Premier Mike Baird: the highs and lows

* March 2007 - Elected MP for Manly for the Liberal Party in opposition, after a successful 18-year banking career

* April 2011 - Appointed treasurer in the newly elected O'Farrell government

* April 16, 2014 - Barry O'Farrell resigns as NSW premier over a scandal involving a gift $3000 bottle of wine

* April 17, 2014 - Baird sworn in as premier after being elected Liberal leader in a party-room meeting

* December, 2014 - Approval rating reaches 60 per cent

March 2015 - Leads the Coalition to victory at the state election despite a swing to Labor

* May 2015 - Announces plan to radically slash the number of NSW councils via mergers

* November 2015 - Announces 99-year lease of NSW electricity network for $10 billion

* June 2016 - Government delivers debt-free budget

* July 2016 - Announces greyhound racing ban following a special inquiry

* October 2016 - Reverses the greyhound racing ban after sustained pressure from the industry and members of his own government

* October 2016 - Thousands rally in Sydney to protest nightclub lockout laws

* November 2016 - Nationals suffer a huge defeat in a by-election at Orange, leading to Baird-backer Troy Grant stepping down as party leader and deputy premier

* January 19, 2016 - Announces his retirement from politics, citing family reasons