Minister for Family and Community Services (New South Wales)

Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Social Housing
Incumbent Brad Hazzard since 2 April 2015
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales

Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Services Minister for Multiculturalism
Incumbent John Ajaka since 23 April 2014
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales

The New South Wales Minister for Family and Community Services is the head of the Department of Family and Community Services and has responsibilities for social policy and welfare, including matters relating to Ageing, Disability, Housing NSW and Women's affairs in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

The current senior Minister is Brad Hazzard, who also holds office as Minister for Social Housing. Hazzard is assisted by John Ajaka as Minister for Ageing, Minister for Disability Services and Minister for Multiculturalism.

List of Ministers

Community Services

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Herbert Hawkins	United Australia	22 August 1935 – 13 October 1938	Minister for Social Services
Athol Richardson		13 October 1938 – 5 August 1939
		5 August 1939 – 16 August 1939	Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services
George Gollan		16 August 1939 – 16 May 1941
Hamilton Knight	Labor	16 May 1941 – 6 February 1947
		6 February 1947 – 29 October 1947	Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare
Jack Baddeley		29 October 1947 – 9 March 1948
Frank Finnan		9 March 1948 – 30 June 1950
		30 June 1950 – 23 February 1953	Minister for Social Welfare
Abe Landa		23 February 1953 – 15 March 1956
Frank Hawkins		15 March 1956 – 13 May 1965	Minister for Social Welfare Minister for Child Welfare
Arthur Bridges	Liberal	13 May 1965 – 22 May 1968
Harry Jago		23 May 1968 – 3 September 1968
Frederick Hewitt		3 September 1968 – 11 March 1971
John Lloyd Waddy		11 March 1971 – 17 January 1973
		17 January 1973 – 3 December 1973	Minister for Youth and Community Services
Dick Healey		3 December 1973 – 3 January 1975
Steve Mauger		3 January 1975 – 23 January 1976	Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs
Jim Clough		23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Rex Jackson	Labor	14 May 1976 – 2 October 1981	Minister for Youth and Community Services
Kevin Stewart		2 October 1981– 1 February 1983
Frank Walker		1 February 1983 – 6 February 1986
Peter Anderson		6 February 1986 – 4 July 1986
John Aquilina		4 July 1986 – 25 March 1988
Virginia Chadwick	Liberal	25 March 1988 – 24 July 1990	Minister for Family and Community Services
Robert Webster	National	24 July 1990 – 6 June 1991
John Hannaford	Liberal	6 June 1991 – 24 June 1992	Minister for Health and Community Services
Jim Longley		24 June 1992 – 4 April 1995	Minister for Community Services
Ron Dyer	Labor	4 April 1995 – 1 December 1997
Faye Lo Po'		1 December 1997 – 2 April 2003
Carmel Tebbutt		2 April 2003 – 21 January 2005
Reba Meagher		21 January 2005 – 2 April 2007
Kevin Greene		2 April 2007 – 8 September 2008
Linda Burney		8 September 2008 – 28 March 2011
Pru Goward	Liberal	3 April 2011 – 23 April 2014	Minister for Family and Community Services
Gabrielle Upton		23 April 2014 – 2 April 2015
Brad Hazzard[1]		2 April 2015 – present

Housing

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
David Hall	Nationalist	23 July 1919 – 9 February 1920	Minister for Housing
Charles Oakes		9 February 1920 – 12 April 1920
James Dooley	Labor	12 April 1920 – 10 October 1921
Post abolished	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sir Thomas Henley	Nationalist	20 December 1921 – 20 December 1921	Minister for Housing
Post abolished	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sir Thomas Henley	Nationalist	13 April 1922 – 19 June 1922	Minister for Housing
Richard Ball		28 June 1922 – 17 June 1925
Post abolished	N/A	N/A	N/A
James McGirr	Labor	16 May 1941 – 8 June 1944	Minister for Local Government and Housing
		8 June 1944 – 6 February 1947	Minister for Housing
Clive Evatt		6 February 1947 – 30 June 1950
Gus Kelly		30 June 1950 – 2 April 1952
Clive Evatt		2 April 1952 – 1 April 1954
Gus Kelly		1 April 1954 – 2 September 1954
John McGrath		2 September 1954 – 15 March 1956
Abe Landa		15 March 1956 – 13 May 1965
Stanley Stephens	Country	13 May 1965 – 17 January 1973
Tim Bruxner		17 January 1973 – 3 December 1973
Laurie McGinty	Liberal	3 December 1973 – 23 January 1976
Ian Griffith		23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Jack Ferguson	Labor	14 May 1976 – 10 February 1977
Ron Mulock		10 February 1977 – 19 October 1978
Syd Einfeld		19 October 1978 – 29 February 1980
Terry Sheahan		29 February 1980 – 1 February 1983
Frank Walker		1 February 1983 – 21 March 1988
Joe Schipp	Liberal	21 March 1988 – 3 July 1992
Robert Webster	National	3 July 1992 – 4 April 1995
Craig Knowles	Labor	4 April 1995 – 8 April 1999
Andrew Refshauge		8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003
Carl Scully		2 April 2003 – 21 January 2005
Joe Tripodi		21 January 2005 – 10 August 2005
Cherie Burton		10 August 2005 – 2 April 2007
Matt Brown		2 April 2007 – 8 September 2008
David Borger		8 September 2008 – 21 May 2010
Frank Terenzini		21 May 2010 – 28 March 2011
Post abolished	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brad Hazzard[1]	Liberal	2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Social Housing

