The Treasurer of New South Wales, known from 1856–1959 as the Colonial Treasurer of New South Wales, is the minister

Minister (government)

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 in the Government of New South Wales

Government of New South Wales

The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...

 responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising and is the head of the New South Wales Treasury. The Treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government. By convention, the Treasurer is usually a member of the NSW Parliament with a seat in the Legislative Assembly. The exception to this were Michael Egan, Michael Costa and Eric Roozendaal who were members of the Legislative Council during their tenure as Treasurer.

Each year, the Treasurer presents the NSW Budget to the Parliament. In some other countries the equivalent role is the Minister for Finance, although NSW has had a separate office of that name responsible for regulating government spending. For 103 years the Treasurer was originally known as the 'Colonial Treasurer', however the 'Colonial' word was removed with the passing of the Ministers of the Crown Act 1959 (NSW) from 1 April 1959.

Treasurers Forster, Stuart, Dibbs, Jennings, Reid, Lyne, Waddell, Carruthers, McGowen, Holman, Fuller, Lang, Bavin, Stevens, Mair, McKell, McGirr, Cahill, Heffron, Renshaw, Askin, Lewis, Willis, Wran, Greiner, Fahey and Iemma were also Premier during some or all of their period as Treasurer.

Colonial Treasurers – 1856 to 1959

Ordinal	Colonial Treasurer	Party	Term
1.	Thomas Holt Thomas Holt (Australian politician) Thomas Holt was an Australian pastoralist, company director and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1868 and 1883. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for two periods between 1856 and 1857 and again between 1861 and 1864...	None	1856
2.	Robert Campbell Robert Campbell (Australian politician) Robert Campbell was an early opponent of penal transportation and an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....	None	1856
3.	Stuart Donaldson Stuart Donaldson Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson was the first Premier of the Colony of New South Wales.-Early life:Donaldson was born in London, England. He entered his father's firm at the age of 15 and was sent first to Mexico , for business training, and then to Sydney, where he arrived in 1835...	None	1856–1857
4.	Richard Jones Richard Jones (1816–1892) Richard Jones was an Australian journalist, company director and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1860 and was the Colonial Treasurer for 119 days.-Early life:...	None	1857–1858
–	Robert Campbell Robert Campbell (Australian politician) Robert Campbell was an early opponent of penal transportation and an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly....	None	1858–1859
5.	Elias Weekes Elias Weekes Elias Weekes was an Australian ironmonger and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1865 and 1880. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1864...	None	1859
6.	Saul Samuel Saul Samuel Sir Saul Samuel CMG, KCMG, CB was an Australian colonial merchant, member of parliament, pastoralist, and prominent Jew...	None	1859–1860
–	Elias Weekes Elias Weekes Elias Weekes was an Australian ironmonger and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1865 and 1880. He was also a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1864...	None	1860–1863
7.	Thomas Smart	None	1863
8.	Geoffrey Eagar Geoffrey Eagar Geoffrey Eagar was an accountant and Treasurer of the Government of New South Wales, Australia.Eagar was born in Sydney, son of Edward, an emancipated convict who helped found the Westpac Bank, then known as the Bank of New South Wales. Edward left Australia to take a legal battle over the rights...	None	1863–1865
–	Thomas Smart	None	1865
–	Saul Samuel Saul Samuel Sir Saul Samuel CMG, KCMG, CB was an Australian colonial merchant, member of parliament, pastoralist, and prominent Jew...	None	1865–1866
9.	Marshall Burdekin	None	1866
–	Geoffrey Eagar Geoffrey Eagar Geoffrey Eagar was an accountant and Treasurer of the Government of New South Wales, Australia.Eagar was born in Sydney, son of Edward, an emancipated convict who helped found the Westpac Bank, then known as the Bank of New South Wales. Edward left Australia to take a legal battle over the rights...	None	1866–1868
–	Saul Samuel Saul Samuel Sir Saul Samuel CMG, KCMG, CB was an Australian colonial merchant, member of parliament, pastoralist, and prominent Jew...	None	1868–1870
10.	George Lord	None	1870–1872
11.	William Piddington William Piddington William Richman Piddington was an Australian bookseller and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1877 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1879 until his death...	None	1872
12.	George Lloyd George Lloyd (politician) George Lloyd was an Australian politician, elected as a member for Newcastle from 1869 to 1877, 1880 to 1882 and 1885 to 1887....	None	1872–1875
