Carr ministry (1997–99)

The Carr ministry (1997–99) or Second Carr ministry was the 86th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 39th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Bob Carr, MP, representing the Labor Party.

Second Carr ministry
86th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Premier Bob Carr
Date formed	1 December 1997
Date dissolved	8 April 1999
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Elizabeth II (represented by the Honourable Gordon Samuels)
Head of government	Bob Carr
Deputy head of government	Dr Andrew Refshauge
No. of ministers	21
Total no. of members	20
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority Labor Government
Opposition parties	Liberal–National coalition
Opposition leader	Peter Collins (1997–1998) Kerry Chikarovski (1998–1999)
History
Outgoing election	1999 New South Wales state election
Predecessor	First Carr ministry
Successor	Third Carr ministry

The ministry covered the period from 1 December 1997 until 8 April 1999, when Carr led Labor to victory at the 1999 state election.

Composition of ministry

Ministers are listed in order of seniority.[1][2]

First arrangement

The first arrangement covered the period from 1 December 1997 until 30 April 1998 when Brian Langton relinquished his ministerial duties due to his involvement in a political scandal, after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found him guilty of corruptly rorting charter plane expenses. The ICAC deemed that Langton had sought advantage for himself by deliberate deception of the Parliamentary Accounts Department.[3][4] Carr made a minor reconfiguration of the ministry.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Premier Minister for the Arts Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Hon. Bob Carr, MP		Labor	1 December 1997	8 April 1999	1 year, 128 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Health Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Hon. Andrew Refshauge, MP
Treasurer Minister for State Development Vice-President of the Executive Council	Hon. Michael Egan, MLC
Minister for Police	Hon. Paul Whelan, MP
Minister for the Olympics	Hon. Michael Knight, MP
Minister for Fair Trading ^1 Minister for Emergency Services ^2	Hon. Brian Langton, MP				30 April 1998	150 days
Minister for Education and Training Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs	Hon. John Aquilina, MP				8 April 1999	1 year, 128 days
Attorney General Minister for Industrial Relations	Hon. Jeff Shaw, MLC				30 April 1998	150 days
Minister for the Environment	Hon. Pam Allan, MP				8 April 1999	1 year, 128 days
Minister for Information Technology Minister for Forestry Minister for Ports Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney	Hon. Kim Yeadon, MP
Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning Minister for Housing	Hon. Craig Knowles, MP
Minister for Transport Minister for Roads	Hon. Carl Scully, MP
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Land and Water Conservation	Hon. Richard Amery, MP
Minister for Energy Minister for Tourism Minister for Corrective Services Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts	Hon. Bob Debus, MP				30 April 1998	150 days
Minister for Community Services Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Services Minister for Women	Hon. Faye Lo Po', AM MP				8 April 1999	1 year, 128 days
Minister for Regional Development Minister for Rural Affairs	Hon. Harry Woods, MP
Minister for Public Works and Services	Hon. Ron Dyer, MLC
Minister for Gaming and Racing Minister Assisting the Premier on Hunter Development	Hon. Richard Face, MP
Minister for Mineral Resources Minister for Fisheries	Hon. Bob Martin, MP
Minister for Sport and Recreation	Hon. Gabrielle Harrison, MP
Minister for Local Government	Hon. Ernie Page, MP

¹ Fair Trading portfolio transferred from Langton to Shaw.

² Emergency Services portfolio transferred from Langton to Debus.

Second arrangement

The second arrangement covers the period from 30 April 1998, when Brian Langton resigned from the ministry, until 8 April 1999 when the ministry was configured following the 1999 state election. Only changes to the ministry are shown.

Portfolio	Minister	Party affiliation		Term start	Term end	Term in office
Attorney General Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Fair Trading ^1	Hon. Jeff Shaw, MLC		Labor	30 April 1998	8 April 1999	343 days
Minister for Energy Minister for Tourism Minister for Corrective Services Minister for Emergency Services ^2 Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts	Hon. Bob Debus, MP

¹ Fair Trading portfolio transferred from Langton to Shaw.

² Emergency Services portfolio transferred from Langton to Debus.

See also

• Hon. Bob Carr, MP – 39th Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1995–1999
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1995–1999

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
2. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. Besser, Linton (19 May 2008). "Disgraced minister takes the helm". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
4. "Annual Report". Independent Commission Against Corruption. 1999. p. 41. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2014.