| Minister for the Arts | |
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| Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | George Freudenstein (Minister for Cultural Activities) |
| Formation | 11 March 1971 |
The Minister for the Arts is a Minister of the Crown in the New South Wales Government who has responsibilities for the administration and support for the arts in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The portfolio was abolished in 2019 and merged into the portfolio of Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts;[1] and reinstated in December 2021.[2] [3]
The minister administer the portfolio through Create NSW (formerly Arts NSW) within the Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade, as well as a range of additional government agencies.
Ultimately, the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
- ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Gazette 2021-12-21was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Changes to NSW ministerial arrangements". NSW Government. 3 August 2022.