The Minister for Social Inclusion was a role in the

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from 2004 to 2011. The position of Social Inclusion Minister was initiated by the

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in 2004, when then-

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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

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, who was later appointed as the state's Social Inclusion Commissioner, sitting on the Executive Committee of Cabinet. The Initiative led to a big investment in strategies to combat homelessness, including establishing the Common Ground program and Street to Home initiative, the ICAN flexible learning strategy to improve school retention and major funding to revamp mental health in South Australia.

List of Social Inclusion ministers

References

Social Inclusion Social exclusion or social marginalisation is the social disadvantage and relegation to the fringe of society. It is a term that has been used widely in Europe and was first used in France in the late 20th century. It is used across discipline ...

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