O'Farrell Ministry
| O'Farrell ministry | |
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| 93rd cabinet of New South Wales | |
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Premier Barry O'Farrell, pictured in 2012
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| Date formed | 3 April 2011 |
| Date dissolved | 23 April 2014 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Barry O'Farrell |
| Deputy head of government | Andrew Stoner |
| Head of state | Queen Elizabeth II (represented by Marie Bashir) |
| Number of ministers | 22 |
| Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) |
3 |
| Total number of ministers | 25 |
| Member party | Liberal–National Coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition Majority Government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | John Robertson |
| History | |
| Election(s) | New South Wales state election, 2011 |
| Predecessor | Keneally ministry |
| Successor | First Baird ministry |
The O'Farrell ministry was the 93rd ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by Barry O'Farrell, the state's 43rd Premier.
The Liberal–National coalition ministry was formed following the defeat of the Keneally-led Labor government at the 2011 election. It was the first coalition ministry since the Greiner-Fahey-led coalition ministries of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The ministry was sworn in on 3 April 2011 at Government House by the Lieutenant Governor, James Spigelman. A few days earlier, on 28 March 2011, O’Farrell and his Deputy, Andrew Stoner were sworn in by Governor Marie Bashir, as Premier and Deputy Premier respectively at a ceremony held in the office of the Chief Secretary of New South Wales.
On 16 April 2014, O'Farrell announced his intention to resign as Premier and as Leader of the Liberal Party, leading to the end of his government. The following day, Mike Baird was elected as Leader of the Liberal Party and he formed the Baird ministry which was sworn in on 23 April 2014.
This arrangement covers the period from 28 March 2011 until 1 August 2013, when Greg Pearce was dismissed from Cabinet and the ministry after an investigation revealed that he failed to disclose a conflict of interest when making an appointment to the board of Sydney Water.
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