Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (New South Wales)

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
Incumbent Sarah Mitchell since 30 January 2017
Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Style	The Honourable
Nominator	Premier of New South Wales
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales
Inaugural holder	Frank Walker
Formation	2 October 1981

The New South Wales Minister for Aboriginal Affairs is a minister in the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for administering legislation and policy in relation to that state's indigenous Australians in New South Wales, Australia.

The current minister is Sarah Mitchell who also serves as the Minister for Early Childhood Education and as the Assistant Minister for Education, appointed with effect from 30 January 2017. The minister assists the lead portfolio minister, the Minister for Education, currently Rob Stokes who was also appointed with effect from 30 January 2017. Together the ministers administers the portfolio through Aboriginal Affairs NSW, an agency of the Department of Education, as well as a range of additional government agencies.

The first Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Frank Walker, was appointed by the Labor Government of Neville Wran on 2 October 1981 and a "Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs" was established on 1 January 1982. This role replaced the Aboriginal Affairs responsibilities of the Minister for Youth and Community Services (the last being Kevin Stewart). Prior to 1969 Aboriginal Affairs was within the purview of the Chief Secretary. The new ministry had responsibilities for advising the Government on "how and where land rights for Aboriginal people might be granted" and for the provision of services to Aboriginal communities.