Post: | Minister for Seniors |
Incumbent: | Jodie Harrison |
Department: | Department of Communities and Justice |
Insignia: | Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg |
Incumbentsince: | 5 April 2023 |
Style: | The Honourable |
Nominator: | Premier of New South Wales |
Appointer: | Governor of New South Wales |
Inaugural: | Jim Longley |
Formation: | 6 October 1993 |
The Minister for Seniors is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for social policy and welfare concerning seniors or the aged in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
The Minister since 5 April 2023 is Jodie Harrison, who also holds the Women and Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault portfolios.
The Minister assists the Minister for Families and Communities administer her portfolio through the Stronger Communities cluster, in particular through the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies.
Ministerial title | Minister | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |||||
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Minister for the Ageing | width=8% | Fahey (3) | align=center | 6 October 1993 | align=center | 4 April 1995 | align=right | |||||
Minister for Aged Services | Carr (1) | align=center | 4 April 1995 | align=center | 1 December 1997 | align=right | ||||||
Minister for Ageing | Carr (2) (3) | align=center | 1 December 1997 | align=center | 2 April 2003 | align=right | ||||||
Carr (4) | align=center | 2 April 2003 | align=center | 21 January 2005 | align=right | |||||||
Iemma (1) | align=center | 21 January 2005 | align=center | 2 April 2007 | align=right | |||||||
Iemma (2) Rees | align=center | 2 April 2007 | align=center | 8 September 2009 | align=right | |||||||
Rees Keneally | align=center | 8 September 2009 | align=center | 28 March 2011 | align=right | |||||||
O'Farrell | align=center | 3 April 2011 | align=center | 23 April 2014 | align=right | |||||||
Baird (1) (2) | align=center | 23 April 2014 | align=center | 30 January 2017 | align=right | [1] | ||||||
Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | align=right | [2] | ||||||||
Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans | Berejiklian (2) | align=center | 2 April 2019 | align=center | 17 September 2019 | align=right | [3] | |||||
(acting) | align=center | 17 September 2019 | align=center | 27 May 2021 | align=right | |||||||
Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) | align=center | 27 May 2021 | align=center | 21 December 2021 | align=right | [4] | ||||||
Minister for Seniors | Perrottet (2) | align=center | 21 December 2021 | align=center | 28 March 2023 | align=right | ||||||
Minns | align=center | 5 April 2023 | align=center | incumbent | align=right |