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First Greiner–Murray ministry
First Greiner–Murray ministry
; 80th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
	Premier Nick Greiner
Date formed	21 March 1988
Date dissolved	6 June 1991
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir James Rowland (1981–1989); Sir David Martin(1989–1990); Peter Sinclair(1990–1996)
Premier	Nick Greiner
Deputy Premier	Wal Murray
No. of ministers	20
Ministers removed	3
Total no. of members	23
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Majority Coalition Government
Opposition parties	Labor
Opposition leader	Bob Carr
History
Election	1988 New South Wales state election
Outgoing election	1991 New South Wales state election
Predecessor	Unsworth ministry ––
Successor	Second Greiner–Murray ministry

The Greiner–Murray ministry (1988–1991) or First Greiner–Murray ministry or First Greiner ministry was the 80th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 37th Premier of New South Wales, Nick Greiner, representing the Liberal Party in coalition with the National Party, led by Wal Murray.

The ministry covers the period from 21 March 1988 when the coalition defeated the sitting Unsworth Labor government at the 1988 state election until 6 June 1991, when Greiner reconfigured his ministry following victory at the 1991 state election.

Composition of ministry

The ministry was rearranged on four occasions.

The first rearrangement was due to the sudden death of Ray Aston in May 1988.^[a]^[b]
The second rearrangement in January 1989 was caused by the resignation of Matt Singleton from the ministry.^[c]
The third rearrangement was in September 1989.^[d]
The fourth rearrangement in July 1990 was caused by the resignation of Terry Metherell from the ministry.^[1]^[e]^[f]^[g]^[h]^[i]

Portfolio	Minister		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Nick Greiner	Liberal	21 March 1988	6 June 1991	3 years, 77 days
Treasurer
Minister for Ethnic Affairs
Deputy Premier	Wal Murray	National
Minister for Public Works
Minister for State Development ^[g]				24 July 1990	2 years, 125 days
Minister for State Development ^[g]	John Hannaford, MLC	Liberal	24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister for Roads ^[f]	Wal Murray	National	24 July 1990		317 days
Minister for Health	Peter Collins	Liberal	21 March 1988		3 years, 77 days
Minister for the Arts	Peter Collins	Liberal
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs	Ian Armstrong	National
Attorney General	John Dowd	Liberal
Minister for Housing	Joe Schipp
Minister for the Environment	Tim Moore
Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Ted Pickering, MLC
Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council	Ted Pickering, MLC
Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing	Bob Rowland Smith, MLC ^[d]	National		18 September 1989	1 year, 181 days
Minister for Sport and Recreation			18 September 1989	24 May 1991	1 year, 248 days
Minister for Racing			18 September 1989	24 May 1991	1 year, 248 days
Minister for Family and Community Services ^[i]	Virginia Chadwick, MLC	Liberal	21 March 1988	24 July 1990	2 years, 125 days
Minister for Family and Community Services ^[i]	Robert Webster	National	24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister for Education and Youth Affairs ^[e]	Terry Metherell	Liberal	21 March 1988	20 July 1990	2 years, 121 days
Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs ^[e]	Virginia Chadwick, MLC		24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister for Transport	Bruce Baird		21 March 1988	6 June 1991	3 years, 77 days
Assistant Minister for Transport	Matt Singleton ^[c]	National		24 January 1989	309 days
	Tim Moore ^[d]	Liberal		18 September 1989	1 year, 181 days
	Robert Webster ^[c]^[i]	National	24 January 1989	24 July 1990	1 year, 181 days
	Bob Rowland Smith, MLC ^[d]		18 September 1989	24 May 1991	1 year, 248 days
Minister for Administrative Services ^[c]	Matt Singleton		21 March 1988	24 January 1989	309 days
Minister for Administrative Services ^[c]	Robert Webster		24 January 1989	24 July 1990	1 year, 181 days
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs	Gerry Peacocke		21 March 1988	6 June 1991	3 years, 77 days
Minister for Mineral Resources ^[b]	Neil Pickard	Liberal		19 October 1988	212 days
Minister for Energy ^[b]				19 October 1988	212 days
Minister for Minerals and Energy ^[b]			19 October 1988	6 June 1991	2 years, 230 days
Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment	John Fahey		21 March 1988	24 July 1990	2 years, 125 days
Minister for Industrial Relations			24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment ^[e]			24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister Assisting the Premier ^[e]			21 March 1988	24 July 1990	2 years, 125 days
Minister Assisting the Premier ^[e]	Bruce Baird		24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister Assisting the Treasurer ^[e]	Bruce Baird		24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister for Natural Resources ^[h]	Ian Causley	National	21 March 1988	24 July 1990	2 years, 125 days
Minister for Water Resources ^[h]	Ian Causley		24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister for Lands and Forests ^[h]	Garry West		24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Chief Secretary ^[h]	Garry West		21 March 1988	24 July 1990	2 years, 125 days
Chief Secretary ^[h]	Ian Causley		24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days
Minister for Tourism	Garry West		21 March 1988		3 years, 77 days
Minister for Local Government	David Hay	Liberal
Minister for Planning	David Hay
Minister for Corrective Services ^[a]	Ray Aston			23 May 1988	63 days
	John Fahey		23 May 1988	8 June 1988	16 days
	Michael Yabsley		8 June 1988	6 June 1991	2 years, 363 days
Assistant Minister for Roads ^[f]	Michael Yabsley		24 July 1990	6 June 1991	317 days

Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Ray Aston died in May 1988 and John Fahey replaced him in the Corrective Services portfolio. Michael Yabsley returned to parliament, elected to replaced Aston as the member for Vaucluse and was immediately appointed to the portfolio.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The portfolios of Mineral Resources and Energy were combined into one portfolio Minerals and Energy.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Matt Singleton resigned from the ministry in January 1989 and Robert Webster was appointed to the ministry to Singleton's portfolios of Administrative Services and Assistant Minister for Transport.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tim Moore relinquished the portfolio of Assistant Minister for Transport and Bob Rowland Smith was appointed in his place. Rowland Smith's portfolio of Sport, Recreation and Racing was split into Sport and Recreation and the portfolio of Racing.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Terry Metherell resigned from the ministry in July 1990. Further education and training was split from the Education portfolio and John Fahey was appointed minister. Virginia Chadwick was appointed minister for school education. Fahey's role in assisting the Premier was transferred to Bruce Baird who was also appointed to assist the Treasurer.
^ ^a ^b ^c The new portfolio of Roads was created from Transport and Wal Murray was appointed minister, assisted by new minister Michael Yabsley.
^ ^a ^b Wal Murray relinquished the State Development and John Hannaford was appointed to the ministry and the portfolio.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Garry West and Ian Causley swapped parts of their portfolios. West gained the new portfolios of Land and Forests which were split from Causley's abolished portfolio of Natural Resources, with Causley retaining Water Resources from his former portfolio and gaining West's portfolio of Chief Secretary.
^ ^a ^b ^c Robert Webster was appointed to the Family and Community Services portfolio, replacing Virginia Chadwick and relinquished the role of Assistant Minister for Transport.