# Minister for Social Services

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:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Frederick Stewart | United Australia | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 26 April 1939 | 29 August 1941 | 2 years, 164 days |
| 1 | Frederick Stewart | United Australia | Fadden | Minister for Social Services | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 | 2 years, 164 days |
| 2 | Jack Holloway | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Social Services | 7 October 1941 | 21 September 1943 | 1 year, 349 days |
| 3 | James Fraser | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Social Services | 21 September 1943 | 6 July 1945 | 2 years, 270 days |
| 3 | James Fraser | Labor | Forde | Minister for Social Services | 6 July 1934 | 13 July 1945 | 2 years, 270 days |
| 3 | James Fraser | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Social Services | 13 July 1945 | 18 June 1946 | 2 years, 270 days |
| 4 | Nick McKenna | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Social Services | 18 June 1946 | 19 December 1949 | 3 years, 184 days |
| 5 | Bill Spooner | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 19 December 1949 | 11 May 1951 | 1 year, 143 days |
| 6 | Athol Townley | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 11 May 1951 | 9 July 1954 | 3 years, 59 days |
| 7 | William McMahon | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 9 July 1954 | 28 February 1956 | 1 year, 234 days |
| 8 | Hugh Roberton | Country | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 28 February 1956 | 21 January 1965 | 8 years, 328 days |
| 9 | Reginald Swartz | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 21 January 1965 | 22 February 1965 | 32 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 22 February 1965 | 26 January 1966 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Holt | Minister for Social Services | 26 January 1966 | 19 December 1967 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | McEwen | Minister for Social Services | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Gorton | Minister for Social Services | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 11 | Bill Wentworth | Liberal | Gorton | Minister for Social Services | 28 February 1968 | 10 March 1971 | 4 years, 281 days |
| 11 | Bill Wentworth | Liberal | McMahon | Minister for Social Services | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 | 4 years, 281 days |
| 12 | Lance Barnard | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Social Services | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days |
| 13 | Don Grimes | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) | 2 years, 65 days |
| 14 | Chris Hurford | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services | 16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 158 days |
| 15 | Neal Blewett | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services and Health | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 2 years, 254 days |
| 16 | Brian Howe | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services and Health | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 3 years, 355 days |
| 16 | Brian Howe | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 3 years, 355 days |
| 16 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 3 years, 355 days |
| 16 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 3 years, 355 days |
| 16 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 3 years, 355 days |
| 17 | Carmen Lawrence | Labor | Keating | Minister for Human Services and Health | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 1 year, 352 days |
| 18 | Michael Wooldridge | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Health and Family Services | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 2 years, 224 days |
| 19 | Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 2 years, 101 days |
| 20 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 2 years, 250 days |
| 21 | Kay Patterson | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 2 years, 112 days |
| 22 | Mal Brough | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 1 year, 310 days |
| 23 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 5 years, 289 days |
| 23 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 5 years, 289 days |
| 23 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 5 years, 289 days |
| 23 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 5 years, 289 days |
| 24 | Kevin Andrews | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Social Services | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) | 1 year, 96 days |
| 25 | Scott Morrison | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Social Services | 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) | 15 September 2015 | 272 days |
| 25 | Scott Morrison | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Social Services | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 | 272 days |
| 26 | Christian Porter | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Social Services | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 20 December 2017 | 2 years, 90 days |
| 27 | Dan Tehan | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Social Services | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 28 August 2018 | 251 days |
| 28 | Paul Fletcher | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Families and Social Services | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days |
| 29 | Anne Ruston | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Families and Social Services | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 2 years, 359 days |
| 30 | Amanda Rishworth | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Social Services | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | incumbent | 2 years, 238 days |

## Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Social Services, or any precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | Abbott | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 2 years, 3 days |
| 2 | Alan Tudge | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Social Services | 30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 141 days |
| 3 | Zed Seselja | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs | 18 July 2016 (2016-07-18) | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 1 year, 155 days |
| 4 | David Gillespie | National | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Children and Families | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 251 days |
| 5 | Michelle Landry | National | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Children and Families | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 3 years, 268 days |
| 6 | Justine Elliot | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Minister for Social Services Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 238 days |

