{{short description|Former Australian politician (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Stuart Ayres | honorific_suffix = | image = Stuart Ayres.jpg | caption = | office = Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in New South Wales | leader = Dominic Perrottet | term_start = 5 October 2021 | term_end = 3 August 2022 | predecessor = Dominic Perrottet | successor = Matt Kean | office1 = Minister for Western Sydney | premier1 = Gladys Berejiklian<br>Dominic Perrottet | term_start1 = 30 January 2017 | term_end1 = 5 August 2022 | predecessor1 = Mike Baird | successor1 = David Elliott | office2 = Minister for Tourism | premier2 = Gladys Berejiklian<br>Dominic Perrottet | term_start2 = 2 April 2019 | term_end2 = 5 August 2022 | predecessor2 = Adam Marshall <small>(as Minister for Tourism and Major Events)</small> | successor2 = Ben Franklin | office3 = Minister for Investment | premier3 = Gladys Berejiklian<br>Dominic Perrottet | term_start3 = 2 April 2019 | term_end3 = 5 August 2022 | predecessor3 = | successor3 = Alister Henskens <small>(as Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade)</small> | office4 = Minister for Sport | premier4 = Dominic Perrottet | term_start4 = 21 December 2021 | term_end4 = 5 August 2022 | predecessor4 = Natalie Ward <small>(as Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans)</small> | successor4 = Alister Henskens <small>(as Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade)</small> | premier5 = Mike Baird<br>Gladys Berejiklian | term_start5 = 23 April 2014 | term_end5 = 2 April 2019 | predecessor5 = Gabrielle Upton <small>(as Minister for Sport and Recreation)</small> | successor5 = John Sidoti <small>(as Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans)</small> | office8 = Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Penrith | term_start8 = 19 June 2010 | term_end8 = 25 March 2023 | predecessor8 = Karyn Paluzzano | successor8 = Karen McKeown | birth_name = Stuart Laurence Ayres | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|24 November 1980}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Liberal | spouse = | partner = Marise Payne (2007–2024)<ref name="Partner" /> | children = | parents = | education = St Dominic's College | alma_mater = ACPE | website = }}
'''Stuart Laurence Ayres''' (born 24 November 1980<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactsyoungmp |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316232658/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/common.nsf/key/ResourcesFactsyoungmp |title=Facts and Figures – Youngest Members of the NSW Legislative Assembly |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales |access-date=15 October 2010}}</ref>) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 19 June 2010 to 25 March 2023, representing the electorate of Penrith as a member of the Liberal Party.
He also served as the Deputy Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party in the Perrottet ministry from October 2021 to August 2022 and was the New South Wales Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, the Minister for Tourism and Sport, and the Minister for Western Sydney from December 2021 to August 2022, until his resignation due to an investigation into his role in the John Barilaro trade commissioner scandal.<ref name="Gazette 2021-12-21">{{Gazette NSW |title=Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police |issue=662 |date=21 December 2021 |url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2021_2021-662.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/03/stuart-ayres-resigns-as-nsw-minister-after-questions-raised-by-john-barilaro-trade-role-review | title=Stuart Ayres resigns as NSW minister after questions raised by John Barilaro trade role review | website=TheGuardian.com | date=3 August 2022 }}</ref>
Ayres has previously served as the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney and as the Minister for Trade and Industry from October to December 2021; as the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney in the second Berejiklian ministry;<ref>{{Gazette NSW |title=Government Notices |issue=30 |page=1088-1090 |date=2 April 2019 |url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2019_2019-30.pdf |access-date=3 April 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/news/premier-announces-new-cabinet/|title=Premier announces new Cabinet|publisher=Premier of New South Wales|date=31 March 2019|access-date=3 April 2019|archive-date=10 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310145752/https://www.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/news/premier-announces-new-cabinet/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Han, Sophie |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/berejiklian-s-new-massive-cabinet-sworn-in-amid-peals-of-laughter-20190402-p519wj.html |title=Berejiklian's new massive cabinet sworn in amid peals of laughter |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2 April 2019 |access-date=3 April 2019 |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628050123/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/berejiklian-s-new-massive-cabinet-sworn-in-amid-peals-of-laughter-20190402-p519wj.