Duncan Gay resigns: Gladys Berejiklian announces her new Cabinet line-up
In a statement ahead of Gladys Berejiklian’s NSW Cabinet announcement, the 66-year-old spoke of his achievements and indicated he will be leaving the Parliament. CABINET LIST IN FULL HERE.
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Some of the most experienced MPs in NSW, including Duncan Gay and Adrian Piccoli, have been dumped from the front bench in the reshuffle.
“We’re thrilled we have combined a mix of experience and fresh new blood,” new NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters in Queanbeyan today.
Veteran MP Brad Hazzard will replace Health Minister Jillian Skinner and the Nationals’ Adrian Piccoli lost the education portfolio to former planning minister Rob Stokes
Earlier, Duncan Gay, who lost Roads in the reshuffle, jumped before he was pushed by announcing he would quit Parliament and consider retiring from politics “sooner rather than later”.
In a statement ahead of the announcement, the 66-year-old spoke of his achievements and indicated he will be leaving the Parliament.
“I am now considering the timing of my retirement from the NSW Legislative Council, sooner rather than later,” he said.
The Cabinet reshuffle saw Melinda Pavey replaces him in the post.
On Friday, Health Minister Jillian Skinner also announced she would be quitting politics after she faced being demoted.
Mr Gay said he had been “honoured” to serve for almost three decades as an MLC.
“As a young grazier from Crookwell, I would have never dreamt of being one of the state’s longest serving ministers for roads,” he said.
“I could not be prouder of what we have achieved in my portfolio over the past six years.”
Mr Gay said there was still “more work to do in this vital portfolio”.
“Whether it is sealing the Cobb and Silver City highways in the state’s Far West, completing upgrades on the Pacific, Princes, Newell, New England and Golden highways, or fixing notorious traffic bottle necks across Sydney,” he said.
THE NEW CABINET IN FULL
Gladys Berejiklian MP
Premier
John Barilaro MP
Deputy Premier, Minister for Regional New South Wales, Minister for Skills, and Minister for Small Business
Dominic Perrottet MP
Treasurer, and Minister for Industrial Relations
Niall Blair MLC
Minister for Primary Industries, Minister for Regional Water, and Minister for Trade and Industry
Donald Harwin MLC
Minister for Resources, Minister for Energy and Utilities, Minister for the Arts, and Vice-President of the Executive Council
Anthony Roberts MP
Minister for Planning, Minister for Housing, and Special Minister of State
Andrew Constance MP
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure
Brad Hazzard MP
Minister for Health, and Minister for Medical Research
Rob Stokes MP
Minister for Education
Mark Speakman SC MP
Attorney General
Troy Grant MP
Minister for Police, and Minister for Emergency Services
Victor Michael Dominello MP
Minister for Finance, Services and Property
Pru Goward MP
Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Social Housing, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Paul Toole MP
Minister for Lands and Forestry, and Minister for Racing
David Elliott MP
Minister for Counter Terrorism, Minister for Corrections, and Minister for Veterans Affairs
Gabrielle Upton MP
Minister for the Environment, Minister for Local Government, and Minister for Heritage
Stuart Ayres MP
Minister for Western Sydney, Minister for WestConnex, and Minister for Sport
Melinda Pavey MP
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight
Matthew Kean MP
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation
Adam Marshall MP
Minister for Tourism and Major Events, and Assistant Minister for Skills
Tanya Davies MP
Minister for Mental Health, Minister for Women, and Minister for Ageing
Sarah Mitchell MLC
Minister for Early Childhood Education, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Assistant Minister for Education
Raymond Craig Williams MP
Minister for Multiculturalism, and Minister for Disability Services
PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE HOLDERS:
John Ajaka MLC
President of the Legislative Council (elect)
Shelley Hancock MP
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Trevor Khan MLC
Deputy President and Chair of Committees
Thomas George MP
Deputy Speaker
Andrew Fraser MP
Assistant Speaker
Donald Harwin MLC
Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Anthony Roberts MP
Leader of the House
Niall Blair MLC
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council
Christopher Patterson MP
Government Whip
Natasha Maclaren-Jones MLC
Government Whip in the Legislative Council
Mr Kevin John Anderson MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Roads and Transport
The Honourable David Clarke MLC
Parliamentary Secretary for Justice
The Honourable Richard Hargrave Colless MLC
Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Resources and Western NSW
Mr Mark Joseph Coure MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure
The Honourable Catherine Cusack MLC
Parliamentary Secretary for Education and the Hunter
The Honourable Scott Glynn Farlow MLC
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier (Leader of the House) in the Legislative Council
The Honourable Benjamin Cameron Franklin MLC
Parliamentary Secretary for Renewable Energy and Northern NSW
Mr Christopher Gulaptis MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Planning
Mr Alister Andrew Henskens SC MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, Services and Property
Dr Geoffrey Lee MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Western Sydney and Multiculturalism
Mr Scot MacDonald MLC
Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and the Central Coast
Mr Daryl Maguire MP
Parliamentary Secretary for the Centenary of ANZAC, Counter Terrorism, Corrections and Veterans
Mr Jonathan O’Dea MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and Treasurer
Mr Anthony John Sidoti MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and Cabinet
The Honourable Bronwyn Taylor MLC
Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Premier and Southern NSW
Mr Gareth Ward MP
Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast
Mrs Leslie Gladys Williams MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Health
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