Minister for Disability Inclusion

Minister for Disability Inclusion
since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
Department of Communities and Justice
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderRon Dyer
Formation4 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

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, 242 days

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Natasha Maclaren-Jones also held the Families and Communities portfolio.
  2. ^ Kate Washington also holds the Families and Communities portfolio.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.