Labour and Industry (1895-1921) The
Minister for Labour and Industry portfolio was established in 1895 in the
Reid ministry and held in conjunction with the
Minister of Public Instruction. In 1921, in the
first Dooley ministry, the portfolio of Labour and Industry was split into
Labour and the new portfolio of
State Industrial Enterprises. State Industrial Enterprises became the responsibility of the
Minister for Railways. The responsibilities included - building construction, metal quarries, monier pipeworks, docks and workshops. The State Industrial Enterprises portfolio was abolished in 1925 in the
first Lang ministry.
State Development (1986-2011) The
Minister for State Development was a
minister in the
New South Wales Government that sought to attract new investment into the State and to identify opportunities for existing NSW businesses, through providing services to the business sector and co-ordination services to the public sector to develop an internationally competitive economy in New South Wales. The portfolio was abolished in 2011 with the formation of the
O'Farrell ministry and its responsibilities were split between the portfolios of Trade and Investment and
Regional Infrastructure and Services. ==List of ministers==