Minister for Women (New South Wales)

Minister for Women
since 5 April 2023
Department of Communities and Justice
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor of New South Wales
Inaugural holderKerry Chikarovski
(as Minister for the Status of Women)
Formation26 May 1993

The Minister for Women is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for women's issues in New South Wales, Australia.

There had been a Women’s Co-ordination Unit and a Women’s Advisory Council since at least 1977 for which the Premier and later the Minister for Families and Communities had been responsible. In 1993 in the third Fahey ministry these functions were brought together in a portfolio aimed at changing the portrayal of women, improving their status at home, at work and in the community, and reducing violence against women. From the first Carr ministry it was renamed Minister for Women.[1] A separate portfolio of Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault was created in the second Baird ministry.[2]

The portfolio became part of the portfolio of Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women in the second Berejiklian ministry[1] and returned as stane alone portfolio in the second Perrottet ministry. The current minister, since 5 April 2023, is Jodie Harrison serving in the Minns ministry. The minister supports the Attorney General in the administration of that portfolio through the Department of Communities and Justice and a range of other government agencies.

Ultimately, the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

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Title Minister[2] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for the Status of Women Kerry Chikarovski   Liberal Fahey (3) 26 May 1993 4 April 1995 1 year, 313 days
Minister for Women Faye Lo Po'   Labor Carr (1) (2) (3) 4 April 1995 2 April 2003 7 years, 363 days
Sandra Nori Carr (4)
Iemma (1) 		2 April 2003 2 April 2007 4 years, 0 days
Verity Firth Iemma (2)
Rees 		2 April 2007 14 September 2009 2 years, 165 days
Linda Burney Rees 14 September 2009 4 December 2009 81 days
Jodi McKay Keneally 8 December 2009 28 March 2011 1 year, 110 days
Pru Goward   Liberal O'Farrell
Baird (1) (2) 		3 April 2011 30 January 2017 5 years, 302 days
Tanya Davies Berejiklian (1) 30 January 2017 23 March 2019 2 years, 52 days [3]
Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women Bronnie Taylor   National Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		2 April 2019 21 December 2021 3 years, 360 days [4]
Minister for Women Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 [5]
Jodie Harrison   Labor Minns 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 262 days
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Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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This section is an excerpt from Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault § List of ministers.[edit]

The following individuals have served as for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault or any precedent titles:

Title Minister[2] Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward   Liberal Berejiklian (1) 2 April 2015 23 March 2019 3 years, 355 days [6]
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Mark Speakman Berejiklian (2) 2 April 2019 27 May 2021 2 years, 263 days [7]
Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1) 		27 May 2021 21 December 2021 [8]
Minister for Women's Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence Natalie Ward Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023 1 year, 97 days [9]
Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe   Labor Minns 28 March 2023 5 April 2023 8 days
Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jodie Harrison 5 April 2023 incumbent 1 year, 262 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "PFO-162 Status of Women (1993-1995) Women [I] (1995-2019)". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2022.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. ^ a b c "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Refreshed NSW cabinet sworn in". Sky News. Australia. AAP. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  6. ^ Vukovic, Dom; Gerathy, Sarah; McDonald, Philippa (29 January 2017). "NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (230)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 May 2021. p. 2-3. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
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