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The NSW government’s interim cabinet members were sworn in last week.Credit:Jessica Hromas

Minns said he was proud of the team he would lead on behalf of NSW,vowing to live up to the promises he made in the face of a cost-of-living crisis.

“We have a clear mandate from the people of NSW to rebuild our essential services,to invest in the people who look after us – our nurses,teachers,paramedics,firefighters and police officers,” he said.

The cabinet announcement followslast week’s swearing-in of key members of Minns’ cabinet from critical ministries,among them Deputy Premier and Education Minister Prue Car,Treasurer and Minister for the Gig Economy Daniel Mookhey,Health Minister Ryan Park,Transport Minister Jo Haylen,Attorney-General Michael Daley and Special Minister of State John Graham.

The 50-50 gender split formalised in Minns’ cabinet (excluding the premier) represents a marked shift from the former Perrottet government,which initially had 26 ministers,of which only seven were women.

By the election,the former government’s cabinet had been reduced to 23,including six women.

Among recriminations levelled at the NSW Liberal Party for last month’s thumping election loss was that it failed to preselect strong female candidates to boost representation across the party. The Coalition ran 32 women in the poll for the lower house – 25 Liberals and seven Nationals – equating to just 34 per cent of all seats. Forty-three per cent of Labor’s candidates were women.

The remainder of the new government’s cabinet will be sworn in at Government House on Wednesday.

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