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as the Minister for Sport from April 2014, as the Minister for WestConnex and as the Minister for Western Sydney from January 2017 until March 2019 in the first Berejiklian ministry;<ref name="Berejiklian ministry 1">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-29/premier-gladys-berejiklian-announces-new-cabinet-queanbeyan/8221072 |title=NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench |work=ABC News |location=Australia |author1=Vukovic, Dom |author2=Gerathy, Sarah |author3=McDonald, Philippa |date=29 January 2017 |access-date=29 January 2017 |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122110621/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-29/premier-gladys-berejiklian-announces-new-cabinet-queanbeyan/8221072 |url-status=live }}</ref> as the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events between 2015 and 2017;<ref name="smh Baird 2">{{cite news|last=Hasham|first=Nicole|title=Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/premier-mike-bairds-new-nsw-cabinet-sworn-in-gladys-berejiklian-and-gabrielle-upton-first-female-treasurer-and-attorneygeneral-20150402-1mdjb7.html|access-date=6 April 2015|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=3 April 2015|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809201938/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/premier-mike-bairds-new-nsw-cabinet-sworn-in-gladys-berejiklian-and-gabrielle-upton-first-female-treasurer-and-attorneygeneral-20150402-1mdjb7.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as the Minister for Police and Emergency Services during 2014 and 2015; as the Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney between 2013 and 2015;<ref name="smh.com.au">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mike-bairds-cabinet-reshuffle-a-preparation-for-next-election-20140422-371g9.html |title=Mike Baird's cabinet reshuffle a preparation for next election |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=22 April 2014 |access-date=24 April 2014 |author=Nicholls, Sean |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803101814/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mike-bairds-cabinet-reshuffle-a-preparation-for-next-election-20140422-371g9.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=age>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/nsw/stuart-ayres-shines-on-first-day-as-police-minister-20140506-zr5pr.html|title=Stuart Ayres shines on first day as Police Minister|author=Hasham, Nicole|date=6 May 2014|work=The Age|access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref> and as the Minister for Fair Trading between 2013 and 2014.<ref name=nswpl>{{cite NSW Parliament |id=51 |title=The Hon. Stuart Laurence AYRES, MP |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ayres was born to a father serving in the Australian Defence Force which resulted in his moving to various locations across Australia until settling in Penrith in 1993. Ayres was educated at St Dominic's College in Kingswood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stuartayres.com.au/about-stuart/about-stuart.html |title=About Stuart |work=Stuart Ayres |publisher=Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division) |access-date=11 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112213/http://www.stuartayres.com.au/about-stuart/about-stuart.html |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}</ref> He is the partner of former Liberal Senator Marise Payne.<ref>{{cite news |title=2010 Penrith by-election |url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2010/penrith/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419080412/https://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2010/penrith/ |archive-date=19 April 2023 |url-status=dead |quote=He is the partner of NSW Liberal Senator Marise Payne. |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=26 June 2010}}</ref> In 2024, Payne and Ayres separated.<ref name="Partner">{{cite news |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |title=Marise Payne and Stuart Ayres go their separate ways |first1=Stephen |last1=Brook |access-date=13 December 2024|last2=Napier-Raman |first2=Kishor |date=9 December 2024 |archive-date=8 December 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241208193021/https://www.smh.com.au/cbd/marise-payne-and-stuart-ayres-go-their-separate-ways-20241208-p5kwqu.html |url=https://www.smh.com.au/cbd/marise-payne-and-stuart-ayres-go-their-separate-ways-20241208-p5kwqu.html}}</ref>
In April 2024, Ayres was appointed as the CEO of the Urban Development Institute of Australia.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://westernweekender.com.au/2024/04/former-penrith-mp-lands-new-gig-as-ceo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004044744/https://westernweekender.com.au/2024/04/former-penrith-mp-lands-new-gig-as-ceo/ |access-date=25 May 2025 |date=23 April 2024 |title=Former Penrith MP lands new gig as CEO |work=Western Weekender |first=Troy |last=Dodds |url-status=live |archive-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>