Ageing and Disability Services

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Jim Longley	Liberal	6 October 1993 – 4 April 1995	Minister for the Ageing
Ron Dyer	Labor	4 April 1995 – 1 December 1997	Minister for Aged Services Minister for Disability Services
Faye Lo Po'		1 December 1997 – 2 April 2003	Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Services
Carmel Tebbutt		2 April 2003 – 21 January 2005
John Della Bosca		21 January 2005 – 2 April 2007
Kristina Keneally		2 April 2007 – 8 September 2009
Paul Lynch		8 September 2009 – 28 March 2011
Andrew Constance	Liberal	3 April 2011 – 23 April 2014
John Ajaka[1]		23 April 2014 – present

Youth

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Frank Hawkins	Labor	15 March 1956 – 13 May 1965	Minister for Child Welfare Minister for Social Welfare
Arthur Bridges	Liberal	13 May 1965 – 22 May 1968
Harry Jago		23 May 1968 – 3 September 1968
Frederick Hewitt		3 September 1968 – 11 March 1971
John Lloyd Waddy		11 March 1971 – 17 January 1973
		17 January 1973 – 3 December 1973	Minister for Youth and Community Services
Dick Healey		3 December 1973 – 3 January 1975
Steve Mauger		3 January 1975 – 23 January 1976	Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs
Jim Clough		23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Rex Jackson	Labor	14 May 1976 – 2 October 1981	Minister for Youth and Community Services
Kevin Stewart		2 October 1981– 1 February 1983
Frank Walker		1 February 1983 – 6 February 1986
Peter Anderson		6 February 1986 – 4 July 1986
John Aquilina		4 July 1986 – 25 March 1988
Terry Metherell	Liberal	25 March 1988 – 20 July 1990	Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
Virginia Chadwick		24 July 1990 – 26 May 1993	Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs
		26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995	Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
John Aquilina	Labor	26 July 1995 – 8 April 1999	Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs
Carmel Tebbutt		8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003
		2 April 2003 – 21 January 2005	Minister for Youth
Reba Meagher		21 January 2005 – 2 April 2007
Linda Burney		2 April 2007 – 8 September 2008
Graham West		8 September 2008 – 8 December 2009
Peter Primrose		8 December 2009 – 28 March 2011

Multiculturalism

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Clive Evatt	Labor	9 May 1946 – 6 February 1947	Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration
Frank Finnan		6 February 1947 – 9 March 1948
Claude Matthews		9 March 1948 – 21 September 1949
Joshua Arthur		21 September 1949 – 30 June 1950
		30 June 1950 – 23 February 1953	Minister for Immigration
Gus Kelly		23 February 1953 – 15 March 1956
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Steve Mauger	Liberal	3 January 1975 – 23 January 1976	Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs
Jim Clough		23 January 1976 – 14 May 1976
Office not in use	N/A	N/A	N/A
Neville Wran	Labor	6 February 1985 – 4 July 1986	Minister for Ethnic Affairs
Barrie Unsworth		4 July 1986 – 21 March 1988
Nick Greiner	Liberal	25 March 1988 – 24 June 1992
John Fahey		24 June 1992 – 3 July 1992
George Souris	National	3 July 1992 – 26 May 1993
Michael Photios	Liberal	26 May 1993 – 4 April 1995	Minister for Multicultural and Ethnic Affairs
Bob Carr	Labor	4 April 1995 – 8 April 1999	Minister for Ethnic Affairs
		8 April 1999 – 3 August 2005	Minister for Citizenship
Morris Iemma		3 August 2005 – 5 September 2008
Virginia Judge		8 September 2008 – 4 December 2009
John Hatzistergos		8 December 2009 – 28 March 2011
Victor Dominello	Liberal	3 April 2011 – 2 April 2015	Minister for Citizenship and Communities
John Ajaka		2 April 2015 – present	Minister for Multiculturalism

Assisting Ministers

Minister	Party affiliation	Period	Ministerial title
Morris Iemma	Labor	8 April 1999 – 2 April 2003	Minister Assisting the Premier on Citizenship
John Hatzistergos		2 April 2003 – 3 August 2005
Milton Orkopoulos		3 August 2005 – 8 November 2006
Reba Meagher		8 November 2006 – 2 April 2007
Graham West		2 April 2007 – 11 April 2007
Barbara Perry		11 April 2007 – 5 September 2008

References

1. 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.