[1] Jaffery was appointed minister of culture and equality on 28 June 2023 following Anette Trettebergstuen's resignation due to impartiality issues.

[8] In July, she attended the Moldejazz music festival,[9] and in commemoration of the 12th anniversary of the 2011 Norway attacks, called for action against outsiderness and extremism, and to secure local communities.

[12] In December, Jaffery announced the government's strategy for gaming, which was originally meant to be put forward the year before.

The report concluded that some measures against more male equality would be to have a two parted paternity leave, more flexible school starts and increased recruitment of men to more female dominated jobs.

[15] In late June, she announced that the government would be postponing the implementation of a third gender in identification papers until 2032, on the recommendation of the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs.

[16] On 25 June, Jaffery gained widespread attention, both in national and international press, after flashing her breasts in a show of support for LGBT people.

She did however emphasise that AI should be utilised as a tool and expressed hopes for a continued active demand and appreciation of human illustrators in the future.

Jaffery reasserted the Labour Party's position on inclusion of queer and non-binary people and their recognition of a third gender.