==Early career== Ayres graduated in 1999 with a degree in sports business from the Australian College of Physical Education and worked as a development officer for the Australian Football League before joining the staff of the member for Lindsay, Jackie Kelly, in her capacity as the then Minister for Sport and Tourism and the Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.<ref name="ACPE">{{cite web |title=Administrative Staff – Profiles |url=http://www.acpe.edu.au/default.asp?page=/the+acpe/staff/administrative+staff |work=ACPE website |publisher=Australian College of Physical Education |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=16 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816101755/http://www.acpe.edu.au/default.asp?page=/the+acpe/staff/administrative+staff |url-status=live }}</ref>
Ayres was an account executive for Austereo, and returned to the Australian College of Physical Education in 2008, initially as student recruitment manager and then later as director of marketing and business development.<ref name="ACPE"/>
Ayres has been heavily involved in the administration of local sport in Western Sydney where he has been a board member of the Penrith Australian Football Club for 10 years and was also the founding secretary of the Penrith Valley Sports Foundation.<ref name="ACPE"/>
==Political career== Ayres was elected at the Penrith state by-election on 19 June 2010,<ref>{{cite news |title=Liberals claim Penrith |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/liberals-claim-penrith-by-election-as-labor-vote-collapses/story-e6freuzi-1225881764871 |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=19 June 2010 |access-date=19 June 2010}}</ref> receiving 66.3% of the two-party-preferred vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=2010 Penrith by-election – Results |url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2010/penrith/result.htm |work=ABC News |location=Australia |access-date=26 June 2010 |archive-date=6 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706014359/http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2010/penrith/result.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Ayres took the previously safe Labor seat on a 25.7-point swing—the largest swing against a sitting government in New South Wales history. This turned Penrith into a safe Liberal seat at one stroke. Indeed, Ayres' primary-vote margin was enough to win the seat without the need for preferences.<ref>{{cite news |title=Libs claim victory in Penrith |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/libs-claim-victory-in-penrith-20100619-ynk2.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=19 June 2010 |access-date=19 June 2010 |archive-date=21 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621000701/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/libs-claim-victory-in-penrith-20100619-ynk2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Like his partner, Marise Payne, Ayres is member of the Liberals' Moderate faction,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patrick |first1=Aaron |title=Perrottet stitches up deal to be next NSW premier |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/nsw-liberals-hope-to-avoid-leadership-vote-20211003-p58wsr |website=Australian Financial Review |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415025837/https://www.afr.com/politics/nsw-liberals-hope-to-avoid-leadership-vote-20211003-p58wsr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Anne |title=The John Barilaro affair has stripped the shine off NSW's hardman premier Dominic Perrottet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/03/the-john-barilaro-affair-has-stripped-the-shine-off-nsws-hardman-premier-dominic-perrottet |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Anne |title=Dominic Perrottet set to become NSW premier after securing factional deal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/03/dominic-perrottet-set-to-become-nsw-premier-after-securing-factional-deal |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003122918/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/oct/03/dominic-perrottet-set-to-become-nsw-premier-after-securing-factional-deal |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hardaker |first1=David |title=Ayres out: a sunken minister in what now appears to be a sinking government |url=https://www.themandarin.com.au/196246-ayres-out-a-sunken-minister-in-what-now-appears-to-be-a-sinking-government/ |website=The Mandarin |access-date=8 August 2022}}</ref> and is a republican. In his maiden speech to parliament, he voiced his support for Australia to have an Australian head of state and become a republic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Penrith Liberal MP Stuart Ayres revives republic |url=http://penrith-press.whereilive.com.au/news/story/penrith-liberal-mp-stuart-ayres-revives-republic/ |author=Woolley, Rebecca |work=Penrith Press |date=9 September 2010 |access-date=11 April 2011 |archive-date=20 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220003557/http://penrith-press.whereilive.com.au/news/story/penrith-liberal-mp-stuart-ayres-revives-republic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following his re-election in March 2011, Ayres was elected to the position of deputy government whip in the NSW Legislative Assembly. Since then, he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary for Roads and Transport and appointed as the Premier's