The Carr ministry (1999–2003) or Third Carr ministry was the 87th ministry of the
New South Wales Government
The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the executive state government of New South Wales, Australia. The government comprises 11 portfolios, led by a ministerial department and supported by several agencies. Th ...
, and was led by the 39th
Premier of New South Wales
The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster system, Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales actin ...
,
Bob Carr
Robert John Carr (born 28 September 1947) is an Australian retired politician and journalist who served as the 39th Premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005, as the leader of the New South Wales Labor Party, New South Wales branch of the A ...
, representing the
Labor Party.
The ministry covered the period from 8 April 1999, when Carr led Labor to victory at the
1999 state election, until 3 April 2003, when Carr's Labor government was re-elected at the
2003 state election.
As of 2023, this is the last term of Parliament in which the elected Premier of New South Wales has served the full term.
Composition of ministry
The ministry was announced on 8 April 1999 and two new roles were created in March 2000. In June 2000
Jeff Shaw resigned from parliament to be appointed a
judge of the Supreme Court, resulting in a reconfiguration of the ministry. Having spent more than five years as the
Minister for the Olympics organising the
Sydney Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...
in September 2000,
Michael Knight retired from parliament in January 2001.
In November 2001
Paul Whelan resigned from the ministry. The fourth re-arrangement occurred in July 2002, when
Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry.
Richard Face
Jack Richard Face (2 December 1942 – 1 August 2023) was an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1972 and 2003.
Biography
Jack Richard Face was born in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether ...
had announced that he would not contest the 2003 election
and retired from the ministry in February 2003. The ministry was replaced by the
Fourth Carr ministry following the 2003 election.
Ministers are members of the
Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1999–2003
*
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1999–2003
Notes
References
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2003 disestablishments in Australia
Australian Labor Party ministries in New South Wales