Baird ministry (2015–2017)

The Second Baird ministry was the 95th ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by Mike Baird, the state's 44th Premier. It is the second and subsequent of two occasions when Baird served as Premier.

Second Baird ministry
95th Cabinet of New South Wales
Mike Baird Troy Grant
Date formed	2 April 2015 (2015-04-02)
Date dissolved	23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	David Hurley
Premier	Mike Baird
Deputy Premier	Troy Grant / John Barilaro
No. of ministers	22
Total no. of members	22
Member party	Liberal–National Coalition
Status in legislature	Majority Coalition Government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Luke Foley
History
Election	2015 state election
Predecessor	First Baird ministry
Successor	First Berejiklian ministry

The Liberal–National 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^[1] and the ministry was sworn in on 2 April 2015 at Government House by the Governor of New South Wales David Hurley.^[2][3] The only change to the ministry was the resignation of Troy Grant as Deputy Premier in November 2016 following the loss of the Orange state by-election.^[4][5] John Barilaro replaced him as Leader of the National Party and Deputy Premier.^[6][7][a]

The ministry ended upon the resignation by Baird as Premier, and the swearing in of Gladys Berejiklian as the Premier and John Barilaro as Deputy Premier on 23 January 2017.^[8]

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Mike Baird [b]		Liberal	2 April 2015	23 January 2017	1 year, 296 days
Minister for Western Sydney
Deputy Premier [b][a]	Troy Grant		National		15 November 2016	1 year, 227 days
Minister for Justice and Police					23 January 2017	1 year, 296 days
Minister for the Arts [b]
Minister for Racing [b]
Deputy Premier [a]	John Barilaro			15 November 2016		69 days
Minister for Regional Development				2 April 2015		1 year, 296 days
Minister for Skills
Minister for Small Business [b]
Treasurer	Gladys Berejiklian		Liberal
Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Education	Adrian Piccoli [b]		National
Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight	Duncan Gay MLC [b]
Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in Legislative Council
Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy	Anthony Roberts [b]		Liberal
Minister for Health	Jillian Skinner [b]
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure	Andrew Constance
Minister for Family and Community Services	Brad Hazzard
Minister for Social Housing
Minister for Planning	Rob Stokes
Minister for Finance, Services and Property	Dominic Perrottet [b]
Attorney General	Gabrielle Upton
Minister for Mental Health	Pru Goward
Minister for Medical Research
Minister for Women [b]
Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Assistant Minister for Health
Minister for Ageing	John Ajaka MLC [b]
Minister for Disability Services
Minister for the Illawarra
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events	Stuart Ayres
Minister for Sport [b]
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation	Victor Dominello
Minister for Local Government	Paul Toole [b]		National
Minister for Primary Industries	Niall Blair MLC
Minister for Lands and Water
Minister for the Environment	Mark Speakman		Liberal
Minister for Heritage
Assistant Minister for Planning
Minister for Corrections	David Elliott
Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Veterans Affairs
Minister for Early Childhood Education	Leslie Williams		National
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Assistant Minister for Education

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Politics portal

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2015–2019
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2015–2019

Notes

1. Troy Grant resigned as Deputy Premier on 15 November 2016 following the loss of the Orange state by-election^[4][5] and was replaced by John Barilaro. Both Grant and Barilaro retained their portfolios.
2. Retained portfolio from the first Baird ministry.