Second Wran ministry | |
|---|---|
 72nd Cabinet of theState of New South Wales | |
 Premier Neville Wran | |
| Date formed | 19 October 1978 (1978-10-19) |
| Date dissolved | 29 February 1980 (1980-02-29) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Roden Cutler |
| Premier | Neville Wran |
| Deputy Premier | Jack Ferguson |
| No. of ministers | 19 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Opposition parties | LiberalNationalcoalition |
| Opposition leader | John Mason |
| History | |
| Election | 1978 New South Wales election |
| Predecessor | First Wran ministry |
| Successor | Third Wran ministry |
TheWran ministry (1978–1980) orSecond Wran ministry was the 72nd ministry of theNew South Wales Government, and was led by the 35thPremier of New South Wales,Neville Wran, representing theLabor Party. It was the second of eight consecutive occasions when Wran was Premier.
Wran had been elected to theLegislative Council of New South Wales by a joint sitting of theNew South Wales Parliament on 12 March 1970.[1] He wasLeader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council from 22 February 1972.[2] He resigned from the council on 19 October 1973 to switch to theLegislative Assembly, successfully contesting theelection for Bass Hill, which he would hold until his retirement in 1986.[3] Wran successfully challengedPat Hills to becomeLeader of Labor Party andLeader of the Opposition from 3 December 1973 and became Premier following a narrow one seat victory at the1976 election.[4]
Labor had returned to government in 1976 after 11 years in opposition, following a narrow one seat victory at the1976 election. 85% of voters approved areferendum in June 1978 to introduce direct elections for the Legislative Council. Theelection on 7 October 1978 was alandslide victory for Labor, popularly known as the "Wranslide", with a swing to Labor of 9.1%, gaining 13 seats. The first election for the Legislative Council in 127 years saw Labor win nine of the 15 available seats, giving it a majority of four seats in the council.
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wran and sworn in on 19 October 1978. Former Premier and minister,Jack Renshaw, announced his decision to retire from politics in January 1980, with Wran assuming his portfolio ofTreasurer pending a reconfiguration of the ministry on 29 February 1980 and theThird Wran ministry was formed.[5]
Ministers are members of theLegislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
| Preceded by First Wran ministry (1976–1978) | Second Wran ministry 1978–1980 | Succeeded by Third Wran ministry (1980–1981) |
