Minister for Families and Communities explained

Insignia:Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg
Post:Minister for Families and Communities
Incumbent:Kate Washington
Incumbentsince:5 April 2023
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor of New South Wales
Department:Department of Communities and Justice
Inaugural:Herbert Hawkins
Formation:22 August 1935

The New South Wales Minister for Families and Communities is a minister of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for social policy and welfare, including matters relating to ageing, disability, multiculturalism, and veterans' affairs, women's affairs and youth in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The portfolio is currently held by Kate Washington, who also holds the position of Minister for Disability Inclusion.

The Minister is assisted in the administration of her portfolio by the following ministers:

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.

List of ministers

Ministerial title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Social Services Stevens (2)align=center 22 August 1935 align=center 13 October 1938align=right
Stevens (3)align=center 13 October 1938 align=center 5 August 1939
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Servicesalign=center 5 August 1939 align=center 16 August 1939
Mairalign=center 16 August 1939 align=center 16 May 1941align=right
 McKell (1) (2)align=center 16 May 1941 align=center 6 February 1947
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social WelfareMcGirr (1) (2)align=center 6 February 1947 align=center 29 October 1947
McGirr (2)align=center 29 October 1947 align=center 9 March 1948align=right
align=center 9 March 1948 align=center 30 June 1950
Minister for Social WelfareMcGirr (3)
Cahill (1)		align=center 30 June 1950 align=center 23 February 1953
Cahill (2)align=center 23 February 1953 align=center 15 March 1956align=right
Minister for Social Welfare
Minister for Child Welfare		Cahill (3) (4)
Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw		align=center 15 March 1956 align=center 13 May 1965align=right
 Askin (1) (2)align=center 13 May 1965 align=center 22 May 1968align=right
Askin (2)align=center 23 May 1968 align=center 3 September 1968align=right
Askin (2) (3)align=center 3 September 1968 align=center 11 March 1971align=right
Askin (4)align=center 11 March 1971 align=center 17 January 1973
Minister for Youth and Community ServicesAskin (5)align=center 17 January 1973 align=center 3 December 1973
Askin (6)align=center 3 December 1973 align=center 3 January 1975align=right
Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community AffairsLewis (1) (2)align=center 3 January 1975 align=center 23 January 1976align=right
Willisalign=center 23 January 1976 align=center 14 May 1976align=right
Minister for Youth and Community Services Wran (1) (2) (3)align=center 14 May 1976 align=center 2 October 1981align=right
Wran (4)align=center 2 October 1981 align=center 1 February 1983 align=right
Wran (5) (6) (7)align=center 1 February 1983 align=center 6 February 1986align=right
Wran (8)align=center 6 February 1986 align=center 4 July 1986align=right
Unsworthalign=center 4 July 1986 align=center 25 March 1988align=right
Minister for Family and Community Services Greiner (1)align=center 25 March 1988 align=center 24 July 1990align=right
 align=center 24 July 1990 align=center 6 June 1991align=right
Minister for Health and Community Services  Greiner (2)align=center 6 June 1991 align=center 24 June 1992align=right
Minister for Community ServicesFahey (1) (2) (3)align=center 24 June 1992 align=center 4 April 1995align=right
 Carr (1)align=center 4 April 1995 align=center 1 December 1997align=right
Carr (2) (3)align=center 1 December 1997 align=center 2 April 2003align=right
Carr (4)align=center 2 April 2003 align=center 21 January 2005align=right
Iemma (1)align=center 21 January 2005 align=center 2 April 2007align=right
Iemma (2)align=center 2 April 2007 align=center 8 September 2008align=right
Rees
Keneally		align=center 8 September 2008 align=center 28 March 2011align=right
Minister for Family and Community Services O'Farrellalign=center 3 April 2011 align=center 23 April 2014align=right
Baird (1)align=center 23 April 2014 align=center 2 April 2015align=right
Baird (2)align=center 2 April 2015 align=center 30 January 2017align=right [1]
Berejiklian (1)align=center align=center align=right [2]
Minister for Families, Communities and Disability ServicesBerejiklian (2)align=center align=center align=right
Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)		align=center align=center align=right [3]
Minister for Families and CommunitiesPerrottet (2)align=center align=center align=right
 Minnsalign=center 5 April 2023align=center incumbentalign=right

Former ministerial title

Volunteering

The Minister for Volunteering is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for volunteering in New South Wales. It was first established in 2007 in the Second Iemma ministry and was abolished in 2011 following the defeat of the Keneally ministry.[4]

Title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Volunteering  align=center 2 April 2007 align=center 5 September 2008 align=right align=center
align=center 8 September 2008 align=center 4 December 2009 align=right
align=center 4 December 2009 align=center 28 March 2011 align=right

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Hasham. Nicole. Premier Mike Baird's new NSW cabinet sworn in: Gladys Berejiklian and Gabrielle Upton first female Treasurer and Attorney-General. 6 April 2015. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 April 2015.
  2. News: AAP. Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in. 30 January 2017. Sky News. Australia. 30 January 2017.
  3. News: Smith, Alexandra . Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit . . 26 May 2021 . 7 October 2021 .
  4. Web site: PFO-306 Volunteering . 2022-04-10 . NSW State Records & Archives.

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