Gareth Ward
Gareth Ward | |
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Ward in 2018 | |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Kiama | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Brown |
| Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services | |
| In office 2 April 2019 – 14 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pru Goward (as Minister for Family and Community Services) Ray Williams (as Minister for Disability Services) |
| Succeeded by | Alister Henskens |
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| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Residence | Meroo Meadow |
| Education | Bomaderry High School |
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| Website | www |
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Gareth James Ward is an Australian politician who was the New South Wales Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services in the second Berejiklian ministry from 2019 to 2021. Ward is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and has represented the seat of Kiama since 2011. He was suspended from NSW parliament in March 2022 until the end of that term in March 2023, after being charged with sexual intercourse without consent, and indecent assault.
Ward was also previously the Parliamentary Secretary for Education, in addition to his role as the Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast from 2017 until 2019. Previously, Ward was a councilor on Shoalhaven City Council from 2004 until 2012.
Ward was born with albinism and is legally blind.