Frontbench of The Greens NSW


The Greens NSW's frontbench consists of all Greens members of the Parliament of New South Wales, Australia, serving as the party's spokespeople inside Parliament on various issues, each member being assigned shadow portfolios for their speaking duties. This allows the Greens to shadow government policies and actions from the party perspective. Unlike its federal counterpart and the major state parties, the Greens New South Wales do not elect a parliamentary leader. A spokesperson for Premier and [Department of Premier of New South Wales|Premier and Department of Premier and Cabinet (New South Wales)|Cabinet (New South Wales)|Cabinet] is appointed to speak on matters of leadership.

Arrangement (58th Parliament)

The following arrangement was in place following the 2023 New South Wales state election.

Arrangement (57th Parliament)

The following arrangement was in place prior to the 2023 New South Wales state election.

Arrangement (56th Parliament)

The following arrangement was in place prior to the 2019 New South Wales state election.

Arrangement (55th Parliament)

As of 11 March 2015, the parliamentary portfolios of the Greens NSW were arranged as such:
SpokespersonPortfolio
John Kaye
Jan Barham
  • Family & Community Services
  • * Housing
  • Aging
  • Disability Services
  • Aboriginal Affairs
  • Arts & Tourism
  • Community development and resilience
  • Population movements
  • North Coast
  • Jeremy Buckingham
  • Mining
  • Primary Industries,
  • Trade & Investment
  • Regional Infrastructure & Services
  • Sport & Recreation
  • Murray Darling Basin
  • Western NSW
  • Mehreen Faruqi
  • Environment
  • * Marine Environment & Fisheries
  • Transport
  • * Roads & Ports
  • Healthy Lifestyles
  • * Dental Health
  • * Drugs and Harm Minimisation
  • Status of Women
  • Sexuality & Gender Identity
  • Multiculturalism
  • Animal Welfare
  • Young People
  • Western Sydney
  • David Shoebridge
  • Forestry
  • Justice
  • * Attorney General
  • * Police
  • * Emergency Services
  • * Corrective Services
  • Planning & Heritage
  • Local Government
  • Firearms
  • * Game Council
  • Industrial Relations
  • * Insurance
  • * Compensation
  • * OH&S
  • Illawarra and South East
  • Jamie Parker
  • Matters concerning the electorate of Balmain
  • Arrangement (54th Parliament)

    As of 17 March 2011, the parliamentary portfolios of the Greens NSW were arranged as such:

    Arrangement (53rd Parliament)

    As of 1 December 2006, the parliamentary portfolios of the Greens NSW were arranged as such: