Minister for Disability Services
Incumbent
Kate Washington
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 Services 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 21 December 2021 is Natasha Maclaren-Jones who also holds the Families and Communities portfolio.

Collectively the ministers administer the portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies.[1][2]

List of ministers

Ministerial titleMinister[2]PartyMinistryTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
Minister for Disability Services Ron Dyer   Labor Carr (1) 4 April 1995 1 December 1997 2 years, 241 days
Faye Lo Po' Carr (2) (3) 1 December 1997 2 April 2003 5 years, 122 days
Carmel Tebbutt Iemma (1) 2 April 2003 21 January 2005 1 year, 294 days
John Della Bosca 21 January 2005 2 April 2007 2 years, 71 days
Kristina Keneally Iemma (2)
Rees
2 April 2007 8 September 2009 2 years, 159 days
Paul Lynch Rees
Keneally
8 September 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 201 days
Andrew Constance   Liberal O'Farrell 3 April 2011 23 April 2014 3 years, 20 days
John Ajaka O'Farrell
Baird (1) (2)
23 April 2014 30 January 2017 2 years, 282 days [3]
Ray Williams Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 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[lower-alpha 1] Natasha Maclaren-Jones Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 5 April 2023 1 year, 105 days [5]
Minister for Disability Inclusion[lower-alpha 2] Kate Washington   Labor Minns 5 April 2023 incumbent 286 days

See also

Notes

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. 1 2 "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.
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