State Politics
Debus was the member for Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, from 1981 to 1988. He was Minister for Employment from 1984 to 1986 and Minister for Finance from 1984 to 1988.
Debus was also member for Blue Mountains from 1995 to 2007. He has held several Ministerial positions in the New South Wales Government, including:
- March 2003 - March 2007 - Attorney General and Minister for the Environment
- June 2000 - March 2003 - Attorney General, Minister for the Environment, Minister for Emergency Services, and Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts
- April 1999 - January 2001 - Minister for the Environment, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Corrective Services and Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts
- April 1998 - April 1999 - Minister for Energy, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Corrective Services, Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts
- December 1997 - April 1999 - Minister for Energy, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Corrective Services and Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts
- April 1995 - December 1997 - Minister for Corrective Services, Minister for Emergency Services and Minister Assisting the Minister for the Arts
- 1986 - 1988 - Minister for Finance, Co-operative Societies and Assistant Minister for Education.
On 30 October 2006, he announced that he would retire from state politics at the March 2007 election.
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