# Vice-President of the Executive Council (New South Wales)

The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor.
The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier. The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Penny Sharpe, since 28 March 2023.

## Duties and history

As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council, is in the United Kingdom, although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative. However, following the 2023 New South Wales state election, the position was given to Ron Hoenig, who sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.

## Vice-presidents of the Executive Council

| Ordinal | Vice-President | Party | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| 1 | Edward Deas Thomson | None | 23 May 1857 | 7 September 1857 | 107 days |
| 2 | John Plunkett | None | 23 November 1863 | 2 February 1865 | 1 year, 71 days |
| 3 | Saul Samuel | None | 14 May 1872 | 8 February 1875 | 2 years, 270 days |
| 4 | Joseph Docker | None | 17 August 1877 | 17 December 1877 | 122 days |
| 5 | John Marks | None | 18 December 1877 | 20 December 1878 | 1 year, 2 days |
| 6 | Sir John Robertson | None | 21 December 1878 | 10 November 1881 | 2 years, 324 days |
| 7 | Frederick Darley | None | 14 November 1881 | 4 January 1883 | 1 year, 51 days |
| 8 | Sir Patrick Jennings | None | 5 January 1883 | 31 July 1883 | 207 days |
| 9 | Charles Mackellar | None | 26 February 1886 | 23 December 1886 | 300 days |
| 10 | Sir Henry Parkes MLA | Free Trade | 20 January 1887 | 6 March 1887 | 45 days |
| 11 | Julian Salomons | Free Trade | 7 March 1887 | 16 January 1889 | 1 year, 315 days |
| 12 | Sir John Lackey | Protectionist | 17 January 1889 | 7 March 1889 | 49 days |
| 13 | William Suttor Jr. | Free Trade | 30 April 1889 | 22 October 1891 | 2 years, 175 days |
| (11) | Sir Julian Salomons | Protectionist | 23 October 1891 | 26 January 1893 | 1 year, 95 days |
| 14 | Normand MacLaurin | Protectionist | 5 April 1893 | 2 August 1894 | 1 year, 119 days |
| (13) | William Suttor Jr. | Free Trade | 7 August 1894 | 15 March 1895 | 220 days |
| 15 | Andrew Garran | Free Trade | 19 March 1895 | 18 November 1898 | 3 years, 244 days |
| 16 | John Hughes | Free Trade | 22 November 1898 | 13 September 1899 | 295 days |
| 17 | William Lyne | Protectionist | 14 September 1899 | 15 September 1899 | 1 day |
| 18 | Kenneth Mackay | Protectionist | 15 September 1899 | 24 April 1900 | 221 days |
| 19 | Francis Suttor | Protectionist | 12 June 1900 | 9 April 1901 | 301 days |
| 19 | Francis Suttor | Progressive | 9 April 1901 | 23 May 1903 | 2 years, 44 days |
| (18) | Kenneth Mackay | Progressive | 6 June 1903 | 29 August 1904 | 1 year, 84 days |
| (16) | John Hughes | Liberal Reform | 29 August 1904 | 20 October 1910 | 6 years, 52 days |
| 20 | Fred Flowers | Labor | 21 October 1910 | 27 April 1915 | 4 years, 188 days |
| 21 | Jack FitzGerald | Labor | 27 April 1915 | 15 November 1916 | 1 year, 202 days |
| 21 | Jack FitzGerald | Nationalist | 15 November 1916 | 30 July 1919 | 2 years, 257 days |
| 22 | David Hall MLA | Nationalist | 30 July 1919 | 9 February 1920 | 194 days |
| 23 | Sir George Fuller MLA | Nationalist | 9 February 1920 | 27 February 1920 | 18 days |
| 24 | Edward Kavanagh | Labor | 21 April 1920 | 20 December 1921 | 1 year, 243 days |
| 25 | Sir Joseph Carruthers | Nationalist | 20 December 1921 a.m. | 20 December 1921 p.m. | 7 hours |
| (24) | Edward Kavanagh | Labor | 20 December 1921 | 13 April 1922 | 114 days |
| (25) | Sir Joseph Carruthers | Nationalist | 13 April 1922 | 17 June 1925 | 3 years, 65 days |
| 26 | Albert Willis | Labor | 17 June 1925 | 18 October 1927 | 2 years, 123 days |
| 27 | Francis Boyce | Nationalist | 18 October 1927 | 3 November 1930 | 3 years, 16 days |
| 26 | Albert Willis | Labor | 4 November 1930 | 2 April 1931 | 149 days |
| 28 | James Concannon | Labor | 3 April 1931 | 15 October 1931 | 195 days |
| 28 | James Concannon | Labor (NSW) | 15 October 1931 | 13 May 1932 | 211 days |
| 29 | James Ryan | United Australia | 16 May 1932 | 17 June 1932 | 32 days |
| 30 | Henry Manning | United Australia | 18 June 1932 | 16 May 1941 | 8 years, 332 days |
| 31 | Reg Downing | Labor | 16 May 1941 | 13 May 1965 | 23 years, 362 days |
| 32 | Arthur Bridges | Liberal | 13 May 1965 | 22 May 1968 | 3 years, 9 days |
| 33 | Sir John Fuller | Country | 10 July 1968 | 14 May 1976 | 7 years, 309 days |
| 34 | Paul Landa | Labor | 14 May 1976 | 5 April 1984 | 7 years, 327 days |
| 35 | Barrie Unsworth | Labor | 5 April 1984 | 4 July 1986 | 2 years, 90 days |
| 36 | Jack Hallam | Labor | 4 July 1986 | 25 March 1988 | 1 year, 265 days |
| 37 | Ted Pickering | Liberal | 25 March 1988 | 22 October 1992 | 4 years, 211 days |
| 38 | John Hannaford | Liberal | 22 October 1992 | 4 April 1995 | 2 years, 164 days |
| 39 | Michael Egan | Labor | 4 April 1995 | 21 January 2005 | 9 years, 292 days |
| 40 | John Della Bosca | Labor | 3 August 2005 | 2 April 2007 | 1 year, 242 days |
| 41 | Tony Kelly | Labor | 2 April 2007 | 8 September 2008 | 1 year, 159 days |
| (40) | John Della Bosca | Labor | 8 September 2008 | 1 September 2009 | 358 days |
| 42 | John Hatzistergos | Labor | 1 September 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 208 days |
| 43 | Michael Gallacher | Liberal | 3 April 2011 | 2 May 2014 | 3 years, 29 days |
| 44 | Duncan Gay | National | 6 May 2014 | 30 January 2017 | 2 years, 269 days |
| 45 | Don Harwin | Liberal | 30 January 2017 | 15 April 2020 | 3 years, 76 days |
| 46 | Damien Tudehope | Liberal | 15 April 2020 | 3 July 2020 | 79 days |
| (45) | Don Harwin | Liberal | 3 July 2020 | 21 December 2021 | 1 year, 171 days |
| (46) | Damien Tudehope | Liberal | 21 December 2021 | 17 February 2023 | 2 years, 293 days |
| 47 | Sarah Mitchell | National | 17 February 2023 | 28 March 2023 | 39 days |
| 48 | Penny Sharpe | Labor | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days |
| 49 | Ron Hoenig | Labor | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 187 days |
Ministers are members of the Legislative Council unless otherwise noted.