Seventh Wran ministry | |
|---|---|
 77th Cabinet ofGovernment of New South Wales | |
 Premier Neville Wran | |
| Date formed | 5 April 1984 (1984-04-05) |
| Date dissolved | 6 February 1986 (1986-02-06) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir James Rowland |
| Premier | Neville Wran |
| Deputy Premier | Ron Mulock |
| No. of ministers | 20 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Opposition parties | LiberalNationalcoalition |
| Opposition leader | Nick Greiner |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Sixth Wran ministry |
| Successor | Eighth Wran ministry |
TheWran ministry (1984–1986) orSeventh Wran ministry was the 77th ministry of theNew South Wales Government, and was led by the 35thPremier of New South Wales,Neville Wran, representing theLabor Party. It was the seventh 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 retained government at the1984 election, despite a 6.95% swing against Labor, losing 11 seats, but retaining a majority of 8 seats in the Legislative Assembly and a single seat majority in the Legislative Council.[a]
The ministry covers the period from 5 April 1984 the Wran–led Labor Party was re-elected at the1984 election. There were four minor rearrangements of the ministry, commencing in November 1984 with the death ofPaul Landa,[b] and a second rearrangement in December.[c] The third rearrangement in February 1985 saw the creation of a new portfolio ofEthnic Affairs.[d] The fourth minor rearrangement was caused by the retirement ofEric Bedford andKevin Stewart in December 1985.[e] The ministry ended on 6 February 1986 when Wran reconfigured his ministry, and theeighth Wran ministry was formed.[5]
Ministers are members of theLegislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
| Preceded by | Seventh Wran ministry 1984–1986 | Succeeded by |