13.	William Forster	None	1875–1876
14.	Alexander Stuart Alexander Stuart (Australian politician) Sir Alexander Stuart KCMG was Premier of New South Wales from 5 January 1883 to 7 October 1885.-Early years:Stuart was born at Edinburgh, the son of Alexander Stuart and his wife Mary, née McKnight. Stuart was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and attended the University of Edinburgh, but did not...	None	1876–1877
–	William Piddington William Piddington William Richman Piddington was an Australian bookseller and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1856 and 1877 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1879 until his death...	None	1877
15.	William Long William Long (Australian politician) William John Long was an Australian politician. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he received a primary education before becoming a boilermaker with New South Wales Railways. In 1928, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Lang, defeating long-serving...	None	1877
16.	Henry Cohen	None	1877–1878
17.	James Watson	None	1878–1883
18.	George Dibbs George Dibbs Sir George Richard Dibbs KCMG was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales on three occasions.-Early years:Dibbs was born in Sydney, son of Captain John Dibbs, who disappeared in the same year...	Protectionist Party Protectionist Party The Protectionist Party was an Australian political party, formally organised from 1889 until 1909, with policies centred on protectionism. It argued that Australia needed protective tariffs to allow Australian industry to grow and provide employment. It had its greatest strength in Victoria and in...	1883–1885
19.	John Burns	None	1885–1886
20.	Sir Patrick Jennings	Protectionist Party	1886–1887
–	John Burns John Burns (disambiguation) John Burns was an English trade unionist, anti-racist, socialist and politician.John Burns may also refer to:* John A. Burns , delegate and governor of the U.S. state of Hawaii* John F...	Free Trade Party Free Trade Party The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909...	1887–1889
21.	James Garvan	Protectionist Party	1889
22.	William McMillan William McMillan (Australian politician) Sir William McMillan KCMG was an Australian politician and businessman. Alfred Deakin said he was a "thoughtful, educated businessman, narrow and cold after the manner of the Manchester School … business-like in manner and incisive in debate".McMillan was born in Derry, Ireland and...	Free Trade Party	1889–1891
23.	Bruce Smith Bruce Smith (Australian politician) Arthur Bruce Smith KC was a long serving Australian politician and leading political opponent of the White Australia policy.-Early life:...	Free Trade Party	1891
24.	John See John See Sir John See, KCMG was a member of the New South Wales Legislature from 26 November 1880 to 15 June 1901, and was then Premier of New South Wales from 1901 to 1904....	Protectionist Party	1891–1894
25.	Sir George Reid George Reid (Australian politician) Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, KC was an Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales and the fourth Prime Minister of Australia....	Free Trade Party	1894–1899
26.	Joseph Carruthers Joseph Carruthers Sir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers KCMG was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.According to Percival Serle, few premiers of New South Wales succeeded in doing so much distinguished work...	Free Trade Party	1899
27.	Sir William Lyne William Lyne Sir William John Lyne KCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales and a member of the first federal ministry.-Early life:...	Protectionist Party	1899–1901
28.	Thomas Waddell Thomas Waddell Thomas Waddell , an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1887 to 1917, was briefly the Premier of New South Wales during 1904, and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1917 to 1934.-Early life:He was born in County Monaghan,...	Progressive Party	1901–1904
–	Sir Joseph Carruthers Joseph Carruthers Sir Joseph Hector McNeil Carruthers KCMG was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.According to Percival Serle, few premiers of New South Wales succeeded in doing so much distinguished work...	Liberal Reform Party Liberal Reform Party (Australia) The Liberal Reform Party was an Australian political party, active in New South Wales state politics between 1901 and 1916. The question of tariff policy which, had created and divided the Free Trade Party and Protectionist Party in New South Wales in the 1890s, became a federal issue at the time...	1904–1907
–	Thomas Waddell Thomas Waddell Thomas Waddell , an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1887 to 1917, was briefly the Premier of New South Wales during 1904, and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1917 to 1934.-Early life:He was born in County Monaghan,...	Commonwealth Liberal Party Commonwealth Liberal Party The Commonwealth Liberal Party was a political movement active in Australia from 1909 to 1916, shortly after federation....	1907–1910
