| Minister for Ports and Waterways of New South Wales | |
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| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Precursor | Minister for Public Works |
| Formation | 3 January 1975 |
| First holder | Leon Punch |
| Final holder | Eric Roozendaal |
| Abolished | 28 March 2011 |
The Minister for Ports was a ministry first established in 1975 in the Coalition Lewis–Cutler ministry and abolished in 2011. It has had three incarnations and was renamed as the Minister for Ports and Waterways in the First Iemma ministry in 2005. In 2011 the portfolio was merged with that of Roads to form the portfolio of Roads and Ports.[1]