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Barrie John Unsworth (born 16 April 1934) is an Australian former politician, representing the Labor Party in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1978 to 1991. He served as the 36th Premier from July 1986 to March 1988.
New South Wales Parliament – 61625 days as of 25 February 2025. Before Parties – 10716 days; Liberalism – 6787 days; Since 7 October 1885 Labor Party – 24004 days as of 25 February 2025; Liberal Party – 10973 days; Protectionist Party – 1987 days; Progressive Party – 1251 days; Liberal Reform Party – 1129 days; Liberal Reform ...
The ministry covers the period from 4 July 1986 when Unsworth was elected by Labor caucus as the NSW Labor Leader until 21 March 1988 when Labor suffered a landslide defeat at the state election by the Liberal–National coalition, led by Nick Greiner and Wal Murray. Unsworth did not contest the 1991 election.
The Labor Party, under Neville Wran and, since 1986, Barrie Unsworth, had been in office for 12 years.A number of corruption scandals had tarnished Labor's image. Among these was the jailing of Labor's Minister for Corrective Services Rex Jackson in 1987 for accepting bribes for the early release of prisoners.
Senior Judge, Drug Court of New South Wales (2005–) [147] [193] Deborah Anne Sweeney: 21 April 2006: 8 February 2023: 16 years, 293 days: Judge of the Supreme Court (2023–) [131] [194] James Leonard Alexander Bennett SC: 1 May 2006: 18 years, 307 days [131] Peter Lind Johnstone: 1 May 2006: 18 years, 307 days: President, Children's Court ...
The branch is the current ruling party in the state of New South Wales and is led by Chris Minns, who has served concurrently as premier of New South Wales since 2023. The parliamentary leader is elected from and by the members of the party caucus , comprising all party members in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council .
New South Wales in recent history has pursued bilateral partnerships with other federated states/provinces and metropolises through establishing a network of sister state relationships. The state currently has 7 sister states: [139] Guangdong, China (since 1979) Tokyo, Japan (since 1984) Ehime, Japan (since 1999) [140]
Bladen was transferred to the Public Library of New South Wales in 1896 (State Library of NSW) where he continued the work until the Records project ceased in 1902 for financial reasons. [ 6 ] Bladen was appointed head of the Library’s lending branch before being appointed Principal Librarian from 1907-1912.