Minister for Disability Inclusion

Government minister in New South Wales, Australia

Minister for Disability Inclusion

Incumbent
Kate Washington

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

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.

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

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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 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 | 2 years, 116 days  |

## See also

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* New South Wales portal
* Politics portal

* List of New South Wales government agencies

## Notes

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1. ^ Natasha Maclaren-Jones also held the Families and Communities portfolio.
2. ^ Kate Washington also holds the Families and Communities portfolio.

## 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.

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