Minister for the Environment (New South Wales)

"Minister for Environment and Heritage" redirects here. For the heritage ministerial portfolio in the New South Wales Government, see Minister for Heritage (New South Wales).
Minister for the Environment
Incumbent
Penny Sharpe
since 28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder
Formation
  • 1971 (Environmental Control)
  • 1944 (Conservation)

The New South Wales Minister for the Environment is minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibilities which included environmental regulation and policy, national parks, and the conservation and protection of built and environmental heritage in New South Wales, Australia.[1] The current minister, since 28 March 2023, is Penny Sharpe.

Between the 2019 state election and December 2021, the ministerial post was merged with the Energy and Utilities portfolio to create the Minister for Energy and Environment.[2][3] Between December 2021 and March 2023, the environment ministerial post was combined with heritage to create the title of Minister for the Environment and Heritage.

The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and a range of other government agencies.

Ultimately, the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

  1. ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.