## 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:
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Frederick Stewart | United Australia | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 26 April 1939 | 29 August 1941 | 2 years, 164 days |
| 1 | Frederick Stewart | United Australia | Fadden | Minister for Social Services | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 | 2 years, 164 days |
| 2 | Jack Holloway | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Social Services | 7 October 1941 | 21 September 1943 | 1 year, 349 days |
| 3 | James Fraser | Labor | Curtin | Minister for Social Services | 21 September 1943 | 6 July 1945 | 2 years, 270 days |
| 3 | James Fraser | Labor | Forde | Minister for Social Services | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 | 2 years, 270 days |
| 3 | James Fraser | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Social Services | 13 July 1945 | 18 June 1946 | 2 years, 270 days |
| 4 | Nick McKenna | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Social Services | 18 June 1946 | 19 December 1949 | 3 years, 184 days |
| 5 | Bill Spooner | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 19 December 1949 | 11 May 1951 | 1 year, 143 days |
| 6 | Athol Townley | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 11 May 1951 | 9 July 1954 | 3 years, 59 days |
| 7 | William McMahon | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 9 July 1954 | 28 February 1956 | 1 year, 234 days |
| 8 | Hugh Roberton | Country | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 28 February 1956 | 21 January 1965 | 8 years, 328 days |
| 9 | Reginald Swartz | Liberal | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 21 January 1965 | 22 February 1965 | 32 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 22 February 1965 | 26 January 1966 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Holt | Minister for Social Services | 26 January 1966 | 19 December 1967 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | McEwen | Minister for Social Services | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | Country | Gorton | Minister for Social Services | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 | 3 years, 6 days |
| 11 | Bill Wentworth | Liberal | Gorton | Minister for Social Services | 28 February 1968 | 10 March 1971 | 4 years, 281 days |
| 11 | Bill Wentworth | Liberal | McMahon | Minister for Social Services | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 | 4 years, 281 days |
| 12 | Lance Barnard | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Social Services | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days |
| 13 | Bill Hayden | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Social Security | 19 December 1972 | 6 June 1975 | 2 years, 169 days |
| 14 | John Wheeldon | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Social Security | 6 June 1975 | 11 November 1975 | 158 days |
| 15 | Don Chipp | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Social Security | 12 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | 40 days |
| 16 | Margaret Guilfoyle | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Social Security | 22 December 1975 | 3 November 1980 | 4 years, 317 days |
| 17 | Fred Chaney | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Social Security | 3 November 1980 | 11 March 1983 | 2 years, 128 days |
| 18 | Don Grimes | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Social Security | 11 March 1983 | 13 December 1984 | 1 year, 277 days |
| 19 | Brian Howe | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Social Security | 13 December 1984 | 4 April 1990 | 5 years, 112 days |
| 20 | Graham Richardson | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Social Security | 4 April 1990 | 20 December 1991 | 1 year, 267 days |
| 20 | Graham Richardson | Labor | Keating | Minister for Social Security | 20 December 1991 | 27 December 1991 | 1 year, 267 days |
| 21 | Neal Blewett | Labor | Keating | Minister for Social Security | 27 December 1991 | 24 March 1993 | 1 year, 87 days |
| 22 | Peter Baldwin | Labor | Keating | Minister for Social Security | 24 March 1993 | 11 March 1996 | 2 years, 353 days |
| 23 | Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Social Security | 11 March 1996 | 21 October 1998 | 2 years, 224 days |
| 24 | Joe Hockey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Human Services | 26 October 2004 | 30 January 2007 | 2 years, 96 days |
| 25 | Ian Campbell | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Human Services | 30 January 2007 | 9 March 2007 | 38 days |
| 26 | Chris Ellison | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Human Services | 9 March 2007 | 3 December 2007 | 269 days |
| 27 | Joe Ludwig | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Human Services | 3 December 2007 | 9 June 2009 | 1 year, 188 days |
| 28 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Human Services | 9 June 2009 | 24 June 2010 | 1 year, 97 days |
| 28 | Chris Bowen | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Human Services | 24 June 2010 | 14 September 2010 | 1 year, 97 days |
| 29 | Tanya Plibersek | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Human Services | 14 September 2010 | 14 December 2011 | 1 year, 91 days |
| 30 | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Human Services | 14 December 2011 | 5 March 2012 | 82 days |
| 31 | Kim Carr | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Human Services | 5 March 2012 | 23 March 2013 | 1 year, 18 days |
| 32 | Jan McLucas | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Human Services | 23 March 2013 | 27 June 2013 | 179 days |
| 32 | Jan McLucas | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Human Services | 27 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 179 days |
| 33 | Marise Payne | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Human Services | 18 September 2013 | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days |
| 33 | Marise Payne | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Human Services | 15 September 2015 | 21 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days |
| 34 | Stuart Robert | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Human Services | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 12 February 2016 (2016-02-12) | 144 days |
| 35 | Alan Tudge | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Human Services | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 1 year, 305 days |
| 36 | Michael Keenan | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Human Services | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | 1 year, 160 days |
| 36 | Michael Keenan | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Human Services | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 1 year, 160 days |
| (34) | Stuart Robert | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Government Services | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) | 1 year, 305 days |
| 37 | Linda Reynolds | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Government Services | 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 1 year, 56 days |
| 38 | Bill Shorten | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Government Services | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 20 January 2025 (2025-01-20) | 2 years, 233 days |
| 39 | Katy Gallagher | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Government Services | 20 January 2025 (2025-01-20) | Incumbent | 5 days |