29.	James McGowen James McGowen James Sinclair Taylor McGowen was an Australian politician and the first Labor Premier of New South Wales from 21 October 1910 to 30 June 1913.-Early life and family:...	Australian Labor Party Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1910–1911
30.	John Dacey	Australian Labor Party	1911–1912
31.	Ambrose Carmichael	Australian Labor Party	1912
32.	John Cann John Cann John Henry Cann was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of James McGowen and William Holman. From 1912 to 1914 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales...	Australian Labor Party	1912–1914
33.	William Holman William Holman William Arthur Holman was an Australian Labor Party Premier of New South Wales, Australia, who split with the party on the conscription issue in 1916 during World War I, and immediately became Premier of a conservative Nationalist Party Government.-Early life:Holman was born in St Pancras, London,...	Australian Labor Party Nationalist Party of Australia Nationalist Party of Australia The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...	1914–1918
34.	John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick (New South Wales politician) John Charles Lucas Fitzpatrick was an Australian politician and journalist.Fitzpatrick was born in Moama in the Riverina region of New South Wales, but his family moved to Windsor in 1869. He was educated at a catholic school and he was apprenticed to the former Australian newspaper's Windsor...	Nationalist Party of Australia	1918–1920
35.	Jack Lang Jack Lang (Australian politician) John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...	Australian Labor Party	1920–1921
36.	Sir Arthur Cocks Arthur Cocks (Australian politician) Sir Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks KBE was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.-Early life:...	Nationalist Party of Australia	1921
–	Jack Lang Jack Lang (Australian politician) John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...	Australian Labor Party	1921–1922
–	Sir Arthur Cocks Arthur Cocks (Australian politician) Sir Arthur Alfred Clement Cocks KBE was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.-Early life:...	Nationalist Party of Australia	1922–1925
37.	Sir George Fuller George Fuller (Australian politician) Sir George Warburton Fuller KCMG was Premier of New South Wales, Australia on two occasions during the 1920s. His first term of office lasted less than one day ; his second lasted from 13 April 1922 to 17 June 1925.-Early life:Fuller was born in Kiama, New South Wales and was educated at Kiama...	Nationalist Party of Australia	1925
–	Jack Lang Jack Lang (Australian politician) John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...	Australian Labor Party	1925–1927
38.	Thomas Bavin	Nationalist Party of Australia	1927–1929
39.	Bertram Stevens	Nationalist Party of Australia	1929–1930
–	Jack Lang Jack Lang (Australian politician) John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...	Australian Labor Party	1930–1932
–	Bertram Stevens	United Australia Party United Australia Party The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...	1932–1938
40.	Alexander Mair Alexander Mair Alexander Mair was an Australian politician and served as the Premier of New South Wales from 5 August 1939 to 16 May 1941. Born in Melbourne, working in various businesses, Mair moved to Albury, New South Wales and went on to be a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for fourteen...	United Australia Party	1938–1939
41.	Athol Richardson Athol Richardson Athol Railton Richardson OBE, QC was an Australian politician and judge. Richardson represented the Electoral district of Ashfield for the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party of Australia from 26 March 1938 until 5 February 1952.-Early life:Richardson was born to parents Stephen Arthur...	United Australia Party	1939–1941
42.	William McKell William McKell Sir William John McKell GCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, and was the 12th Governor-General of Australia. He was also the oldest Governor General of Australia, at 93 when he died....	Australian Labor Party	1941–1947
43.	James McGirr James McGirr James McGirr was the Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February 1947 to 3 April 1952.A Catholic, McGirr was the seventh son of John Patrick McGirr, farmer and Irish immigrant, and Mary McGirr, whose maiden name was O'Sullivan. Born in Parkes, New South Wales, he grew up on a dairy farm near...	Australian Labor Party	1947–1952
44.	Joseph Cahill Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill was Premier of New South Wales in Australia from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.-Early years:Joe Cahill, as he was popularly known,...	Australian Labor Party	1952–1959

