Greiner–Murray ministry (1988–1991)

First Greiner–Murray ministry
80th Cabinet of Government of New South Wales
Premier Nick Greiner
Date formed	21 March 1988
Date dissolved	6 June 1991
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir James Rowland (1981–1989) Sir David Martin(1989–1990) Peter Sinclair(1990–1996)
Premier	Nick Greiner
Deputy Premier	Wal Murray
No. of ministers	20
Ministers removed	3
Total no. of members	23
Member party	Liberal–National coalition
Status in legislature	Majority Coalition Government
Opposition parties	Labor
Opposition leader	Bob Carr
History
Election	1988 New South Wales state election
Outgoing election	1991 New South Wales state election
Predecessor	Unsworth ministry ––
Successor	Second Greiner–Murray ministry

The Greiner–Murray ministry (1988–1991) or First Greiner–Murray ministry or First Greiner ministry was the 80th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 37th Premier of New South Wales, Nick Greiner, representing the Liberal Party in coalition with the National Party, led by Wal Murray.

The ministry covers the period from 21 March 1988 when the coalition defeated the sitting Unsworth Labor government at the 1988 state election until 6 June 1991, when Greiner reconfigured his ministry following victory at the 1991 state election.

The ministry was rearranged on four occasions.

• The first rearrangement was due to the sudden death of Ray Aston in May 1988.^[a][b]
• The second rearrangement in January 1989 was caused by the resignation of Matt Singleton from the ministry.^[c]
• The third rearrangement was in September 1989.^[d]
• The fourth rearrangement in July 1990 was caused by the resignation of Terry Metherell from the ministry.^{[1][e][f][g][h][i]}

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1988–1991
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1988–1991