### List of ministers for housing

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Housing, or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Bert Lazzarini | Labor | 1st Chifley | Minister for Works and Housing | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 1 year, 111 days |
| 2 | Nelson Lemmon | Labor | 2nd Chifley | Minister for Works and Housing | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 3 years, 48 days |
| 3 | Richard Casey | Liberal | 4th Menzies | Minister for Works and Housing | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) | 1 year, 143 days |
| 4 | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | Liberal | 5th Menzies | Minister for Works and Housing | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) | 4 June 1952 (1952-06-04) | 1 year, 24 days |
| 5 | Les Bury | Liberal | 10th Menzies | Minister for Housing | 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 2 years, 39 days |
| 6 | Annabelle Rankin | Liberal | 1st Holt 2nd Holt McEwen 1st Gorton 2nd Gorton McMahon | Minister for Housing | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) | 5 years, 55 days |
| 7 | Kevin Cairns | Liberal | McMahon | Minister for Housing | 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 1 year, 258 days |
| 8 | Gough Whitlam | Labor | 1st Whitlam | Minister for Housing | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 14 days |
| 9 | Les Johnson | Labor | 2nd Whitlam | Minister for Housing | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) | 2 years, 169 days |
| 9 | Les Johnson | Labor | 2nd Whitlam 3rd Whitlam | Minister for Housing and Construction | 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 2 years, 169 days |
| 10 | Joe Riordan | Labor | 3rd Whitlam | Minister for Housing and Construction | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 158 days |
| 11 | John Carrick | Liberal | 1st Fraser | Minister for Housing and Construction | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 41 days |
| 12 | Ivor Greenwood | Liberal | 2nd Fraser | Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) | 199 days |
| 13 | Kevin Newman | Liberal | 2nd Fraser | Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development | 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 1 year, 165 days |
| 14 | Ray Groom | Liberal | 3rd Fraser | Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 2 years, 319 days |
| 14 | Ray Groom | Liberal | 3rd Fraser | Minister for Housing and Construction | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 2 years, 319 days |
| 15 | Tom McVeigh | National Country | 4th Fraser | Minister for Housing and Construction | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 1 year, 185 days |
| 16 | Chris Hurford | Labor | 1st Hawke | Minister for Housing and Construction | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 1 year, 277 days |
| 17 | Stewart West | Labor | 2nd Hawke | Minister for Housing and Construction | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 2 years, 223 days |
| 18 | Peter Morris | Labor | 3rd Hawke | Minister for Housing and Aged Care | 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 27 days |
| 19 | Peter Staples | Labor | 3rd Hawke 4th Hawke | Minister for Housing and Aged Care | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 2 years, 81 days |
| 20 | Brian Howe | Labor | 4th Hawke | Minister for Community Services and Health | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 5 years, 309 days |
| 20 | Brian Howe | Labor | 4th Hawke 1st Keating | Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 5 years, 309 days |
| 20 | Brian Howe | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 5 years, 309 days |
| 20 | Brian Howe | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 5 years, 309 days |
| 20 | Brian Howe | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister for Housing and Regional Development | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 5 years, 309 days |
| 21 | Tanya Plibersek | Labor | 1st Rudd 1st Gillard | Minister for Housing | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 2 years, 285 days |
| 22 | Mark Arbib | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 year, 91 days |
| 23 | Robert McClelland | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister for Housing | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 82 days |
| 24 | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister for Housing | 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 336 days |
| 25 | Mark Butler | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister for Housing and Homelessness | 4 February 2013 (2013-02-04) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 147 days |
| 26 | Julie Collins | Labor | 2nd Rudd | Minister for Housing and Homelessness | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days |
| 27 | Michael Sukkar | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for Housing | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 2 years, 359 days |
| (26) | Julie Collins | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Housing | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | 2 years, 58 days |
| 28 | Clare O'Neil | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Housing | 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | Incumbent | 180 days |
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 is a separate role that supplements the cabinet role of the Minister for Health and Aged Care. Between January 2017 and January 2025, it was an outer ministry role.
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Peter Morris | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Housing and Aged Care | 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 27 days |
| 2 | Peter Staples | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Housing and Aged Care | 15 February 1988 (1988-02-15) | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 5 years, 64 days |
| 2 | Peter Staples | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 5 years, 64 days |
| 2 | Peter Staples | Labor | Keating | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 5 years, 64 days |
| 3 | Bronwyn Bishop | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Aged Care | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 3 years, 36 days |
| 4 | Kevin Andrews | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Ageing | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 1 year, 315 days |
| 5 | Julie Bishop | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Ageing | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 2 years, 112 days |
| 6 | Santo Santoro | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Ageing | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 21 March 2007 (2007-03-21) | 1 year, 53 days |
| 7 | Christopher Pyne | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Ageing | 21 March 2007 (2007-03-21) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 257 days |
| 8 | Justine Elliot | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Ageing | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 2 years, 207 days |
| 9 | Mark Butler | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Mental Health and Ageing | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 3 years, 3 days |
| 10 | Jacinta Collins | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Mental Health and Ageing | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days |
| 11 | Sussan Ley | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Aged Care | 30 September 2015 (2015-09-30) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 1 year, 105 days |
| 11 | Sussan Ley | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Health and Ageing | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 13 January 2017 (2017-01-13) | 1 year, 105 days |
| (acting) | Arthur Sinodinos | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Health and Ageing | 13 January 2017 (2017-01-13) | 24 January 2017 (2017-01-24) | 11 days |
| 12 | Ken Wyatt | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Aged Care | 24 January 2017 (2017-01-24) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 2 years, 125 days |
| 12 | Ken Wyatt | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 2 years, 125 days |
| 13 | Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 2 years, 359 days |
| 13 | Richard Colbeck | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 2 years, 359 days |
| (9) | Mark Butler | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Health and Aged Care | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 238 days |
| 14 | Anika Wells | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Aged Care | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 238 days |

