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The Willis–Punch ministry or Willis ministry was the 70th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 34th Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Sir Eric Willis, KBE, CMG, MLA in a Liberal Party of Australia coalition with the National Country Party of Australia, that was led by the Honourable Leon Punch, MLA.
The ministry covers the period from 23 January 1976 to 14 May 1976.
It was sworn in by the Lieutenant Governor Sir Laurence Street on 23 January 1976, following Willis being elected as Leader, and it ended on 14 May 1976 when the First Wran ministry was sworn in after the 1976 election.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Premier and Treasurer | Hon. Sir Eric Willis, KBE CMG MLA | Liberal |
| Deputy Premier, Minister for Public Works, Minister for Ports | Hon Leon Punch, MLA | National Country |
| Attorney General, Minister for Justice | Hon. John Maddison, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Transport, Minister for Highways | Hon. Tim Bruxner, MLA | National Country |
| Minister for Education | Hon. Neil Pickard, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Health | Hon Dick Healey, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Water Resources | Hon. Bruce Cowan, MLA | National Country |
| Chief Secretary | Hon. Peter Coleman, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Local Government | Hon. Tom Lewis, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Mines, Minister for Energy | Hon. George Freudenstein, MLA | National Country |
| Minister for Planning and Environment, Vice-President of the Executive Council | Hon. Sir John Fuller, MLC | National Country |
| Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Revenue | Hon. Max Ruddock, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Labour and Industry, Minister for Federal Affairs, Minister for Consumer Affairs | Hon. Frederick Hewitt, MLC | Liberal |
| Minister for Housing, Minister for Co-operative Societies | Hon. Ian Griffith, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Culture, Sport and Recreation, Minister for Tourism | Hon. David Arblaster, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Decentralisation and Development | Hon. Milton Morris, MLA | Liberal |
| Minister for Lands, Minister for Forests | Hon. Col Fisher, MLA | National Country |
| Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs | Hon. Jim Clough, MLA | Liberal |