Minister for Social Services (Australia) List of Ministers for Social Services List of Ministers for Social Services

| Order_ | Minister | Party | Prime_Minister | Term_start | Term_end | Term_in_office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Grimes | Labor | Hawke | 13December1984 | 16February1987 | 2years, 65days |
| 2 | Chris Hurford | Labor | Hawke | 16February1987 | 24July1987 | 158 days |
| 3 | Neal Blewett | Labor | Hawke | 24July1987 | 4April1990 | 2years, 254days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Hawke | 4April1990 | 7June1991 | 3years, 355days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Hawke | 7June1991 | 20December1991 | 3years, 355days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | 20December1991 | 24March1993 | 3years, 355days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | 24March1993 | 23December1993 | 3years, 355days |
| 4 | Brian Howe | Labor | Keating | 23December1993 | 25March1994 | 3years, 355days |
| 5 | Carmen Lawrence | Labor | Keating | 25March1994 | 11March1996 | 1year, 352days |
| 6 | Michael Wooldridge | Liberal | Howard | 11March1996 | 21October1998 | 2years, 224days |
| 7 | Jocelyn Newman | Liberal | Howard | 21October1998 | 30January2001 | 2years, 101days |