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Minister for Social Inclusion (South Australia)

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Minister for Social Inclusion of South Australia
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerPremier of South Australia
Inaugural holderMike Rann
Formation2004
Final holderMike Rann
AbolishedOctober 2011 (2011-10)

The Minister for Social Inclusion was a role in the Government of South Australia from 2004 to 2011.

The position of Social Inclusion Minister was initiated by the South Australian Government in 2004, when then-Premier Mike Rann adopted the title. He held the portfolio until his retirement as Premier in October 2011. In 2002 Premier Rann established the Social Inclusion Initiative headed by Monsignor David Cappo, who was later appointed as the state's Social Inclusion Commissioner, sitting on the Executive Committee of Cabinet.[1] The Initiative led to a big investment in strategies to combat homelessness, including establishing the Common Ground program and Street to Home initiative,[2][failed verification] the ICAN flexible learning strategy to improve school retention[3] and major funding to revamp mental health in South Australia.

List of Social Inclusion ministers

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# Minister Party affiliation Period
1 Mike Rann Australian Labor Party 2004–2011

References

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  1. ^ "Cappo Appointed Social Inclusion Commissioner". ABC News. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "SA Community - Connecting Up Australia". 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012.
  3. ^ "I CAN!". Institute for the Clinical Advancement of Neuroplasticity. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010.