Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories is a position within the Australian federal government.
| Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | |
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| Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Fred Bamford (as Minister for Home and Territories) |
| Formation | 6 January 1932 |
| Website | minister |
The outer ministry position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads was created in the Third Howard Ministry on 7 October 2003. The first minister to hold this position was Senator Ian Campbell, who held it from 7 October 2003 until 18 July 2004. On 18 July 2004, the position was transferred to Jim Lloyd, then Federal Member for Robertson. When the Fourth Howard Ministry started on 22 October 2004, Lloyd retained the position, and did so until the 2007 Federal Election when Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party won government.
Rudd's first ministry eliminated the position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The responsibilities were given to Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Accordingly, the old Department of Transport and Regional Services was renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
List of ministers for regional development
editThe following individuals have been appointed Minister for Regional Development, or any precedent titles:[1]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Uren | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Urban and Regional Development | 19 December 1972 | 11 November 1975 | 2 years, 327 days | |
| 2 | John Carrick | Liberal | Fraser | 11 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | 41 days | ||
| 3 | Ivor Greenwood | Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development | 22 December 1975 | 8 July 1976 | 199 days | |||
| 4 | Kevin Newman | 8 July 1976 | 20 December 1977 | 1 year, 165 days | ||||
| 5 | Ray Groom | 20 December 1977 | 5 December 1978 | 350 days | ||||
| 6 | Alan Griffiths | Labor | Keating | Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development | 24 March 1993 | 23 January 1994 | 305 days | |
| 7 | Peter Cook | 30 January 1994 | 25 March 1994 | 54 days | ||||
| 8 | Brian Howe | Minister for Housing and Regional Development | 25 March 1994 | 11 March 1996 | 1 year, 352 days | |||
| 9 | John Sharp | Nationals | Howard | Minister for Transport and Regional Development | 11 March 1996 | 25 September 1997 | 1 year, 198 days | |
| 10 | Mark Vaile | 25 September 1997 | 21 October 1998 | 1 year, 26 days | ||||
| 11 | John Anderson | Minister for Transport and Regional Services | 21 October 1998 | 6 July 2005 | 6 years, 258 days | |||
| 12 | Warren Truss | 6 July 2005 | 29 September 2006 | 1 year, 85 days | ||||
| (10) | Mark Vaile | 29 September 2006 | 3 December 2007 | 1 year, 65 days | ||||
| 13 | Anthony Albanese | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 3 December 2007 | 24 June 2010 | 2 years, 207 days | |
| Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 28 June 2010 | ||||||
| 14 | Simon Crean | Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government | 28 June 2010 | 25 March 2013 | 2 years, 270 days | |||
| (13) | Anthony Albanese | Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | 25 March 2013 | 1 July 2013 | 98 days | |||
| 15 | Sharon Bird | Rudd | Minister for Regional Development | 1 July 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 79 days | ||
| (12) | Warren Truss | Nationals | Abbott | Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development | 18 September 2013 | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 153 days | |
| Turnbull | 15 September 2015 | 18 February 2016 | ||||||
| 16 | Fiona Nash | Minister for Regional Development | 18 February 2016 | 27 October 2017 | 1 year, 251 days | |||
| 17 | Darren Chester | 27 October 2017 | 20 December 2017 | 54 days | ||||
| 18 | John McVeigh | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | 20 December 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 251 days | |||
| Morrison | 24 August 2018 | 28 August 2018 | ||||||
| 19 | Michael McCormack | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development | 28 August 2018 | 22 June 2021 | 2 years, 298 days | |||
| 20 | Barnaby Joyce | 22 June 2021 | 23 May 2022 | 335 days | ||||
| 21 | Catherine King | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 157 days | |
| Kristy McBain | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | |||||||
List of ministers for local government
editThe following individuals have been appointed Minister for Local Government, or any precedent titles:[1]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Uren | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Territories and Local Government, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs |
11 March 1983 | 13 December 1984 | 4 years, 135 days | |
| Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services | 13 December 1984 | 24 July 1987 | ||||||
| 2 | Margaret Reynolds | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Local Government | 18 September 1987 | 4 April 1990 | 2 years, 198 days | |
| 3 | Wendy Fatin | 4 April 1990 | 20 December 1991 | 1 year, 267 days | ||||
| Keating | 20 December 1991 | 27 December 1991 | ||||||
| 4 | David Simmons | 27 December 1991 | 24 March 1993 | 1 year, 87 days | ||||
| 5 | Brian Howe | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services | 24 March 1993 | 23 December 1993 | 1 year, 1 day | |||
| Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | 23 December 1993 | 25 March 1994 | ||||||
