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.

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 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

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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, 228 days

See also

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Notes

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References

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  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.