Vice-President of the Executive Council (New South Wales)

For the federal Australian office, see Vice-President of the Executive Council.

Vice-President of the Executive Council
Incumbent
Ron Hoenig
since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderEdward Deas Thomson
Formation23 May 1857

The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor.[1]

The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.[2] The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Penny Sharpe, since 28 March 2023.[3]

Duties and history

As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council, is in the United Kingdom, although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative.[4] However, following the 2023 New South Wales state election, the position was given to Ron Hoenig, who sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.

Vice-presidents of the Executive Council

Ordinal Vice-President Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Edward Deas Thomson [a] None 23 May 1857 7 September 1857 107 days
2 John Plunkett None 23 November 1863 2 February 1865 1 year, 71 days
3 Saul Samuel [b] None 14 May 1872 8 February 1875 2 years, 270 days
4 Joseph Docker [a] None 17 August 1877 17 December 1877 122 days
5 John Marks [a] 18 December 1877 20 December 1878 1 year, 2 days
6 Sir John Robertson [a] 21 December 1878 10 November 1881 2 years, 324 days
7 Frederick Darley [a] 14 November 1881 4 January 1883 1 year, 51 days
8 Sir Patrick Jennings [a] 5 January 1883 31 July 1883 207 days
9 Charles Mackellar [a] None 26 February 1886 23 December 1886 300 days
10 Sir Henry Parkes MLA   Free Trade 20 January 1887 6 March 1887 45 days
11 Julian Salomons [a] 7 March 1887 16 January 1889 1 year, 315 days
12 Sir John Lackey   Protectionist 17 January 1889 7 March 1889 49 days
13 William Suttor Jr.[a]   Free Trade 30 April 1889 22 October 1891 2 years, 175 days
(11) Sir Julian Salomons [a]   Protectionist 23 October 1891 26 January 1893 1 year, 95 days
14 Normand MacLaurin [a] 5 April 1893 2 August 1894 1 year, 119 days
(13) William Suttor Jr.[a]   Free Trade 7 August 1894 15 March 1895 220 days
15 Andrew Garran [a] 19 March 1895 18 November 1898 3 years, 244 days
16 John Hughes [a] 22 November 1898 13 September 1899 295 days
17 William Lyne [a]   Protectionist 14 September 1899 15 September 1899 1 day
18 Kenneth Mackay [a] 15 September 1899 24 April 1900 221 days
19 Francis Suttor [a] 12 June 1900 9 April 1901 301 days
  Progressive 9 April 1901 23 May 1903 2 years, 44 days
(18) Kenneth Mackay [a] 6 June 1903 29 August 1904 1 year, 84 days
(16) John Hughes [a]   Liberal Reform 29 August 1904 20 October 1910 6 years, 52 days
20 Fred Flowers [a]   Labor 21 October 1910 27 April 1915 4 years, 188 days
21 Jack FitzGerald [a] 27 April 1915 15 November 1916 1 year, 202 days
  Nationalist 15 November 1916 30 July 1919 2 years, 257 days
22 David Hall MLA 30 July 1919 9 February 1920 194 days
23 Sir George Fuller MLA 9 February 1920 27 February 1920 18 days
24 Edward Kavanagh [a]   Labor 21 April 1920 20 December 1921 1 year, 243 days
25 Sir Joseph Carruthers [a]   Nationalist 20 December 1921 a.m. 20 December 1921 p.m. 7 hours
(24) Edward Kavanagh [a]   Labor 20 December 1921 13 April 1922 114 days
(25) Sir Joseph Carruthers [a]   Nationalist 13 April 1922 17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
26 Albert Willis [a]   Labor 17 June 1925 18 October 1927 2 years, 123 days
27 Francis Boyce [a]   Nationalist 18 October 1927 3 November 1930 3 years, 16 days
26 Albert Willis [a]   Labor 4 November 1930 2 April 1931 149 days
28 James Concannon [a] 3 April 1931 15 October 1931 195 days
  Labor (NSW) 15 October 1931 13 May 1932 211 days
29 James Ryan [a]   United Australia 16 May 1932 17 June 1932 32 days
30 Henry Manning [a] 18 June 1932 16 May 1941 8 years, 332 days
31 Reg Downing [a]   Labor 16 May 1941 13 May 1965 23 years, 362 days
32 Arthur Bridges [a]   Liberal 13 May 1965 22 May 1968 3 years, 9 days
33 Sir John Fuller [a]   Country 10 July 1968 14 May 1976 7 years, 309 days
34 Paul Landa [a]   Labor 14 May 1976 5 April 1984 7 years, 327 days
35 Barrie Unsworth [a] 5 April 1984 4 July 1986 2 years, 90 days
36 Jack Hallam [a] 4 July 1986 25 March 1988 1 year, 265 days
37 Ted Pickering [a]   Liberal 25 March 1988 22 October 1992 4 years, 211 days
38 John Hannaford [a] 22 October 1992 4 April 1995 2 years, 164 days
39 Michael Egan [a]   Labor 4 April 1995 21 January 2005 9 years, 292 days
40 John Della Bosca [a] 3 August 2005 2 April 2007 1 year, 242 days
41 Tony Kelly 2 April 2007 8 September 2008 1 year, 159 days
(40) John Della Bosca [a] 8 September 2008 1 September 2009 358 days
42 John Hatzistergos [a] 1 September 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 208 days
43 Michael Gallacher [a]   Liberal 3 April 2011 2 May 2014 3 years, 29 days
44 Duncan Gay [a]   National 6 May 2014 30 January 2017 2 years, 269 days
45 Don Harwin [a]   Liberal 30 January 2017 15 April 2020 3 years, 76 days
46 Damien Tudehope [a] 15 April 2020 3 July 2020 79 days
(45) Don Harwin [a] 3 July 2020 21 December 2021 1 year, 171 days
(46) Damien Tudehope [a] 21 December 2021 17 February 2023 3 years, 34 days [5]
47 Sarah Mitchell   National 17 February 2023 28 March 2023 39 days [6]
48 Penny Sharpe [a]   Labor 28 March 2023 5 April 2023 8 days [3]
49 Ron Hoenig [c] 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 294 days [3]

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Council unless otherwise noted.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax Concurrently Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.
  2. ^ Saul Samuel was concurrently Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council from 14 May 1872 until 13 September 1873.
  3. ^ Ron Hoenig sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales as the MP for Heffron and is also the Leader of the House.

References

  1. ^ "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35D". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35C(3)". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (142)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (96)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 23 February 2023.