister for Industrial Development Minister for Decentralisation | Don Day | Labor | Wran (3) (4) (5) | 29 February 1980 | 10 February 1984 | 3 years, 347 days |
| Minister for Industry and Decentralisation | George Paciullo | Labor | Wran (6) | 10 February 1984 | 5 April 1984 | 55 days |
| Minister for Industry and Decentralisation | Eric Bedford | Labor | Wran (7) | 5 April 1984 | 31 December 1985 | 1 year, 270 days |
| Minister for Industry and Decentralisation | Neville Wran | Labor | Wran (7) | 1 January 1986 | 6 February 1986 | 36 days |

### State Development

| Title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for State Development | Barrie Unsworth | Labor | Unsworth | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days |
| Minister for State Development | Wal Murray | National | Greiner (1) | 21 March 1988 | 24 July 1990 | 2 years, 125 days |
| Minister for State Development | John Hannaford | Liberal | Greiner (1) | 24 July 1990 | 6 June 1991 | 317 days |
| Minister for State Development | Michael Yabsley | Liberal | Greiner (2) | 6 June 1991 | 24 June 1992 | 1 year, 18 days |
| Minister for State Development | Robert Webster | National | Fahey (1) | 24 June 1992 | 3 July 1992 | 9 days |
| Minister for State Development | Peter Collins | Liberal | Fahey (2) | 3 July 1992 | 26 May 1993 | 327 days |
| Minister for Economic Development | John Fahey | Liberal | Fahey (3) | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days |
| Minister for State Development | Michael Egan | Labor | Carr (1) | 4 April 1995 | 15 December 1995 | 255 days |
| Minister for State and Regional Development | Michael Egan | Labor | Carr (1) | 15 December 1995 | 1 December 1997 | 1 year, 351 days |
| Minister for State Development | Michael Egan | Labor | Carr (2) (3) (4) | 1 December 1997 | 21 January 2005 | 7 years, 51 days |
| Minister for State Development | Andrew Refshauge | Labor | Iemma (1) | 21 January 2005 | 3 August 2005 | 194 days |
| Minister for State Development | John Watkins | Labor | Iemma (1) | 3 August 2005 | 17 February 2006 | 198 days |
| Minister for State Development | Morris Iemma | Labor | Iemma (1) | 17 February 2006 | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 44 days |
| Minister for State Development | Ian Macdonald | Labor | Iemma (2)Rees | 2 April 2007 | 17 November 2009 | 2 years, 229 days |
| Minister for State Development | Eric Roozendaal | Labor | Keneally | 17 November 2009 | 4 December 2009 | 17 days |
| Minister for State and Regional Development | Ian Macdonald | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 5 June 2010 | 179 days |
| Minister for State and Regional Development | Eric Roozendaal | Labor | Keneally | 5 June 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 296 days |

### Investment

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Investment, or any precedent titles:
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Trade and Investment | Andrew Stoner | National | O'Farrell Baird (1) | 4 April 2011 | 17 October 2014 | 3 years, 196 days |
| Minister for Trade and Investment | Troy Grant | National | Baird (1) | 17 October 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 167 days |
| Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 3 years, 123 days |
| Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) | 3 August 2022 (2022-08-03) | 3 years, 123 days |
| Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade | Alister Henskens | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 5 August 2022 | 28 March 2023 | 235 days |
| Treasurer | Daniel Mookhey | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |