The ministry covered the period from 8 April 1999, when Carr led Labor to victory at the 1999 state election, until 3 April 2003, when Carr's Labor government was re-elected at the 2003 state election.

The ministry was announced on 8 April 1999 and two new roles were created in March 2000.

[a] In June 2000 Jeff Shaw resigned from parliament to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court,[1] resulting in a reconfiguration of the ministry.

[3][e][f][g][h][i][j] The fourth re-arrangement occurred in July 2002, when Faye Lo Po' retired from the ministry.

[4][5][k] Richard Face had announced that he would not contest the 2003 election[4] and retired from the ministry in February 2003.