| First Iemma ministry | |
|---|---|
 89th Cabinet of New South Wales | |
 Premier Morris Iemma | |
| Date formed | 3 August 2005 (2005-08-03) |
| Date dissolved | 2 April 2007 (2007-04-02) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Marie Bashir) |
| Premier | Morris Iemma |
| Deputy Premier | John Watkins |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Labor Majority Government |
| Opposition party | Liberal–National Coalition |
| Opposition leader | |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2007 New South Wales state election |
| Predecessor | Fourth Carr ministry |
| Successor | Second Iemma ministry |
The Iemma ministry (2005–2007) or First Iemma ministry is the 89th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by the 40th Premier Morris Iemma. It was the first of two occasions when Iemma was Premier.
The 1st Iemma Labor ministry was formed following the shock retirement of Bob Carr as Premier after Carr had the longest continuous service as Premier, from 1995 until 2005. Iemma succeeded Carr after a bitter inter-factional battle against Carl Scully who withdrew from the caucus contest after Iemma received backing from Labor's head office and powerbrokers in the dominant NSW Right of the Labor Party.
This ministry covers the period from 3 August 2005 until 2 April 2007, when the outcome of the 2007 state election was determined and Iemma re-elected for a second term.
Composition of ministry
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Iemma on 3 August 2005. Hours before the swearing in ceremony senior ministers Andrew Refshauge and Craig Knowles announced their resignations, resulting in a reshuffle. There was a further ministerial reshuffle on 17 February 2006. In October 2006 Carl Scully was sacked from the ministry for misleading parliament. In November 2006 Milton Orkopoulos was charged with criminal offences and was sacked from the ministry.
Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2003–2007
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2003-2007
Notes
- On 10 August 2005 John Watkins was appointed Deputy Premier.
- ^ On 10 August 2005 the portfolio of Aboriginal Affairs transferred from Carmel Tebbutt to Milton Orkopoulos.
- ^ On 10 August 2005 the portfolio of Ports and Waterways transferred from Michael Costa to Eric Roozendaal.
- ^ On 10 August 2005 the portfolio of Housing transferred from Joe Tripodi to Cherie Burton.
- ^ On 17 February 2006 the Treasury portfolio transferred from Morris Iemma to Michael Costa.
- ^ On 17 February 2006 the portfolio of State Development transferred from John Watkins to Morris Iemma.
- ^ On 17 February 2006 John Della Bosca's portfolio of Special Minister of State was abolished and his portfolio of Assistant Treasurer was transferred to Joe Tripodi as Assisting the Treasurer on Business and Economic Regulatory Reform.
- ^ On 17 February 2006 Carl Scully's portfolio of Utilities was abolished and replaced by Joe Tripodi in the portfolio of Energy and David Campbell in the portfolio of Water Utilities.
- ^ On 17 February 2006 Michael Costa's portfolio of Finance was transferred to John Della Bosca.
- ^ On 17 February 2006 Eric Roozendaal's portfolio of Ports and Waterways was transferred to Joe Tripodi.
- ^ On 17 February 2006 the portfolio of Roads was transferred from Joe Tripodi to Eric Roozendaal.
- ^ Carl Scully was sacked from the ministry on 26 October 2006 and his Police portfolio was transferred to John Watkins.
- ^ On 9 November 2006 Milton Orkopoulos was sacked from the ministry. His portfolios of Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Assisting the Premier on Citizenship were transferred to Reba Meagher.
- ^ On 9 November 2006 Eric Roozendaal returned to the ministry in the portfolio Assisting the Minister for Transport.
- ^ Retained portfolio from the fourth Carr ministry.
References
- Stephens, Tony (28 July 2005). "A 'solid chapter' comes to an end". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- Davies, Anne; Pearlman, Johnathan (30 July 2005). "Introducing your new premier". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- Nolan, Tanya (2 August 2005). "Andrew Refshauge quits NSW politics" (transcript). PM (ABC Radio). Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- Roy, Edmond (3 August 2005). "Craig Knowles also quits NSW politics" (transcript). PM (ABC Radio). Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- "Labor clearout: now Knowles quits". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Clennell, Andrew; Davies, Anne; Pearlman, Jonathan (26 October 2006). "Police Minister sacked". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ Clennell, Andrew; Davies, Anne (9 November 2006). "Scandal kept under wraps for a year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
| New South Wales government ministries | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFourth Carr ministry 2003–2005 |
First Iemma ministry 2005–2007 |
Succeeded bySecond Iemma ministry 2007–2008 |