Dominic Perrottet appoints nine first-time ministers, dumps MPs from their portfolios and creates new ministries as he establishes his team to take to the 2023 state election.
The New South Wales Premier has promoted one more woman to cabinet, as Dominic Perrottet establishes his team to take to the 2023 state election.Seven of the 26 cabinet ministers will be women, one more than under Gladys Berejiklian's leadership
The Liberals have handed over the police portfolio to the Nationals, which will be taken on by the new Deputy Premier Paul Toole. The former police minister David Elliott will become the transport minister, at a time when the Government faces several problems with trams and ferries as well as threats of ongoing rail strikes.The most senior woman in government, Nationals Deputy Leader Bronnie Taylor retains the role of Minister Women and Mental Health and also adds a newly established ministry of regional health.
Upper House MP Natasha Maclaren-Jones becomes the Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services, Miranda MP Eleni Petinos will be the Minister for Small Business and Fair Trading and Goulburn MP Wendy Tuckerman the Local Government Minister.
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