Our ministers

Learn more about the ministers of the Social Services Portfolio. Find out who they are and what they are responsible for.

The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP

Minister for Social Services

Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher

Minister for Finance
Minister for the Public Service
Minister for Women
Minister for Government Services

The Hon Ged Kearney MP

Assistant Minister for Social Services
Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence 

Previous media releases

Find former ministerial and parliamentary secretary media releases and speeches on the archived media site(Opens external website). 

Freedom of Information requests to our ministers

Government agencies and their portfolio ministers are separate entities for the purpose of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)(Opens external website).  

If you are seeking an official document of one of our portfolio ministers, direct your Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the relevant minister’s office. Contact details are in the minister information on this page. 

View the Portfolio ministers Freedom of Information disclosure log. 

For departmental FOI requests, go to Freedom of Information.  

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