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. 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.
List of ministers The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Youth or any precedent titles: Title Minister Party Ministry Term start Term end Time in office NotesMinister for Child WelfareMinister for Social Welfare
Cahill (3) (4)Heffron (1) (2)Renshaw 15 March 1956 13 May 1965
Askin (1) 13 May 1965 22 May 1968
Askin (2) 23 May 1968 3 September 1968
Askin (2) (3) 3 September 1968 11 March 1971
Askin (4) 11 March 1971 17 January 1973
Minister for Youth and Community Services Askin (5) 17 January 1973 3 December 1973
Askin (6) 3 December 1973 3 January 1975
Minister for Youth, Ethnic and Community Affairs Lewis (1) (2) 3 January 1975 23 January 1976
Willis 23 January 1976 14 May 1976
Minister for Youth and Community Services
Wran (1) (2) (3) 14 May 1976 2 October 1981
Wran (4) 2 October 1981 1 February 1983
Wran (5) (6) (7) 1 February 1983 6 February 1986
Wran (8) 6 February 1986 4 July 1986
Unsworth 4 July 1986 25 March 1988
Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
Greiner (1) 25 March 1988 20 July 1990
Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs
Greiner (1) (2)Fahey (1) (2) 24 July 1990 26 May 1993
Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs Fahey (3) 26 May 1993 4 April 1995
Minister Assisting the Premier on Youth Affairs
Carr (1) (2) 26 July 1995 8 April 1999
Carr (3) 8 April 1999 2 April 2003
Minister for Youth Carr (4) 2 April 2003 21 January 2005
Iemma (1) 21 January 2005 2 April 2007
Iemma (2) 2 April 2007 8 September 2008
Rees 8 September 2008 8 December 2009
Keneally 8 December 2009 28 March 2011
Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women
Berejiklian (2)Perrottet (1) 2 April 2019 21 December 2021
Minister for Regional Youth Perrottet (2) 21 December 2021 28 March 2023
Minister for Education and Early Learning
Minns 28 March 2023 5 April 2023
Minister for Youth 5 April 2023 incumbent
See also Minister for Youth (Australia) Minister for Youth (Victoria) Minister for Youth (Western Australia)
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