Baird Ministry (2015–2017)
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The Second Baird ministry was the 95th ministry of the
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, and was led by
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, the state's 44th
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. It is the second and subsequent of two occasions when Baird served as Premier. The
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coalition ministry was formed following the 2015 state election where the Baird government was re-elected.


Composition of ministry

Baird announced his ministry on 1 April 2015 and the ministry was sworn in on 2 April 2015 at
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by the
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. The only change to the ministry was the resignation of
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as
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in November 2016 following the loss of the Orange state by-election.
John Barilaro Giovanni Domenic Barilaro (; born 14 November 1971) is an Australian former politician who served as the 18th deputy premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales National Party, NSW National Party from 2016 to 2021. He was t ...
replaced him as Leader of the National Party and Deputy Premier. The ministry ended upon the resignation by Baird as Premier, and the swearing in of
Gladys Berejiklian Gladys Berejiklian (; born 22 September 1970) is an Australian businesswoman and former politician who served as the 45th premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party from 2017 to 2021. Berejikl ...
as the Premier and
John Barilaro Giovanni Domenic Barilaro (; born 14 November 1971) is an Australian former politician who served as the 18th deputy premier of New South Wales and the leader of the New South Wales National Party, NSW National Party from 2016 to 2021. He was t ...
as
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on 23 January 2017.   Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.


See also

* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2015–2019 *
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2015–2019 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 56th Parliament were elected at the Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council), 2011 and Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legis ...


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