Vice-President of the Executive Council (New South Wales)
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Edward Deas Thomson |
| Formation | 23 May 1857 |
The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor.[1]
The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.[2] The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Duncan Gay, MLC.
Duties and history
As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council, is in the United Kingdom, although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative.
Vice-Presidents of the Executive Council
| Ordinal | Vice-President | Party affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Deas Thomson | None | 23 May 1857 – 7 September 1857 |
| – | Office not in use | 7 September 1857 – 1 September 1861 | |
| – | Charles Cowper, Jr[3] | 1 September 1861 – 15 October 1863 | |
| 2 | John Plunkett | 23 November 1863 – 2 February 1865 | |
| – | Office not in use | 2 February 1865 – 14 May 1872 | |
| 3 | Saul Samuel | 14 May 1872 – 8 February 1875 | |
| – | Office not in use | 8 February 1875 – 17 August 1877 | |
| 4 | Joseph Docker | 17 August 1877 – 17 December 1877 | |
| 5 | John Marks | 18 December 1877 – 20 December 1878 | |
| 6 | Sir John Robertson | 21 December 1878 – 10 November 1881 | |
| 7 | Frederick Darley | 14 November 1881 – 4 January 1883 | |
| 8 | Sir Patrick Jennings | 5 January 1883 – 31 July 1883 | |
| – | Office not in use | 31 July 1883 – 26 February 1886 | |
| 9 | Charles Mackellar | 26 February 1886 – 23 December 1886 | |
| – | Office not in use | 23 December 1886 – 20 January 1887 | |
| 10 | Sir Henry Parkes | Protectionist | 20 January 1887 – 6 March 1887 |
| 11 | Julian Salomons | 7 March 1887 – 16 January 1889 | |
| 12 | Sir John Lackey | Free Trade | 17 January 1889 – 7 March 1889 |
| 13 | William Suttor, Jnr | 30 April 1889 – 22 October 1891 | |
| – | Julian Salomons | Protectionist | 23 October 1891 – 26 January 1893 |
| 14 | Henry MacLaurin | 5 April 1893 – 2 August 1894 | |
| – | William Suttor, Jnr | Free Trade | 7 August 1894 – 15 March 1895 |
| 15 | Andrew Garran | 19 March 1895 – 18 November 1898 | |
| 16 | John Hughes | 22 November 1898 – 13 September 1899 | |
| 17 | William Lyne | Protectionist | 14 September 1899 – 15 September 1899 |
| 18 | James Mackay | 15 September 1899 – 24 April 1900 | |
| 19 | Francis Suttor | 12 June 1900 – 23 May 1903 | |
| – | James Mackay | 6 June 1903 – 29 August 1904 | |
| – | John Hughes | Liberal Reform | 29 August 1904 – 20 October 1910 |
| 20 | Fred Flowers | Labor | 21 October 1910 – 27 April 1915 |
| 21 | John Fitzgerald | 27 April 1915 – 15 November 1916 | |
| Nationalist | 15 November 1916 – 30 July 1919 | ||
| 22 | David Hall | 30 July 1919 – 9 February 1920 | |
| 23 | George Fuller | 9 February 1920 – 27 February 1920 | |
| 24 | Edward Kavanagh | Labor | 21 April 1920 – 20 December 1921 |
| 25 | Sir Joseph Carruthers | Nationalist | 20 December 1921 |
| – | Edward Kavanagh | Labor | 20 December 1921 – 13 April 1922 |
| – | Sir Joseph Carruthers | Nationalist | 13 April 1922 – 17 June 1925 |
| 26 | Albert Willis | Labor | 17 June 1925 – 18 October 1927 |
| 27 | Francis Boyce | Nationalist | 18 October 1927 – 3 November 1930 |
| – | Albert Willis | Labor | 4 November 1930 – 2 April 1931 |
| 28 | James Concannon | 3 April 1931 – 13 May 1932 | |
| 29 | James Ryan | United Australia | 16 May 1932 – 17 June 1932 |
| 30 | Henry Manning | 18 June 1932 – 16 May 1941 | |
| 31 | Reg Downing | Labor | 16 May 1941 – 13 May 1965 |
| 32 | Arthur Bridges | Liberal | 13 May 1965 – 22 May 1968 |
| 33 | Sir John Fuller | Country | 10 July 1968 – 14 May 1976 |
| 34 | Paul Landa | Labor | 14 May 1976 – 5 April 1984 |
| 35 | Barrie Unsworth | 5 April 1984 – 4 July 1986 | |
| 36 | Jack Hallam | 4 July 1986 – 25 March 1988 | |
| 37 | Ted Pickering | Liberal | 25 March 1988 – 22 October 1992 |
| 38 | John Hannaford | 22 October 1992 – 4 April 1995 | |
| 39 | Michael Egan | Labor | 4 April 1995 – 21 January 2005 |
| 40 | John Della Bosca | 3 August 2005 – 2 April 2007 | |
| 41 | Tony Kelly | 2 April 2007 – 8 September 2008 | |
| – | John Della Bosca | 8 September 2008 – 1 September 2009 | |
| 42 | John Hatzistergos | 1 September 2009 – 28 March 2011 | |
| 43 | Michael Gallacher | Liberal | 3 April 2011 – 2 May 2014 |
| 44 | Duncan Gay | Nationals | 6 May 2014 – present |
References
- ↑ "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35D". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35C(3)". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ↑ Served as 'Clerk of the Executive Council'