# Minister for Regional Transport

The Minister for Regional Transport is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities for the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation in the regional parts of the state.
In the Minns ministry since April 2023, it is one of three ministries in the transport sector and the Minister, presently Jenny Aitchison, works with the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Roads. Together they administer the portfolio through the Department of Transport (Transport for NSW) and a range of other government agencies that coordinate funding arrangements for transport operators, including hundreds of local and community transport operators.
In the Minns ministry there are two other ministers with specific regional responsibility:
* Minister for Regional New South Wales, Tara Moriarty
* Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park.

## List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Regional Transport, or any precedent title.
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Regional Transport and Roads | Paul Toole | National | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days |
| Minister for Regional Transport and Roads | Sam Farraway | National | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days |
| Minister for Regional Transport and Roads | Jenny Aitchison | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | 17 March 2025 | 1 year, 346 days |
| Minister for Regional Transport | Jenny Aitchison | Labor | Minns | 17 March 2025 | incumbent | 1 year, 346 days |

## Related ministerial titles
### Transport

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for Transport, or similar titles.
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Railways | Richard Ball | Nationalist | Holman (2) | 15 November 1919 | 12 April 1920 | 149 days |
| Minister for Railways | John Estell | Labor | Storey Dooley (1) | 12 April 1920 | 20 December 1921 | 1 year, 252 days |
| Minister for Railways | Sir Thomas Henley | Nationalist | Fuller (1) | 20 December 1921 a.m. | 20 December 1921 p.m. | 7 hours |
| Minister for Railways | John Estell | 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 |
| Minister for Railways | Martin Flannery | Labor | Lang (1) | 17 June 1925 | 26 May 1927 | 1 year, 343 days |
| Minister for Railways | Bill Ratcliffe | Labor | Lang (2) | 27 May 1927 | 18 October 1927 | 144 days |
| Minister for Railways | Ernest Buttenshaw | Country | Bavin | 18 October 1927 | 16 April 1929 | 1 year, 180 days |
| Minister for Transport | James McGirr | Lang Labor | Lang (3) | 22 March 1932 | 13 May 1932 | 52 days |
| Minister for Transport | Michael Bruxner | Country | Stevens (1) (2) (3) Mair | 16 May 1932 | 16 May 1941 | 9 years, 3 days |
| Minister for Transport | Maurice O'Sullivan | Labor | McKell (1) (2) McGirr (1) (2) | 16 May 1941 | 30 June 1950 | 9 years, 45 days |
| Minister for Transport | Bill Sheahan | Labor | McGirr (3) Cahill (1) | 30 June 1950 | 23 February 1953 | 2 years, 238 days |
| Minister for Transport | Clarrie Martin | Labor | Cahill (2) | 23 February 1953 | 5 September 1953 | 194 days |
| Minister for Transport | Joseph Cahill | Labor | Cahill (2) | 7 September 1953 | 16 September 1953 | 9 days |
| Minister for Transport | Ernest Wetherell | Labor | Cahill (2) | 16 September 1953 | 15 March 1956 | 2 years, 181 days |
| Minister for Transport | George Enticknap | Labor | Cahill (3) (4) Heffron (1) | 15 March 1956 | 31 May 1960 | 4 years, 76 days |
| Minister for Transport | John McMahon | Labor | Heffron (1) (2) Renshaw | 31 May 1960 | 13 May 1965 | 4 years, 348 days |
| Minister for Transport | Milton Morris | Liberal | Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) | 13 May 1965 | 3 January 1975 | 9 years, 235 days |
| Minister for Transport | Wal Fife | Liberal | Lewis (1) | 3 January 1975 | 10 October 1975 | 280 days |
| Minister for Transport | Max Ruddock | Liberal | Lewis (1) (2) | 10 October 1975 | 23 January 1976 | 105 days |
| Minister for Transport | Tim Bruxner | Country | Willis | 23 January 1976 | 14 May 1976 | 112 days |
| Minister for Transport | Peter Cox | Labor | Wran (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) | 14 May 1976 | 5 April 1984 | 7 years, 327 days |
| Minister for Transport | Barrie Unsworth | Labor | Wran (7) (8) | 5 April 1984 | 6 February 1986 | 1 year, 307 days |
| Minister for Transport | Ron Mulock | Labor | Unsworth | 6 February 1986 | 26 November 1987 | 1 year, 293 days |
| Minister for Transport | Terry Sheahan | Labor | Unsworth | 26 November 1987 | 21 March 1988 | 116 days |
| Minister for Transport | Bruce Baird | Liberal | Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2) (3) | 25 March 1988 | 4 April 1995 | 7 years, 14 days |
| Minister for Transport | Brian Langton | Labor | Carr (1) | 4 April 1995 | 1 December 1997 | 2 years, 241 days |
| Minister for Transport | Carl Scully | Labor | Carr (2) (3) | 1 December 1997 | 2 April 2003 | 5 years, 122 days |
| Minister for Transport Services | Michael Costa | Labor | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 21 January 2005 | 1 year, 294 days |
| Minister for Transport | John Watkins | Labor | Iemma (1) (2) | 21 January 2005 | 8 September 2008 | 3 years, 231 days |
| Minister for Transport | David Campbell | Labor | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 4 December 2009 | 1 year, 254 days |
| Minister for Transport and Roads | David Campbell | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 20 May 2010 | 1 year, 254 days |
| Minister for Transport | John Robertson | Labor | Keneally | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 311 days |
| Minister for Transport | Gladys Berejiklian | Liberal | O'Farrell Baird (1) | 4 April 2011 | 1 April 2015 | 3 years, 362 days |
| Minister for Transport and Infrastructure | Andrew Constance | Liberal | Baird (2) Berejiklian (1) | 2 April 2015 | 2 April 2019 | 6 years, 186 days |
| Minister for Transport and Roads | Andrew Constance | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 5 October 2021 | 6 years, 186 days |
| Minister for Transport and Roads | Rob Stokes | Liberal | Perrottet (1) | 6 October 2021 | 21 December 2021 | 76 days |
| Minister for Transport | David Elliott | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days |
| Minister for Transport | Jo Haylen | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 6 February 2025 | 1 year, 315 days |
| Minister for Transport | John Graham | Labor | Minns | 6 February 2025 | incumbent | 39 days |

