- Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Australia)
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Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Style The Honourable Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia Inaugural holder for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Don Grimes
for Indigenous Affairs Peter HowsonFormation for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (1984)
for Indigenous Affairs (1968)The Australian Minister for Family, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has been Jenny Macklin since December 2007.
Contents
Portfolio
The Minister administers her portfolio through the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Other portfolio bodies for which she is responsible are:
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
- Social Security Appeals Tribunal
- 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 Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Coordination and Development Committee (CAD) Representatives
- National Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) Information Sub Committee
Indigenous
- Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC)
- Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
- Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
- Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC)
- Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
- Anindilyakawa Land Council
- Central Land Council
- Northern Land Council
- Tiwi Land Council
List of Ministers for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Don Grimes Labor Party 1984–1987 Minister for Community Services Chris Hurford 1987 Neal Blewett 1987–1990 Minister for Community Services and Health Brian Howe 1990–1991 1991–1993 Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services 1993 Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services 1993–1994 Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services Carmen Lawrence 1994–1996 Minister for Human Services and Health Michael Wooldridge Liberal Party 1996–1998 Minister for Health and Family Services Jocelyn Newman 1998–2001 Minister for Family and Community Services Amanda Vanstone 2001–2003 Kay Patterson 2003–2006 Mal Brough 2006–2007 Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin Labor Party 2007– Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs List of Ministers for Indigenous Affairs
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Billy Wentworth Liberal Party 1968–1971 Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister Peter Howson 1971–1972 Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts Gordon Bryant Labor Party 1972–1973 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Jim Cavanagh 1973–1975 Les Johnson 1975 Tom Drake-Brockman Liberal Party 1975 Ian Viner 1975–1978 Fred Chaney 1978–1980 Peter Baume 1980–1982 Ian Wilson 1982–1983 Clyde Holding Labor Party 1983–1987 Gerry Hand 1987–1990 Robert Tickner 1990–1991 1991–1996 Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs John Herron Liberal Party 1996–2001 Philip Ruddock 2001 2001–2003 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Amanda Vanstone 2003–2006 Mal Brough 2006–2007 Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin Labor Party 2007– Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services
and Indigenous AffairsExternal links
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