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The New South Wales Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities for the administration and support for all sporting bodies, for multiculturalism , and veterans' affairs in New South Wales , Australia .
The current Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans is The Honourable Dr. Geoff Lee MP , who has held the portfolio in an acting capacity since former incumbent John Sidoti MP stood down on September 17, 2019. [1]
The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Family and Community Services and Justice and through a range of other agencies including the Office of Sport .
List of ministers
Minister
Party affiliation
Ministerial title
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Eric Willis
Liberal
Minister for Tourism and Sport
11 March 1971
19 June 1972
[2]
Ian Griffith
Minister for Sport
19 June 1972
3 January 1975
2 years, 198 days
John Barraclough
Minister for Culture , Sport and Recreation
3 January 1975
23 January 1976
David Arblaster
23 January 1976
14 May 1976
Ken Booth
Labor
Minister for Sport and Recreation
14 May 1976
2 October 1981
Michael Cleary
2 October 1981
26 May 1982
6 years, 171 days
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism
26 May 1982
10 February 1984
Minister for Sport and Recreation
10 February 1984
21 March 1988
Bob Rowland Smith
National
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing
25 March 1988
18 September 1989
3 years, 60 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation
18 September 1989
24 May 1991
George Souris
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing
6 June 1991
3 July 1992
Joe Schipp
Liberal
3 July 1992
26 May 1993
Christopher Downy
26 May 1993
4 April 1995
Gabrielle Harrison
Labor
Minister for Sport and Recreation
4 April 1995
8 April 1999
John Watkins
8 April 1999
21 November 2001
Morris Iemma
21 November 2001
2 April 2003
Sandra Nori
Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation
2 April 2003
2 April 2007
Graham West
Minister for Sport and Recreation
2 April 2007
5 September 2008
Kevin Greene
5 September 2008
28 March 2011
Graham Annesley
Liberal
3 April 2011
28 August 2013
Gabrielle Upton
30 August 2013
23 April 2014
Stuart Ayres
23 April 2014
23 March 2019
3 years, 359 days
Minister for Sport
2 April 2015
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23 )
John Sidoti
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans
2 April 2019
17 September 2019
178 days
[1]
Dr. Geoff Lee (Acting)
17 September 2019
incumbent
1,714 days
Former ministerial titles
Ageing
Minister
Party affiliation
Ministerial title
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Jim Longley
Liberal
Minister for the Ageing
6 October 1993
4 April 1995
1 year, 180 days
Ron Dyer
Labor
Minister for Aged Services
4 April 1995
1 December 1997
2 years, 241 days
Faye Lo Po'
Minister for Ageing
1 December 1997
2 April 2003
5 years, 122 days
Carmel Tebbutt
2 April 2003
21 January 2005
1 year, 294 days
John Della Bosca
21 January 2005
2 April 2007
2 years, 71 days
Kristina Keneally
2 April 2007
8 September 2009
2 years, 159 days
Paul Lynch
8 September 2009
28 March 2011
1 year, 201 days
Andrew Constance
Liberal
3 April 2011
23 April 2014
3 years, 20 days
John Ajaka
23 April 2014
30 January 2017 (2017-01-30 )
2 years, 282 days
[3]
Tanya Davies
30 January 2017 (2017-01-30 )
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23 )
2 years, 52 days
[4]
Multiculturalism
Minister
Party affiliation
Ministerial title
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Clive Evatt
Labor
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration
9 May 1946
6 February 1947
273 days
Frank Finnan
6 February 1947
9 March 1948
1 year, 32 days
Claude Matthews
9 March 1948
21 September 1949
1 year, 196 days
Joshua Arthur
21 September 1949
30 June 1950
3 years, 155 days
Minister for Immigration
30 June 1950
23 February 1953
Gus Kelly
23 February 1953
15 March 1956
3 years, 21 days
Steve Mauger
Liberal
Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs
3 January 1975
23 January 1976
1 year, 21 days
Jim Clough
23 January 1976
14 May 1976
112 days
Neville Wran
Labor
Minister for Ethnic Affairs
6 February 1985
4 July 1986
1 year, 148 days
Barrie Unsworth
4 July 1986
21 March 1988
1 year, 261 days
Nick Greiner
Liberal
25 March 1988
24 June 1992
4 years, 95 days
John Fahey
24 June 1992
3 July 1992
9 days
George Souris
National
3 July 1992
26 May 1993
327 days
Michael Photios
Liberal
Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs
26 May 1993
4 April 1995
1 year, 313 days
Bob Carr
Labor
Minister for Ethnic Affairs
4 April 1995
8 April 1999
10 years, 121 days
Minister for Citizenship
8 April 1999
3 August 2005
Morris Iemma
3 August 2005
5 September 2008
3 years, 33 days
Virginia Judge
8 September 2008
4 December 2009
1 year, 90 days
John Hatzistergos
8 December 2009
28 March 2011
1 year, 114 days
Victor Dominello
Liberal
Minister for Citizenship and Communities
3 April 2011
2 April 2015
4 years, 5 days
John Ajaka
Minister for Multiculturalism
2 April 2015
30 January 2017
1 year, 303 days
[3]
Ray Williams
30 January 2017 (2017-01-30 )
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23 )
2 years, 52 days
[4]
Racing
Minister
Party affiliation
Ministerial title
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Michael Cleary
Labor
Minister for Racing
4 July 1986
25 March 1988
1 year, 265 days
Bob Rowland Smith
National
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing
1988
1989
Minister for Racing
1989
1991
George Souris
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing
1991
1992
Joe Schipp
Liberal
1992
1993
Christopher Downy
1993
1995
Richard Face
Labor
Minister for Gaming and Racing
1995
2003
7–8 years
Michael Egan
2003
2003
Grant McBride
2003
2007
Graham West
2007
2008
Kevin Greene
2008
2011
George Souris
National
Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing
4 April 2011
23 April 2014
3 years, 19 days
Troy Grant
Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing
23 April 2014
2 April 2015
2 years, 282 days
Minister for Racing
2 April 2015
30 January 2017
Paul Toole
30 January 2017
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23 )
2 years, 52 days
Veterans affairs
Minister
Party affiliation
Ministerial title
Term begin
Term end
Time in office
Graham West
Labor
Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans Affairs
23 January 2009
4 December 2009
315 days
Peter Primrose
4 December 2009
21 May 2010
168 days
Frank Terenzini
21 May 2010
28 March 2011
311 days
Victor Dominello
Liberal
Minister for Veterans Affairs
23 April 2014
28 March 2015
339 days
David Elliott
2 April 2015
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23 )
3 years, 355 days
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