# Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism

The New South Wales Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism is a minister in the Government of New South Wales who has responsibilities which include the conduct and regulation of all police and services agencies and personnel and also deals with operational and event planning issues, and fire and rescue services in New South Wales, Australia. The Minister also serves as the Vice-Patron of NSW Police Legacy.
The current Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism is Yasmin Catley, since 5 April 2023.
On the 21 December 2021 upon the appointment of Steph Cooke as the Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience the portfolio for the Minister of Police and Emergency Services was split.
The ministers administer the portfolio through the Communities and Justice cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice, a department of the Government of New South Wales, and additional agencies including the New South Wales Crime Commission, the New South Wales Police Force and the Police Integrity Commission
Ultimately the ministers are responsible to Parliament of New South Wales.

## List of ministers
### Police

The following individuals have served as Ministers for Police, or any precedent titles:
| Title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Police | John Waddy | Liberal | Lewis (2) | 3 January 1975 | 23 January 1976 | 1 year, 20 days |
| Minister for Police | Bill Crabtree | Labor | Wran (3) | 29 February 1980 | 2 October 1981 | 1 year, 216 days |
| Minister for Police | Peter Anderson | Labor | Wran (4) | 2 October 1981 | 26 May 1982 | 4 years, 127 days |
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Peter Anderson | Labor | Wran (4) (5) (6) | 26 May 1982 | 6 February 1986 | 4 years, 127 days |
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | George Paciullo | Labor | Wran (7)Unsworth | 6 February 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 2 years, 44 days |
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Ted Pickering | Liberal | Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2) | 25 March 1988 | 23 September 1992 | 4 years, 182 days |
| Minister for Police | Terry Griffiths | Liberal | Fahey (2) (3) | 23 September 1992 | 27 June 1994 | 1 year, 277 days |
| Minister for Police | Garry West | National | Fahey (3) | 27 June 1994 | 4 April 1995 | 281 days |
| Minister for Police | Paul Whelan | Labor | Carr (1) (2) (3) | 4 April 1995 | 21 November 2001 | 6 years, 231 days |
| Minister for Police | Michael Costa | Labor | Carr (3) | 21 November 2001 | 2 April 2003 | 1 year, 132 days |
| Minister for Police | John Watkins | Labor | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 21 January 2005 | 1 year, 294 days |
| Minister for Police | Carl Scully | Labor | Carr (4) Iemma (1) | 21 January 2005 | 26 October 2006 | 1 year, 278 days |
| Minister for Police | John Watkins | Labor | Iemma (1) | 26 October 2006 | 2 April 2007 | 158 days |
| Minister for Police | David Campbell | Labor | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 5 September 2008 | 1 year, 156 days |
| Minister for Police | Matt Brown | Labor | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 11 September 2008 | 3 days |
| Minister for Police | Tony Kelly | Labor | Rees | 11 September 2008 | 14 September 2009 | 1 year, 3 days |
| Minister for Police | Michael Daley | Labor | Rees Keneally | 14 September 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 195 days |
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Mike Gallacher | Liberal | O'Farrell Baird (1) | 4 April 2011 | 2 May 2014 | 3 years, 28 days |
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | Baird (1) | 6 May 2014 | 1 April 2015 | 330 days |
| Minister for Police and Justice | Troy Grant | National | Baird (2) | 2 April 2015 | 30 January 2017 | 1 year, 303 days |
| Minister for Police | Troy Grant | National | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 1 year, 303 days |
| Minister for Police and Emergency Services | David Elliott | Liberal | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 | 2 years, 263 days |
| Minister for Police | Paul Toole | National | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days |
| Minister for Mental Health | Ryan Park | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |
| Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism | Yasmin Catley | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 187 days |

### Counter-terrorism

| Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| Minister for Counter Terrorism Minister for Corrections | David Elliott | Liberal | 30 January 2017 | 2 April 2019 | 2 years, 62 days |
| Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections | Anthony Roberts | Liberal | 2 April 2019 | 21 December 2021 (2021-12-21) | 2 years, 263 days |
| Minister for Mental Health | Ryan Park | Labor | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |
| Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism | Yasmin Catley | Labor | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 187 days |