| Minister for Employment | |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Laurie Brereton (as Minister for Employment) |
| Formation | 10 February 1984 |
| Abolished | 4 April 1995 |
The Minister for Work Health and Safety is a minister in the New South Wales Government concerned with workplace conditions, particularly safety.[1]
It is a separate portfolio from Industrial Relations but both are currently held by The Hon. Sophie Cotsis MP.
| Minister [2] | Party | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
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| Sophie Cotsis | Labor | Minister for Work Health and Safety | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 78 days | ||
Minister for Employment was a title which existed beside Industrial Relations in the Wran and Unsworth ministries. Employment continued at a portfolio as part of composite portfolios until the Third Fahey ministry in 1995 when it was merged into the Industrial relations portfolio.[3][2]
The portfolio was responsible for developing and managing job creation programs, to advise the government on the employment impacts of its policies and to analyse the labour market with particular interest in the effects of structural change and constraints in employment growth. Employment had not previously been represented in a portfolio.
The following individuals have served as Minister where Employment was one of the responsibilities in the portfolio:
| Title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Employment | Laurie Brereton | Labor | Wran (6) | 10 February 1984 | 5 April 1984 | 55 days | [4] | |
| Bob Debus | Wran (7) (8) | 5 April 1984 | 4 July 1986 | 2 years, 90 days | [5] | |||
| Minister for Employment Minister for Industrial Relations |
Pat Hills | Unsworth | 4 July 1986 | 21 March 1988 | 1 year, 261 days | [6] | ||
| Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment | John Fahey | Liberal | Greiner (1) | 25 March 1988 | 24 July 1990 | 2 years, 121 days | [7] | |
| Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment Minister for Industrial Relations |
Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) |
24 July 1990 | 3 July 1992 | 1 year, 345 days | ||||
| Minister for Employment and Training | Virginia Chadwick | Fahey (2) | 3 July 1992 | 26 May 1993 | 327 days | [8] | ||
| Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment | Kerry Chikarovski | Fahey (3) | 26 May 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 313 days | [9] | ||
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