Government of New South Wales

{{Short description|State government in Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{about|the government of New South Wales|the political structure of New South Wales|Politics of New South Wales}} {{ Infobox executive government | border = state | image = New South Wales Government logo.svg | image_size = 100px | caption = | date = {{Plainlist| * {{Start date and age|1856|6|6|df=yes}} as a responsible colonial government * {{start date and age|1901|1|1|df=yes}} as an Australian state }} | state = New South Wales | country = Australia | leader_title = Premier (Chris Minns) | appointed = Governor (Margaret Beazley) on behalf of the Monarch (Charles III) | main_organ = {{Plainlist| *Executive Council of New South Wales (''de jure'') *Cabinet of New South Wales (''de facto'') }} | ministries = 11 departments | responsible = Parliament of New South Wales | budget = $120.2 billion<ref>{{Cite web|work= New South Wales Government|date=June 2023|title=NSW Budget 2023-24: Budget Paper no . 2 - Budget Statement|url= https://www.budget.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/2023-24_01_Budget-Paper-No-1-Budget_Statement_v2.pdf}}</ref> | address = Sydney | url = {{URL|nsw.gov.au}} }}

The '''Government of New South Wales''', also known as the '''NSW Government''', is the executive state government of New South Wales, Australia. The government comprises 11 portfolios, led by ministerial departments and supported by several agencies. There are also a number of independent statutory bodies that fall under a portfolio but remain at arm's length for political reasons, such as the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Electoral Commission. The Executive Council, which consists of the governor and senior ministers, exercises executive authority through the relevant ministerial portfolios.

The current government is held by the New South Wales Labor Party, led by Premier Chris Minns. Minns succeeded Dominic Perrottet of the Liberal Party on 28 March 2023 following that year’s state election.

==Ministries== The following individuals serve as government ministers, appointed by the Governor, on behalf of the Monarch, and at the recommendation of the Premier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/shadow-ministry.aspx|title=Shadow Ministry|work=Members|publisher=Parliament of New South Wales|date=January 2017|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> The full ministry was announced on 4 April 2023 and was sworn in the following day on 5 April.<ref name="MinnsFullMinistry">{{cite news |last=Cormack |first=Lucy |date=4 April 2023 |title=Female firsts in new Labor cabinet, where half the ministers will be women |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/female-firsts-in-new-labor-cabinet-where-half-the-ministers-will-be-women-20230403-p5cxrk.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="Gazette 2023_2">{{Gazette NSW |title=Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police |issue=161 |date=5 April 2023|url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2023_2023-161.pdf}}</ref> All ministers are members of the ruling Labor Party, while all shadow ministers are members of the opposition in parliament.

===Current composition=== {{Excerpt|Minns ministry|Current composition}}

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== External links == * [https://www.nsw.gov.au/ Government of New South Wales website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207165656/http://publications.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales Government Annual Reports and Other Publications] * [https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/act/1902/32 The Constitution of New South Wales]

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