Treasurers – 1959 to present

Ordinal	Treasurer	Party	Term
–	Joseph Cahill Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill was Premier of New South Wales in Australia from 1952 to 1959. He is best remembered as the Premier who approved construction on the Sydney Opera House, and for his work increasing the authority of local government in the state.-Early years:Joe Cahill, as he was popularly known,...	Australian Labor Party	1959
45.	Bob Heffron	Australian Labor Party	1959
46.	Jack Renshaw Jack Renshaw John Brophy "Jack" Renshaw AC was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of New South Wales from 30 April 1964 to 13 May 1965.-Early life:...	Australian Labor Party	1959–1965
47.	Sir Robert Askin Robert Askin Sir Robert William Askin GCMG, was an Australian politician and the 32nd Premier of New South Wales from 1965 to 1975, the first representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was born in 1907 as Robin William Askin, but always disliked his first name and changed it by deed poll in 1971...	Liberal Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	1965–1975
48.	Tom Lewis Tom Lewis (Australian politician) Thomas Lancelot Lewis AO is a former New South Wales politician, Premier of New South Wales and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin and Sir Eric Willis. He was made the Premier of New South Wales following Askin's retirement from politics and held it until he was replaced by...	Liberal Party of Australia	1975–1976
49.	Sir Eric Willis Eric Willis Sir Eric Archibald Willis KBE, CMG was an Australian politician, Cabinet Minister and the 34th Premier of New South Wales, serving from 23 January 1976 to 14 May 1976. Born in Murwillumbah in 1922, Willis was educated at Murwillumbah High School and the University of Sydney, where he obtained a...	Liberal Party of Australia	1976
–	Jack Renshaw Jack Renshaw John Brophy "Jack" Renshaw AC was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of New South Wales from 30 April 1964 to 13 May 1965.-Early life:...	Australian Labor Party	1976–1980
50.	Neville Wran Neville Wran Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party from 1980 to 1986 and Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1986...	Australian Labor Party	1980–1981
51.	Ken Booth Ken Booth (politician) Kenneth George Booth was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth. From 1981 to 1988 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales...	Australian Labor Party	1981–1988
52.	Nick Greiner Nick Greiner Nicholas "Nick" Frank Hugo Greiner AC, is an Australian businessman and former politician. He was the 37th Premier New South Wales from 1988 to 1992. He was Leader of the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party from 1983 to 1992 and Leader of the Opposition from 1983 to 1988. He is married...	Liberal Party of Australia	1988–1992
53.	John Fahey John Fahey (politician) John Joseph Fahey, AC is a former Premier of New South Wales and Federal Minister for Finance in Australia. John Fahey is currently the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1984 to 1996 and the federal House of Representatives...	Liberal Party of Australia	1992–1993
54.	Peter Collins Peter Collins (Australian politician) Peter Edward James Collins, AM, RFD, QC was the Leader of the Opposition in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 4 April 1995 to 8 December 1998.-Early years and background:...	Liberal Party of Australia	1993–1995
55.	Michael Egan Michael Egan (Australian politician) Michael Rueben Egan , a former union official and former Australian politician, served as Treasurer of New South Wales between 1995 and 2005...	Australian Labor Party	1995–2005
56.	Morris Iemma Morris Iemma Morris Iemma , is a former Australian politician and 40th Premier of New South Wales, succeeding Bob Carr after he resigned on 3 August 2005. Iemma led the Australian Labor Party to victory in the 2007 election before resigning as Premier on 5 September 2008, and as a Member of Parliament on 19...	Australian Labor Party	2005–2006
57.	Michael Costa	Australian Labor Party	2006–2008
58.	Eric Roozendaal Eric Roozendaal Eric Roozendaal is an Australian politician, serving as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2004. He is a former General Secretary of the Australian Labor Party....	Australian Labor Party	2008–2011
59.	Mike Baird	Liberal Party of Australia	2011–present