Parliamentary Secretary for Western Sydney. In December 2013, Ayres was appointed as the Minister for Fair Trading and as the Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gerathy|first=Sarah|title=Anthony Roberts appointed NSW Resources, Energy and Special Minister for State|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-09/minor-cabinet-reshuffle/5144222?section=nsw|access-date=9 December 2013|newspaper=ABC News|date=9 December 2013|archive-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209111600/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-09/minor-cabinet-reshuffle/5144222?section=nsw|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the resignation of Barry O'Farrell as Premier,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/barry-ofarrell-quits-as-nsw-premier-over-memory-fail/story-fn59niix-1226886224077 |title=Barry O'Farrell quits as NSW Premier over memory fail |date=16 April 2014 |work=The Australian |access-date=23 April 2014 |archive-date=20 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420062753/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/barry-ofarrell-quits-as-nsw-premier-over-memory-fail/story-fn59niix-1226886224077 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the subsequent ministerial reshuffle by Mike Baird, the new Liberal Leader,<ref name="smh.com.au"/> in April 2014 in addition to his existing ministerial responsibilities, Ayres was appointed Minister for Sport and Recreation, and appointed as a member of Cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mike-bairds-nsw-cabinet-20140422-371j4.html |title=Mike Baird's NSW cabinet |date=22 April 2014 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=23 April 2014 |archive-date=25 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425025148/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/mike-bairds-nsw-cabinet-20140422-371j4.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Following the resignation of Mike Gallacher in May 2014, Ayres gained the portfolio of Police and Emergency Services and lost the portfolio of Fair Trading.<ref name=age/><ref name="nswpl"/> Following the 2015 state election, Ayres was sworn in as the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events and the Minister for Sport on 2 April 2015 as a member of the second Baird government.<ref name="smh Baird 2"/> In the first Berejiklian ministry, Ayres was appointed as the Minister for Western Sydney, the Minister for WestConnex, and the Minister for Sport,<ref name="Berejiklian ministry 1"/> with effect from 30 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|agency=AAP|title=Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/01/30/refreshed-nsw-cabinet-to-be-sworn-in.html|access-date=30 January 2017|work=Sky News|location=Australia|date=30 January 2017|archive-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630021006/https://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/01/30/refreshed-nsw-cabinet-to-be-sworn-in.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the 2019 state election, Ayres was sworn in as the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney in the second Berejiklian ministry, since 2 April 2019.<ref name="ABC-2019-03-31">{{cite news |author=Sas, Nick |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-31/cabinet-reshuffle-after-nsw-election-from-berejiklian/10956776 |title=Gladys Berejiklian says Liberal Party has no women problem as re-elected NSW Premier shuffles Cabinet |work=ABC News |location=Australia |date=31 March 2019 |access-date=3 April 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000047/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-31/cabinet-reshuffle-after-nsw-election-from-berejiklian/10956776 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Upon Gladys Berejiklian's resignation on 1 October 2021, Ayres sought the Deputy Leadership of the Liberal Party on a ticket with Dominic Perrottet as the leader. On 5 October 2021, Ayres and Perrottet won the ticket, and were elected as the Deputy Leader and Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, respectively. On the same day, Ayres was sworn in as the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney and as the Minister for Trade and Industry. In a subsequent rearrangement of the Perrottet ministry, on 21 December 2021, Ayres was sworn in as the Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, as the Minister for Tourism and Sport, and as the Minister for Western Sydney.<ref name="Gazette 2021-12-21"/>
Ayres resigned from both Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party and his Ministerial positions on 3 August 2022 due to his involvement in the appointment of former Deputy Premier John Barilaro to a lucrative U.S. trade role.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parkes-Upton |first1=Heath |last2=Kidd |first2=Jessica |date=3 August 2022 |title=New South Wales Trade Minister Stuart Ayres resigns after inquiry into John Barilaro appointment |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-03/stuart-ayres-resigns-over-john-barilaro-new-york-appointment/101294730 |publisher=ABC News |access-date= |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803015805/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-03/stuart-ayres-resigns-over-john-barilaro-new-york-appointment/101294730 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ayres stood down as a cabinet member while he was being investigated over a potential breach of the ministerial code of conduct for an intervention he took with Investment NSW's chief executive Amy Brown to add an additional candidate to the shortlist for the position. He was succeeded by Matt Kean as Deputy Leader of the Liberal party at the party room meeting on 9 August.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rose |first=Tamsin |date=3 August 2022 |title=Stuart Ayres resigns as NSW minister after questions raised by John Barilaro trade role review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/03/stuart-ayres-resigns-as-nsw-minister-after-questions-raised-by-john-barilaro-trade-role-review |work=The Guardian Australia |location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/28/emails-reveal-stuart-ayres-involved-in-recruiting-for-new-york-trade-role-awarded-to-john-barilaro | title=Emails reveal Stuart Ayres involved in recruiting for New York trade role awarded to John Barilaro | website=TheGuardian.com | date=28 July 2022 }}</ref>
He lost his seat in Parliament in the 2023 New South Wales state election. Ayres and Karen McKeown both polled 38.3% of the first preferences, after distribution of subsequent preferences McKeown won the seat with 51.6% of the vote to 48.4% for Ayres.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=ABC News |access-date=21 April 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251102053409/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2023/guide/penr |title=Penrith (Key Seat) - NSW Election 2023 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2023/guide/penr |date=27 April 2023 |first=Antony |last=Green |author-link=Antony Green |orig-date=25 March 2023 |archive-date=2 November 2025}}</ref>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|New South Wales|Politics}}}} *O'Farrell ministry *First Baird ministry *Second Baird ministry *First Berejiklian ministry *Second Berejiklian ministry * Perrottet ministry
==References== {{Reflist}} {{S-start}} {{s-par|au-nsw-la}} {{s-bef|before=Karyn Paluzzano}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for Penrith | years=2010{{endash}}2023}} {{s-aft|after=Karen McKeown}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Himself |as=Parliamentary Secretary for Western Sydney}} {{s-ttl| title=Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney| years=2013{{endash}}2015}} {{s-aft|after=''portfolio abolished'' }} {{s-bef|before=Anthony Roberts}} {{s-ttl| title= Minister for Fair Trading| years=2013{{endash}}2014}} {{s-aft| after=Matthew Mason-Cox}} {{s-bef|before=Gabrielle Upton |rows=2}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Sport| years=2014{{endash}}2019}} {{s-aft|after=John Sidoti |as=Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Recreation| years=2014{{endash}}2015}} {{s-aft|after=''himself'' |as=Minister for Sport}} {{s-bef|before=Mike Gallacher |rows=2}} {{s-ttl| title=Minister for Police and Emergency Services| years=2014{{endash}}2015 |rows=2}} {{s-aft|after=Troy Grant |as=Minister for Justice and Police }} {{s-aft|after=David Elliott |as=Minister for Emergency Services}} {{s-bef|rows=2|before=Troy Grant |as=Minister for Trade and Investment<br/>as Minister for Tourism and Major Events}} {{s-ttl|rows=2|title=Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events| years=2015{{endash}}2017}} {{s-aft|after=Niall Blair|as=Minister for Trade and Industry}} |- {{s-aft|after=Adam Marshall|as=Minister for Tourism and Major Events}} {{s-bef|before=Mike Baird}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Western Sydney| years=2017{{endash}}2022}} {{s-aft|after=David Elliott}} {{s-new}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for WestConnex| years=2017{{endash}}2019}} {{s-aft|after=Andrew Constance |as=Minister for Transport and Roads }} {{s-bef|before=Adam Marshall|as=Minister for Tourism and Major Events}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Tourism| years=2019{{endash}}2022}} {{s-aft|after=Ben Franklin}} {{s-new |rows=2}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Investment| years=2019{{endash}}2022}} {{s-aft|after=Alister Henskens |as=Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Jobs| years=2019{{endash}}2021}} {{s-non |reason=Title discontinued}} {{s-bef |before=John Barilaro |rows=2}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Trade| years=2021{{endash}}2022}} {{s-aft|after=Alister Henskens |as=Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Industry| years=2021}} {{s-aft|after=''Himself'' |as=Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney}} {{s-bef |before=''Himself'' |as=Minister for Trade and Industry}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Enterprise| years=2021{{endash}}2022}} {{s-aft|after=Alister Henskens |as=Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade}} {{s-bef |before=Natalie Ward |as=Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans}} {{s-ttl|title=Minister for Sport| years=2021{{endash}}2022}} {{s-aft|after=Alister Henskens}} {{S-end}}
{{O'Farrell-Baird ministry}} {{Berejiklian-Perrottet ministry}}
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