# Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education

The New South Wales Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education is a minister in the New South Wales Government and has responsibilities that includes all schools and institutes of higher education in New South Wales, Australia.
The current minister, since 28 September 2023, is Steve Whan. The minister supports the Minister for Education and Early Learning, Prue Car.
Together, the ministers administer the portfolio through the Education cluster, in particular the Department of Education, TAFE NSW, and a range of other government agencies.
Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

## List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Skills and Training or any preceding titles:
| Title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment | John Fahey | Liberal | Grieiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) | 24 July 1990 | 3 July 1992 | 1 year, 345 days |
| Minister for Employment and Training | Virginia Chadwick | Liberal | Fahey (2) | 3 July 1992 | 26 May 1993 | 2 years, 275 days |
| Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs | Virginia Chadwick | Liberal | Fahey (3) | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 2 years, 275 days |
| Minister for Education and Training | John Aquilina | Labor | Carr (1) (2) (3) | 4 April 1995 | 21 November 2001 | 6 years, 231 days |
| Minister for Education and Training | John Watkins | Labor | Carr (3) | 21 November 2001 | 2 April 2003 | 1 year, 132 days |
| Minister for Education and Training | Andrew Refshauge | Labor | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 21 January 2005 | 1 year, 294 days |
| Minister for Education and Training | Carmel Tebbutt | Labor | Carr (4) Iemma (1) | 21 January 2005 | 2 April 2007 | 2 years, 71 days |
| Minister for Education and Training | John Della Bosca | Labor | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 8 September 2008 | 1 year, 159 days |
| Minister for Education and Training | Verity Firth | Labor | Rees Keneally | 8 September 2008 | 28 March 2011 | 2 years, 201 days |
| Minister for Skills | John Barilaro | National | Baird (2) Berejiklian (1) | 2 April 2015 | 23 March 2019 | 3 years, 355 days |
| Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education | Geoff Lee | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days |
| Minister for Skills and Training | Alister Henskens | Liberal | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days |
| Minister for Education and Early Learning | Prue Car | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |
| Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education | Tim Crakanthorp | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | 3 August 2023 | 120 days |
| Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education | Prue Car | Labor | Minns | 3 August 2023 | 28 September 2023 | 56 days |
| Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education | Steve Whan | Labor | Minns | 28 September 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 11 days |

## Assistant Ministers

| Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Assistant Minister for Skills | Adam Marshall | | National | Berejiklian (2) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days |