Assistant Treasurers

The Assistant Treasurer (along with the Finance Minister) effectively acts as Deputy to the Treasurer. From 1925–1929 there existed the office of 'Assistant Colonial Treasurer'. However this office was abolished and when it returned in 1933, it was titled as 'Assistant Treasurer'. The Assistant Treasurer is not an essential cabinet post, often being appointed on an on-off basis, and there is no Assistant Treasurer at the present. Significantly, the role exists only when in use; there can be a lengthy period between successive holders of the title. The last Assistant Treasurer was John Della Bosca

John Della Bosca

John Joseph Della Bosca is a former Australian politician, representing the Australian Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council...

 from 1999 to 2006. The title Minister of Finance is also used within New South Wales governments but that role is primarily made responsible for the Revenue collection and administration side of Governance.

Assistant Colonial Treasurers – 1925 to 1929

Ordinal	Name	Party	Term
1.	William McKell William McKell Sir William John McKell GCMG , Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales from 1941 to 1947, and was the 12th Governor-General of Australia. He was also the oldest Governor General of Australia, at 93 when he died....	Australian Labor Party	1925–1927
2.	Robert Cruickshank Robert Cruickshank (Australian politician) Robert Waugh Cruickshank was an Australian politician. Born in Edinburgh to tailor Robert John Cruickshank and Isabel Drysdale, he was educated Moray House and Heriot-Watt College before becoming a librarian, later working for a publishing company...	Australian Labor Party	1927
3.	Bertram Stevens	Nationalist Party of Australia	1927–1929
–	OFFICE NOT IN USE		1929–1933

Assistant Treasurers – 1935 to present

Ordinal	Name	Party	Term
4.	Eric Spooner Eric Spooner Eric Sydney Spooner was an Australian politician.Spooner was born in the Sydney suburb of Waterloo and educated at Christ Church St Laurence School. At 14 he became a telegraph messenger and studied at night at the University of Sydney to gain a diploma in economics and commerce. He married...	United Australia Party	1933–1935
–	OFFICE NOT IN USE		1935–1947
5.	Clive Evatt Clive Evatt Clive Evatt QC was an Australian politician, barrister and raconteur. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1939 until 1959. At various times he sat as a member of the Industrial Labor Party, ALP and as an independent.-Early life:Evatt was born in Maitland and was the...	Australian Labor Party	1947–1953
–	OFFICE NOT IN USE		1953–1971
6.	George Freudenstein George Freudenstein George Francis Freudenstein was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1981, representing the electorate of Young...	Country Party of Australia	1971–1972
7.	Wallace Fife	Liberal Party of Australia	1972–1975
8.	Max Ruddock Max Ruddock Maxwell Stanley Ruddock was a New South Wales politician, Assistant Treasurer and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis...	Liberal Party of Australia	1975
9.	Peter Coleman Peter Coleman William Peter Coleman is an Australian writer/journalist, former politician and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. Following Willis' resignation as leader he was made Leader of the New South Wales Opposition...	Liberal Party of Australia	1975–1976
–	Max Ruddock Max Ruddock Maxwell Stanley Ruddock was a New South Wales politician, Assistant Treasurer and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis...	Liberal Party of Australia	1976
–	OFFICE NOT IN USE		1971–1980
10.	Ken Booth Ken Booth (politician) Kenneth George Booth was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth. From 1981 to 1988 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales...	Australian Labor Party	1980–1981
–	OFFICE NOT IN USE		1981–1991
11.	Phillip Smiles Phillip Smiles Phillip Murray Smiles is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Mosman from 1984 to 1991 and North Shore from 1991 to 1993....	Liberal Party of Australia	1991–1992
12.	George Souris George Souris George Souris JP MP is an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He is currently the Minister for Hospitality in the O'Farrell Liberal/National government. He was born at Gunnedah and was educated at The Armidale School and the University of New England...	National Party of Australia National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	1992–1993
–	OFFICE NOT IN USE		1993–1999
13.	John Della Bosca John Della Bosca John Joseph Della Bosca is a former Australian politician, representing the Australian Labor Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council...	Australian Labor Party	1999–2006
–	OFFICE NOT IN USE		2006–present