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Minister for Social Services
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
Flag of Australia
Incumbent Amanda Rishworth since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Social Services
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister
Formation	26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
Website	ministers.dss.gov.au/amanda-rishworth

The Minister for Social Services is the Australian federal government minister who oversees Australian Government social services, including mental health, families and children's policy, and support for carers and people with disabilities, and seniors. Amanda Rishworth was appointed as minister on 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.

Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the Ministers administer the portfolio through the Department of Social Services. Other portfolio bodies for which the Ministers are responsible include:

• Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency
• Australian Institute of Family Studies
• Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Homelessness
• Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference
• Community Services Ministers' Advisory Council
• Emergency Relief State Advisory Committees
• National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc.
• National Disability Advisory Council
• National Disability Insurance Agency
• National Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Coordination and Development Committee (CAD) representatives and Information Sub-committee
• Social Security Appeals Tribunal

List of ministers for social services

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Social Services, or any of its precedent titles:

Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Social Services, or any precedent titles:

Related ministerial portfolios

List of ministers for Government Services

There was a Minister for Social Services or Social Security continuously from 1939 to 1998, when service delivery was partially privatised and residual functions were transferred to the Minister for Finance and Administration. In 2004, the position of Minister for Human Services was recreated to handle the residual functions; Scott Morrison renamed the portfolio to Government Services in 2019.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Government Services, or any precedent titles:

List of ministers for housing

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Housing, or any of its precedent titles:

Notes

Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

List of ministers for aged care

The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Aged Care, or any of its precedent titles. Ministers for aged care or ageing were appointed from 1988 to 1993 and again from 1998 to 2013. The portfolio gained a mental health component in 2010. The latter returned to the health portfolio in 2013, with ageing moving to social services. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, or any of its precedent titles: The Turnbull government transferred the aged care portfolio back to the Department of Health in October 2015. The position, since January 2017, is a separate outer ministry role that supplements the cabinet role of the Minister for Health and Aged Care.

Former portfolio ministers

List of ministers for family services

List of ministers for community services

A separate outer ministry role of the Minister for Community Services existed between January 2006 and December 2007, supplementing the cabinet role of the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

See also

• Minister for Families and Communities (New South Wales)
  • Minister for Mental Health (New South Wales)
• Minister for Mental Health (Western Australia)
• Minister for Families and Children (Victoria)
  • Minister for Mental Health (Victoria)

References

1. "Ministers". Department of Social Services. Government of Australia.
2. "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of Australia". pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
3. ^ "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
4. Turnbull, Malcolm (20 December 2017). "Ministerial Arrangements" (Press release). Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018. Michael Keenan will join Cabinet as Minister for Human Services and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Transformation - a central role in ensuring all Australians get the services they expect when dealing with the Government, particularly as more and more services shift online.
5. "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
6. "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
7. "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
8. "Ministerial Arrangements - House of Representatives Hansard". Parliament of Australia. 7 February 2017.
9. Anderson, Stephanie (18 January 2017). "Greg Hunt announced as Sussan Ley's replacement as Health Minister". ABC News. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
10. "Ministerial Arrangements - House Hansard". Parliament of Australia. 7 February 2006.
11. "Ministerial Arrangements - House Hansard". Parliament of Australia. 6 February 2007.

External links

• Official website

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