The New South Wales Minister for the Arts has responsibilities which include the following areas:

• Art Gallery of New South Wales
  Art Gallery of New South Wales
  The Art Gallery of New South Wales , located in The Domain in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was established in 1897 and is the most important public gallery in Sydney and the fourth largest in Australia...
  
  
• Arts NSW
  Arts NSW
  Arts NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales, is responsibile for arts funding and policy development that is committed to building stronger communities through the arts...
  
  
• Australian Museum
  Australian Museum
  The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as mineralogy, palaeontology, and anthropology...
  
  
• Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust
• Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
• New South Wales Film and Television Office
  New South Wales Film and Television Office
  The NSW Film & Television Office is the official screen agency of the New South Wales Government. Its charter says its role is:*to provide financial and other assistance to the film and television industry in carrying out the industry's activities in New South Wales and to disseminate information...
  
  
• State Library of New South Wales
  State Library of New South Wales
  The State Library of New South Wales is a large public library owned by the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Macquarie Street, Sydney near Shakespeare Place...
  
  
• Sydney Opera House
  Sydney Opera House
  The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
  
  

The current Minister for the Arts is George Souris

George Souris

George Souris JP MP is an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He is currently the Minister for Hospitality in the O'Farrell Liberal/National government. He was born at Gunnedah and was educated at The Armidale School and the University of New England...

. He administers his portfolio through the Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation

New South Wales Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation

The New South Wales Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation is a former department of the Government of New South Wales and was previously responsible for a number of cultural and sporting institutions...

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The New South Wales Minister for Heritage has responsibilities which include:

• Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

The current Minister for Heritage is Robyn Parker

Robyn Parker

Robyn Mary Parker MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Environment and Minister for Heritage in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...

. She administers her portfolio through the Office of Environment and Heritage, an office within the Department of Premier and Cabinet

Department of Premier and Cabinet (New South Wales)

The New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet, a department of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for leading the New South Wales public sector to deliver on the Government's commitments and priorities...

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List of Ministers for the Arts

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for the Arts or any of its precursor titles. First created in 1971, the equivalent arts portfolio was devolved into the Premier's Department from 1976-1984, when it was restored as an independent portfolio.

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
George Freudenstein George Freudenstein George Francis Freudenstein was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1981, representing the electorate of Young...	Country	1971–1975	Minister for Cultural Activities
John Barraclough John Barraclough Lindley John Forbes Barraclough AO was an Australian politician, representing the electoral district of Bligh in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1981.-References:...	Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...	1975–1976	Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation
David Arblaster David Arblaster David Amos Arblaster, was a New South Wales politician, Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation and Minister for Tourism in the cabinet of Sir Eric Willis until the Liberal party lost the 1976 election...		1976
Post abolished	Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...	1976–1984
Neville Wran Neville Wran Neville Kenneth Wran, AC, CNZM, QC was the Premier of New South Wales from 1976 until 1986. He was National President of the Australian Labor Party from 1980 to 1986 and Chairman of both the Lionel Murphy Foundation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1986...		1984–1986	Minister for the Arts
Frank Walker		1986–1988
Peter Collins Peter Collins (Australian politician) Peter Edward James Collins, AM, RFD, QC was the Leader of the Opposition in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 4 April 1995 to 8 December 1998.-Early years and background:...	Liberal	1988–1995
Bob Carr Bob Carr Robert John "Bob" Carr , Australian statesman, was Premier of New South Wales from 4 April 1995 to 3 August 2005. He holds the record for the longest continuous service as premier of NSW...	Labor	1995–2005
Bob Debus Bob Debus Robert John "Bob" Debus AM , a former Australian politician, has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing the Australian Labor Party. Debus has been a minister in both the Australian and New South Wales governments...		2005–2007
Frank Sartor Frank Sartor Francesco Ernest 'Frank' Sartor JP a former Australian politician, was New South Wales Minister for Climate Change and the Environment and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health between 2009 and 2011. He was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Rockdale for the...		2007–2008
Nathan Rees Nathan Rees Nathan Rees MP, , an Australian politician, was the 41st Premier of New South Wales and parliamentary leader of the New South Wales division of the Australian Labor Party from September 2008 to December 2009...		2008–2009
Virginia Judge Virginia Judge Dianne "Virginia" Judge , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Strathfield for the Australian Labor Party from 2003 until 2011.-Early life:...		2009-2011
George Souris George Souris George Souris JP MP is an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He is currently the Minister for Hospitality in the O'Farrell Liberal/National government. He was born at Gunnedah and was educated at The Armidale School and the University of New England...	National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	2011-present

Ministers for Heritage

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Heritage. This portfolio has only been used twice for brief periods. Heritage was devolved back into the arts portfolio after the 1988 election and resurrected in the 2011 O'Farrell Ministry

O'Farrell Ministry

The O'Farrell ministry is the 93rd ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and is led by the 43rd Premier Barry O'Farrell.The Liberal–National coalition ministry was formed following the defeat of the Keneally Labor government at the 2011 election...

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Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Bob Carr Bob Carr Robert John "Bob" Carr , Australian statesman, was Premier of New South Wales from 4 April 1995 to 3 August 2005. He holds the record for the longest continuous service as premier of NSW...	Labor	1986–1988	Minister for Heritage
Robyn Parker Robyn Parker Robyn Mary Parker MP , an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Environment and Minister for Heritage in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalitition government...	Liberal	2011–present	Minister for Heritage

External links

• Ministers' Website