Chairman of Committees of the New South Wales Legislative Council
# Chairman of Committees of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Originally titled Chairman of Committees, the current style was adopted on 5 May 2004 during the term of the first female holder of the office. Various legal and constitutional amendments to follow this change were made in the Constitution Amendment (Parliamentary Presiding Officers) Act 2014.

| Title | Chairman of Committees | Party | Term start | Term end | Time in office |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chairman of Committees | George Allen | None | 4 June 1856 | 15 January 1873 | 16 years, 225 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Joseph Docker | None | 15 January 1873 | 9 February 1875 | 2 years, 25 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Sir Joseph Innes | None | 9 February 1875 | 16 December 1880 | 5 years, 311 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Joseph Docker | None | 16 December 1880 | 11 December 1884 | 3 years, 361 days |
| Chairman of Committees | William Piddington | None | 17 March 1885 | 25 November 1887 | 2 years, 253 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Archibald Jacob | None | 1 December 1887 | 28 May 1900 | 12 years, 178 days |
| Chairman of Committees | William Trickett | None | 13 June 1900 | 23 July 1912 | 12 years, 40 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Broughton O'Conor | Liberal Reform | 24 July 1912 | 22 April 1934 | 21 years, 272 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Broughton O'Conor | Nationalist | 24 July 1912 | 22 April 1934 | 21 years, 272 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Broughton O'Conor | United Australia | 24 July 1912 | 22 April 1934 | 21 years, 272 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Ernest Farrar | United Australia | 2 May 1934 | 22 April 1946 | 11 years, 355 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Ernest Farrar | Liberal | 2 May 1934 | 22 April 1946 | 11 years, 355 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Thomas Steele | Country | 30 April 1946 | 11 March 1953 | 6 years, 315 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Ernest Wright | Labor | 11 March 1953 | 22 April 1967 | 14 years, 42 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Stanley Eskell | Liberal | 2 August 1967 | 6 March 1969 | 1 year, 216 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Thomas McKay | Liberal | 12 March 1969 | 5 November 1978 | 9 years, 238 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Clive Healey | Labor | 8 November 1978 | 22 February 1988 | 9 years, 106 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Sir Adrian Solomons | National | 28 April 1988 | 2 July 1991 | 3 years, 65 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Duncan Gay | National | 3 July 1991 | 10 May 1999 | 7 years, 311 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Tony Kelly | Labor | 11 May 1999 | 29 April 2003 | 3 years, 353 days |
| Chairman of Committees | Amanda Fazio | Labor | 30 April 2003 | 5 May 2004 | 6 years, 208 days |
| Deputy President | Amanda Fazio | Labor | 5 May 2004 | 24 November 2009 | 6 years, 208 days |
| Deputy President | Kayee Griffin | Labor | 24 November 2009 | 4 March 2011 | 1 year, 100 days |
| Deputy President | Jenny Gardiner | National | 3 May 2011 | 5 May 2015 | 4 years, 2 days |
| Deputy President | Trevor Khan | National | 5 May 2015 | 6 January 2022 | 6 years, 246 days |
| Deputy President | Wes Fang | National | 22 March 2022 | incumbent | 332 days |

* Sir Joseph Innes, 1875–1880
* William Piddington, 1885–1887
* Archibald Jacob, 1887–1900
* William Trickett, 1900–1912
* Broughton O'Conor, 1912–1934
* Ernest Farrar, 1934–1946
* Thomas Steele, 1946–1953
* Ernest Wright, 1953–1967
