Minister for Disability Inclusion | |
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since 5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) | |
Department of Communities and Justice | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural holder | Ron Dyer |
Formation | 4 April 1995 |
TheMinister for Disability Inclusion is aminister of theGovernment of New South Wales with responsibility for social policy and welfare, including matters relating disability in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia.
The Minister since 5 April 2023 isKate Washington who also holds theFamilies and Communities portfolio.
Collectively the ministers administer the portfolio through theDepartment of Communities and Justice and a range ofother government agencies.[1][2]
Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
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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 forFamilies, 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 | 2 years, 95 days |