Rees ministry
Rees ministry | |
|---|---|
91st Cabinet of New South Wales | |
Premier Nathan Rees, pictured in 2007 | |
| Date formed | 5 September 2008 |
| Date dissolved | 4 December 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Marie Bashir |
| Premier | Nathan Rees |
| Deputy Premier | Carmel Tebbutt |
| No. of ministers | 23 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Labor Majority Government |
| Opposition party | Liberal–National Coalition |
| Opposition leader | Barry O'Farrell |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Second Iemma ministry |
| Successor | Keneally ministry |
The Rees ministry was the 91st ministry of the Government of New South Wales, and was led by the 41st Premier Nathan Rees.
The Rees Labor ministry was formed following the resignation of Premier Morris Iemma on 5 September 2008 and the unanimous election of Rees as Leader of the Labor caucus and Carmel Tebbutt as Deputy Leader.
On 5 September Rees and Tebbutt were sworn as Premier and Deputy Premier respectively by the Governor of New South Wales Professor Marie Bashir AC. The rest of the ministry was sworn in on 8 September 2008 at Government House by the Lieutenant Governor, James Spigelman AC.