| Minister for Seniors | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Communities and Justice | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of New South Wales |
| Appointer | Governor of New South Wales |
| Inaugural holder | Jim Longley (as Minister for the Ageing) |
| 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.[1][2]
List of ministers
| Ministerial title | Minister [2] | Party | Ministry | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister for the Ageing | Jim Longley | Liberal | Fahey (3) | 6 October 1993 | 4 April 1995 | 1 year, 180 days | ||
| Minister for Aged Services | Ron Dyer | Labor | Carr (1) | 4 April 1995 | 1 December 1997 | 2 years, 241 days | ||
| Minister for Ageing | Faye Lo Po' | Carr (2) (3) | 1 December 1997 | 2 April 2003 | 5 years, 122 days | |||
| Carmel Tebbutt | Carr (4) | 2 April 2003 | 21 January 2005 | 1 year, 294 days | ||||
| John Della Bosca | Iemma (1) | 21 January 2005 | 2 April 2007 | 2 years, 71 days | ||||
| Kristina Keneally | Iemma (2) Rees |
2 April 2007 | 8 September 2009 | 2 years, 159 days | ||||
| Paul Lynch | Rees Keneally |
8 September 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1 year, 201 days | ||||
| Andrew Constance | Liberal | O'Farrell | 3 April 2011 | 23 April 2014 | 3 years, 20 days | |||
| John Ajaka | Baird (1) (2) | 23 April 2014 | 30 January 2017 | 2 years, 282 days | [3] | |||
| Tanya Davies | Berejiklian (1) | 30 January 2017 | 23 March 2019 | 2 years, 52 days | [4] | |||
| Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans | John Sidoti | Berejiklian (2) | 2 April 2019 | 17 September 2019 | 168 days | [5] | ||
| Geoff Lee (acting) | 17 September 2019 | 27 May 2021 | 1 year, 252 days | |||||
| Natalie Ward | Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1) |
27 May 2021 | 21 December 2021 | 208 days | [6] | |||
| Minister for Seniors | Mark Coure | Perrottet (2) | 21 December 2021 | 28 March 2023 | 1 year, 97 days | [7] | ||
| Jodie Harrison | Labor | Minns | 5 April 2023 | incumbent | 350 days | |||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra (17 September 2019). "Sports Minister John Sidoti to stand aside pending ICAC inquiry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ Smith, Alexandra. "Berejiklian fills cabinet vacancies after ministers forced to quit". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
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