## Former portfolio ministers
### List of ministers for family services

| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Peter Staples | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 2 years, 321 days |
| 1 | Peter Staples | Labor | Keating | Minister for Aged, Family and Health Services | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 2 years, 321 days |
| 2 | Rosemary Crowley | Labor | Keating | Minister for Family Services | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 353 days |
| 3 | Michael Wooldridge | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Health and Family Services | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 2 years, 224 days |
| 4 | Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 2 years, 101 days |
| 5 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 2 years, 250 days |
| 6 | Kay Patterson | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 2 years, 112 days |
| 7 | Mal Brough | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 1 year, 310 days |
| 8 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 5 years, 289 days |
| 8 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 5 years, 289 days |
| 8 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 5 years, 289 days |
| 8 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 5 years, 289 days |

### 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.
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Don Grimes | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) | 2 years, 65 days |
| 2 | Chris Hurford | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services | 16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 158 days |
| 3 | Neal Blewett | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services and Health | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 2 years, 254 days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Community Services and Health | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 3 years, 263 days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services | 7 June 1991 (1991-06-07) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 3 years, 263 days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 3 years, 263 days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 3 years, 263 days |
| 5 | Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 2 years, 101 days |
| 6 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 2 years, 250 days |
| 7 | Kay Patterson | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Family and Community Services | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 2 years, 112 days |
| 8 | John Cobb | National | Howard | Minister for Community Services | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) | 1 year, 3 days |
| 9 | Nigel Scullion | National | Howard | Minister for Community Services | 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 307 days |
| 10 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 4 years, 11 days |
| 10 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 4 years, 11 days |
| 11 | Julie Collins | Labor | Gillard | Minister for Community Services | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 1 year, 278 days |
| 11 | Julie Collins | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Community Services | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 1 year, 278 days |
| 12 | Mitch Fifield | Liberal | Abbott | Assistant Minister for Social Services | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days |
| 12 | Mitch Fifield | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Social Services | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days |