Former government minister in New South Wales, Australia
The Minister for Youth is a minister in the New South Wales Government with responsibility for providing a whole-of-government approach to youth issues in New South Wales , Australia . The current minister is Rose Jackson .
It was first established in 1956 as the Minister for Child Welfare in the third ministry of Joe Cahill , with the principal responsibility being the care of neglected, orphaned and delinquent children through the Child welfare department. The department had existed since 1881 initially under the Colonial Secretary . The portfolio was held in conjunction with that of Social Welfare until 1973 when they were combined as the portfolio of Youth and Community Services .[ 1] Youth Affairs were part of the responsibilities of the Minister for Education from 1988 until 1995 when a separate portfolio was re-created as the Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs. The youth portfolio was abolished in 2011. A new portfolio of regional youth was established in 2019.[ 2]
List of ministers
The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Youth or any precedent titles:
Title
Minister[ 2]
Party
Ministry
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
Minister for Child Welfare Minister for Social Welfare
Frank Hawkins
Labor
Cahill (3) (4) Heffron (1) (2) Renshaw
15 March 1956
13 May 1965
9 years, 59 days
Arthur Bridges
Liberal
Askin (1)
13 May 1965
22 May 1968
3 years, 9 days
Harry Jago
Askin (2)
23 May 1968
3 September 1968
103 days
Frederick Hewitt
Askin (2) (3)
3 September 1968
11 March 1971
2 years, 189 days
John Lloyd Waddy
Askin (4)
11 March 1971
17 January 1973
1 year, 312 days
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Askin (5)
17 January 1973
3 December 1973
320 days
Dick Healey
Askin (6)
3 December 1973
3 January 1975
1 year, 31 days
Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs
Steve Mauger
Lewis (1) (2)
3 January 1975
23 January 1976
1 year, 20 days
Jim Clough
Willis
23 January 1976
14 May 1976
112 days
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Rex Jackson
Labor
Wran (1) (2) (3)
14 May 1976
2 October 1981
5 years, 141 days
Kevin Stewart
Wran (4)
2 October 1981
1 February 1983
1 year, 122 days
Frank Walker
Wran (5) (6) (7)
1 February 1983
6 February 1986
3 years, 5 days
Peter Anderson
Wran (8)
6 February 1986
4 July 1986
148 days
John Aquilina
Unsworth
4 July 1986
25 March 1988
1 year, 265 days
Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
Terry Metherell
Liberal
Greiner (1)
25 March 1988
20 July 1990
2 years, 117 days
Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs
Virginia Chadwick
Greiner (1) (2) Fahey (1) (2)
24 July 1990
26 May 1993
2 years, 306 days
Minister for Education , Training and Youth Affairs
Fahey (3)
26 May 1993
4 April 1995
1 year, 313 days
Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs
John Aquilina
Labor
Carr (1) (2)
26 July 1995
8 April 1999
3 years, 256 days
Carmel Tebbutt
Carr (3)
8 April 1999
2 April 2003
3 years, 359 days
Minister for Youth
Carr (4)
2 April 2003
21 January 2005
1 year, 294 days
Reba Meagher
Iemma (1)
21 January 2005
2 April 2007
2 years, 71 days
Linda Burney
Iemma (2)
2 April 2007
8 September 2008
1 year, 159 days
Graham West
Rees
8 September 2008
8 December 2009
1 year, 91 days
Peter Primrose
Keneally
8 December 2009
28 March 2011
1 year, 110 days
Minister for Mental Health , Regional Youth and Women
Bronnie Taylor
National
Berejiklian (2) Perrottet (1)
2 April 2019
21 December 2021
2 years, 263 days
[ 3]
Minister for Regional Youth
Ben Franklin
Perrottet (2)
21 December 2021
28 March 2023
1 year, 97 days
[ 4]
Minister for Youth
Rose Jackson
Labor
Minns
5 April 2023
incumbent
1 year, 191 days
See also
References