It took an hour for Mike Baird's reshuffled cabinet to churn through their swearing-in oaths - but they're adamant they'll waste no time getting back to business.
"The work starts as soon as we get back to the offices this afternoon," said a buoyant Gladys Berejiklian.
Perhaps the biggest winner in the post-election overhaul, she was sworn in as treasurer at the Government House ceremony, becoming the first female to hold the position.
Ms Berejiklian later told reporters she was humbled and looking forward to setting "a cracking pace".
She was flanked by the other big winner, Gabrielle Upton, who was sworn in as NSW's first female attorney-general just four years after entering parliament.
Less prominent were the cabinet colleagues the pair replace - Andrew Constance, who has moved to transport, and Brad Hazzard, who will take charge of the family and community services portfolio.
Families and friends sat patiently, some recording on their phones, as the 22-member cabinet delivered oaths of service and solidarity before NSW Governor David Hurley.
Thursday's ceremony was a first for David Elliott, Mark Speakman, Niall Blair and Leslie Williams, all of whom are front bench debutants.
Four others, Matthew Mason-Cox, Kevin Humphries, Jai Rowell and Katrina Hodgkinson, were absent after being dumped.
Mr Baird, who celebrated his 47th birthday the previous day with a cake in the shape of NSW, wouldn't be drawn on specifics about the reshuffle.
"I wanted to get the best possible team I could to look after the people of NSW," he told reporters.
"It's all about talent, ability, track record and, indeed, skills and experiences that the new members have brought in."
He described the election campaign as exhausting but said his colleagues all have "a spring in their step".
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