Kate Washington

Kate Washington
Minister for Families and Communities
Assumed office
5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
PremierChris Minns
Preceded byNatasha Maclaren-Jones
Minister for Disability Inclusion
Assumed office
5 April 2023 (2023-04-05)
PremierChris Minns
Preceded byNatasha Maclaren-Jones (as Minister for Disability Services)
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Port Stephens
Assumed office
28 March 2015
Preceded byCraig Baumann
Personal details
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyNew South Wales Labor Party
ResidenceLemon Tree Passage[1]
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
ProfessionLawyer
Websitewww.katewashington.com.au

Kate Rebecca Washington (born 1970) is an Australian politician who has served as Minister for Disability Inclusion and Families and Communities in the Minns Government of New South Wales since 2023. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Port Stephens for the New South Wales Labor Party at the 2015 New South Wales state election.

Before entering parliament, Washington worked as a health lawyer. She has three children[2] and lives in Lemon Tree Passage.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Candidates - The Legislative Assembly District of Port Stephens". elections.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Bevan, Scott (30 September 2017). "MP Kate anchors in Port Stephens". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2 January 2018.