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{{Short description|State government in Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
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{{about|the government of New South Wales|the political structure of New South Wales|Politics of New South Wales}}
{{ Infobox executive government
 | border = state
 | image = New South Wales Government logo.svg
 | image_size = 100px
 | caption = 
 | date = {{Plainlist|
* {{Start date and age|1856|6|6|df=yes}} as a [[responsible government|responsible colonial government]]
* {{start date and age|1901|1|1|df=yes}} as an [[Australian state]]
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 | state = [[New South Wales]]
 | country = Australia
 | leader_title = [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]] ([[Chris Minns]])
 | appointed = [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]] ([[Margaret Beazley]]) on behalf of the [[King of Australia|Monarch]] ([[Charles III]])
 | main_organ = {{Plainlist|
*[[Executive Council of New South Wales]] (''[[de jure]]'')
*Cabinet of New South Wales (''[[de facto]]'')
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 | ministries = [[List of New South Wales government agencies|11 departments]]
 | responsible = [[Parliament of New South Wales]]
 | budget = $120.2 billion<ref>{{Cite web|last= New South Wales Government|date=June 2023|title=NSW Budget 2023-24: Budget Paper no . 2 - Budget Statement|url= https://www.budget.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/2023-24_01_Budget-Paper-No-1-Budget_Statement_v2.pdf}}</ref>
 | address = [[Sydney]]
 | url = {{URL|nsw.gov.au}}
 }}

The '''Government of New South Wales''', also known as the '''NSW Government''', is the executive state government of [[New South Wales]], Australia. The government comprises 11 portfolios, led by ministerial departments and supported by several agencies. There are also a number of independent statutory bodies that fall under a portfolio but remain at arms-length for political reasons, such as the [[Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales)|Independent Commission Against Corruption]] and the [[New South Wales Electoral Commission|Electoral Commission]]. The [[Executive Council of New South Wales|Executive Council]], which consists of the [[Governor of New South Wales|governor]] and senior ministers, exercises executive authority through the relevant ministerial portfolios.

The current government is held by the [[New South Wales Labor Party]], led by Premier [[Chris Minns]]. Minns succeeded [[Dominic Perrottet]] of the [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal Party]] on 28 March 2023 following that year’s [[2023 New South Wales state election|state election]].

==Ministries==
The following individuals serve as government ministers, appointed by the Governor, on behalf of the Monarch, and at the recommendation of the Premier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/shadow-ministry.aspx|title=Shadow Ministry|work=Members|publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]]|date=January 2017|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> The full ministry was announced on 4 April 2023 and was sworn in the following day on 5 April.<ref name="MinnsFullMinistry">{{cite news |last=Cormack |first=Lucy |date=4 April 2023 |title=Female firsts in new Labor cabinet, where half the ministers will be women |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/female-firsts-in-new-labor-cabinet-where-half-the-ministers-will-be-women-20230403-p5cxrk.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="Gazette 2023_2">{{Gazette NSW |title=Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police |issue=161 |date=5 April 2023|url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2023_2023-161.pdf}}</ref> All ministers are members of the ruling Labor Party, while all [[Shadow cabinet|shadow ministers]] are members of the [[Opposition (New South Wales)|opposition in parliament]].

===Current composition===
{{Excerpt|Minns ministry|Current composition}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|New South Wales|Government}}
* [[Politics of New South Wales]]
* [[List of New South Wales government agencies]]
* [[Local government areas of New South Wales]]
*[[Minns ministry|New South Wales Ministry]]
* [[New South Wales Shadow Cabinet|New South Wales Shadow Ministry]]
* [[Public Service Association of NSW]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.nsw.gov.au/ Government of New South Wales website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207165656/http://publications.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales Government Annual Reports and Other Publications]
* [https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/#/view/act/1902/32 The Constitution of New South Wales]

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