Minister for Disability Inclusion
| Minister for Disability Inclusion | |
|---|---|
 | |
since 5 April 2023 | |
| Department of Communities and Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Ron Dyer |
| Formation | 4 April 1995 |
The Minister for Disability Inclusion is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for social policy and welfare, including matters relating disability in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The Minister since 5 April 2023 is Kate Washington who also holds the Families and Communities portfolio.
Collectively the ministers administer the portfolio through the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies.[1][2]
List of ministers
[edit]| Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for Disability Services | Ron Dyer | Labor | Carr (1) | 4 April 1995 | 1 December 1997 | 2 years, 241 days | ||
| Faye Lo Po' | Carr (2) | 1 December 1997 | 8 April 1999 | 4 years, 222 days | ||||
| Carr (3) | 8 April 1999 | 11 July 2002 | ||||||
| Carmel Tebbutt | 11 July 2002 | 3 April 2003 | 2 years, 266 days | |||||
| Carr (4) | 3 April 2003 | 21 January 2005 | ||||||
| John Della Bosca | 21 January 2005 | 3 August 2005 | 2 years, 71 days | |||||
| Iemma (1) | 3 August 2005 | 2 April 2007 | ||||||
| Kristina Keneally | Iemma (2) | 2 April 2007 | 5 September 2008 | 1 year, 156 days | ||||
| Paul Lynch | Rees | 8 September 2008 | 4 December 2009 | 1 year, 255 days | ||||
| Keneally | 4 December 2009 | 21 May 2010 | ||||||
| Peter Primrose | 21 May 2010 | 28 March 2011 | 311 days | |||||
| Andrew Constance | Liberal | O'Farrell | 3 April 2011 | 2 August 2013 | 2 years, 121 days | |||
| John Ajaka | 2 August 2013 | 17 April 2014 | 3 years, 181 days | |||||
| Baird (1) (2) | 23 April 2014 | 30 January 2017 | [3] | |||||
| Ray Williams | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 62 days | [4] | |||
| Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services | Gareth Ward | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 14 May 2021 | 2 years, 42 days | |||
| Alister Henskens | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) |
27 May 2021 | 21 December 2021 | 208 days | ||||
| Minister for Disability Services [a] | Natasha Maclaren-Jones | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | [5] | ||
| Minister for the Environment | Penny Sharpe | Labor | Minns | 28 March 2023 | 5 April 2023 | 8 days | ||
| Minister for Disability Inclusion [b] | Kate Washington | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 1 year, 218 days | ||||
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Natasha Maclaren-Jones also held the Families and Communities portfolio.
- ^ Kate Washington also holds the Families and Communities portfolio.
References
[edit]- ^ "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Hasham, Nicole (3 April 2015). "Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