### Roads

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers for highways or roads.
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Highways | Jack Renshaw | Labor | Cahill (3) (4) | 15 March 1956 | 28 October 1959 | 3 years, 227 days |
| Minister for Highways | Pat Hills | Labor | Heffron (1) (2) Renshaw | 28 October 1959 | 13 May 1965 | 5 years, 197 days |
| Minister for Highways | Pat Morton | Liberal | Askin (1) (2) (3) (4) | 13 May 1965 | 19 June 1972 | 7 years, 37 days |
| Minister for Highways | Sir Charles Cutler | Country | Askin (4) (5) (6) | 19 June 1972 | 3 January 1975 | 2 years, 198 days |
| Minister for Highways | Wal Fife | Liberal | Lewis (1) | 3 January 1975 | 10 October 1975 | 280 days |
| Minister for Highways | Max Ruddock | Liberal | Lewis (1) (2) | 10 October 1975 | 23 January 1976 | 105 days |
| Minister for Highways | Tim Bruxner | Country | Willis | 23 January 1976 | 14 May 1976 | 112 days |
| Minister for Highways | Peter Cox | Labor | Wran (1) | 14 May 1976 | 19 October 1978 | 2 years, 158 days |
| Minister for Roads | Harry Jensen | Labor | Wran (2) (3) | 19 October 1978 | 2 October 1981 | 2 years, 348 days |
| Minister for Roads | Paul Whelan | Labor | Wran (4) | 2 October 1981 | 1 February 1983 | 1 year, 122 days |
| Minister for Roads | Rex Jackson | Labor | Wran (5) | 1 February 1983 | 27 October 1983 | 268 days |
| Minister for Roads | Laurie Brereton | Labor | Wran (5) | 27 October 1983 | 10 November 1983 | 14 days |
| Minister for Roads | George Paciullo | Labor | Wran (5) | 10 November 1983 | 10 February 1984 | 92 days |
| Minister for Roads | Pat Hills | Labor | Wran (6) | 10 February 1984 | 5 April 1984 | 55 days |
| Minister for Roads | Laurie Brereton | Labor | Wran (7) (8) Unsworth | 5 April 1984 | 26 November 1987 | 3 years, 235 days |
| Minister for Roads | Wal Murray | National | Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2) | 24 July 1990 | 26 May 1993 | 2 years, 306 days |
| Minister for Roads | Bruce Baird | Liberal | Fahey (3) | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days |
| Minister for Roads | Michael Knight | Labor | Carr (1) | 4 April 1995 | 28 November 1996 | 1 year, 238 days |
| Minister for Roads | Carl Scully | Labor | Carr (1) (2) (3) (4) | 28 November 1996 | 21 January 2005 | 8 years, 54 days |
| Minister for Roads | Michael Costa | Labor | Iemma (1) | 21 January 2005 | 3 August 2005 | 194 days |
| Minister for Roads | Joe Tripodi | Labor | Iemma (1) | 3 August 2005 | 17 February 2006 | 198 days |
| Minister for Roads | Eric Roozendaal | Labor | Iemma (2) | 17 February 2006 | 5 September 2008 | 2 years, 211 days |
| Minister for Roads | Michael Daley | Labor | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 14 September 2009 | 1 year, 6 days |
| Minister for Transport and Roads | David Campbell | Labor | Keneally | 8 December 2009 | 20 May 2010 | 163 days |
| Minister for Roads | David Borger | Labor | Keneally | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 318 days |
| Minister for Roads and Ports | Duncan Gay | National | O'Farrell | 4 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 5 years, 301 days |
| Minister for Roads and Freight | Duncan Gay | National | Baird (1) | 23 April 2014 | 2 April 2015 | 5 years, 301 days |
| Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight | Duncan Gay | National | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 5 years, 301 days |
| Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight | Melinda Pavey | National | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days |
| Minister for Transport and Roads | Andrew Constance | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 5 October 2021 | 2 years, 186 days |
| Minister for Transport and Roads | Rob Stokes | Liberal | Perrottet (1) | 6 October 2021 | 21 December 2021 | 76 days |
| Minister for Metropolitan Roads | Natalie Ward | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days |
| Minister for Roads | John Graham | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 354 days |