# Minister for Roads (New South Wales)

The Minister for Roads is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which includes the development of road infrastructure and road pricing, and taxi and hire car policy and regulation. The portfolio has been previously known as the Minister for Highways, Minister for Roads and Freight and Minister for Metropolitan Roads. Since 2025, Jenny Aitchison has served as Minister for Roads.
In the Minns ministry since April 2023, it has been one of three ministries in the transport sector and the Minister, works with the Minister for Regional Transport, presently also Aitchison, and the Minister for Transport. 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.

## List of ministers

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 | 17 March 2025 | 1 year, 354 days |
| Minister for Roads | Jenny Aitchison | Labor | Minns | 17 March 2025 | incumbent | 0 days |

## Related Ministries

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 |

## Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Ministers with responsibility for assisting or advising the Minister for Roads.
| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
| Assistant Minister for Roads | Michael Yabsley | | Liberal | | 24 July 1990 | 6 June 1991 | 317 days | |
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Roads | Wendy Machin | | National | | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days | |