| 6 | Warwick Smith | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government | 11 March 1996 | 9 October 1997 | 1 year, 212 days | |
| 7 | Alex Somlyay | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | 9 October 1997 | 21 October 1998 | 1 year, 12 days | |||
| 8 | Ian Macdonald | Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government | 21 October 1998 | 26 November 2001 | 3 years, 36 days | |||
| 9 | Wilson Tuckey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government | 25 January 2002 | 7 October 2003 | 1 year, 255 days | |
| 10 | Ian Campbell | Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads | 7 October 2003 | 18 July 2004 | 285 days | |||
| 11 | Jim Lloyd | 18 July 2004 | 3 December 2007 | 3 years, 138 days | ||||
| 12 | Anthony Albanese | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 3 December 2007 | 24 June 2010 | 2 years, 207 days | |
| Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 28 June 2010 | ||||||
| 13 | Simon Crean | Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government | 28 June 2010 | 25 March 2013 | 2 years, 270 days | |||
| (12) | Anthony Albanese | Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | 25 March 2013 | 1 July 2013 | 98 days | |||
| 14 | Catherine King | Rudd | Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories | 1 July 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 79 days | ||
| 15 | Paul Fletcher | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects | 21 September 2015 | 19 July 2016 | 302 days | |
| 16 | Fiona Nash | National | Minister for Local Government and Territories | 19 July 2016 | 27 October 2017 | 1 year, 100 days | ||
| 17 | Darren Chester | 27 October 2017 | 20 December 2017 | 54 days | ||||
| 18 | John McVeigh | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | 20 December 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 251 days | |||
| Morrison | 24 August 2018 | 28 August 2018 | ||||||
| 19 | Bridget McKenzie | Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation | 28 August 2018 | 29 May 2019 | 274 days | |||
| 20 | Mark Coulton | Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government | 29 May 2019 | 6 February 2020 | 2 years, 34 days | |||
| Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government | 6 February 2020 | 2 July 2021 | ||||||
| (19) | Bridget McKenzie | Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education | 2 July 2021 | 23 May 2022 | 325 days | |||
| (14) | Catherine King | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 157 days | |
| 21 | Kristy McBain | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | ||||||
List of ministers for territories
editThe following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Territories, or any precedent titles:[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Bamford | National Labor | Hughes | Minister for Home and Territories | 14 November 1916 | 17 February 1917 | 95 days | |
| 2 | Paddy Glynn, KC | Nationalist | 17 February 1917 | 3 February 1920 | 2 years, 351 days | |||
| 3 | Alexander Poynton, OBE | 3 February 1920 | 21 December 1921 | 1 year, 321 days | ||||
| 4 | George Pearce | 21 December 1921 | 9 February 1923 | 4 years, 179 days | ||||
| Bruce | 9 February 1923 | 18 June 1926 | ||||||
| 5 | Sir William Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD | 18 June 1926 | 2 April 1927 | 288 days | ||||
| 6 | Charles Marr, DSO, MC | 2 April 1927 | 24 February 1928 | 328 days | ||||
| 7 | Sir Neville Howse, VC, KCB, KCMG | 24 February 1928 | 29 November 1928 | 279 days | ||||
| 8 | Aubrey Abbott | Country | 29 November 1928 | 22 October 1929 | 327 days | |||
| (6) | Charles Marr | United Australia | Lyons | Minister in charge of Territories | 6 January 1932 | 24 May 1934 | 2 years, 138 days | |
| 9 | Harry Lawson | 24 May 1934 | 12 October 1934 | 141 days | ||||
| 10 | George Pearce | 12 October 1934 | 29 November 1937 | 3 years, 48 days | ||||
| 11 | Billy Hughes | 29 November 1937 | 7 November 1938 | 343 days | ||||
| 12 | John Perkins | Minister without portfolio administering External Territories | 7 November 1938 | 8 November 1938 | 1 day | |||
| 13 | Eric Harrison | 8 November 1938 | 7 April 1939 | 169 days | ||||
| Page | 7 April 1939 | 26 April 1939 | ||||||
| (12) | John Perkins | Menzies | 26 April 1939 | 14 March 1940 | 323 days | |||
| 14 | Horace Nock | Country | Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories | 14 March 1940 | 28 October 1940 | 228 days | ||
| 15 | Thomas Collins | Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister dealing with External Territories | 28 October 1940 | 26 June 1941 | 241 days | |||
| 16 | Allan McDonald | United Australia | Minister for External Territories | 26 June 1941 | 29 August 1941 | 103 days | ||
| Fadden | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 | ||||||
| 17 | James Fraser | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 21 September 1943 | 1 year, 349 days | ||
| 18 | Eddie Ward | 21 September 1943 | 6 July 1945 | 6 years, 89 days | ||||
| Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 | ||||||
| Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 19 December 1949 | ||||||
| 19 | Percy Spender | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 26 April 1951 | 1 year, 128 days | ||
| 20 | Richard Casey | 27 April 1951 | 11 May 1951 | 15 days | ||||
| 21 | Paul Hasluck | Minister for Territories | 11 May 1951 | 18 December 1963 | 12 years, 221 days | |||
| 22 | Charles Barnes | Country | 18 December 1963 | 26 January 1966 | 8 years, 38 days | |||
| Holt | 26 January 1966 | 19 December 1967 | ||||||
| McEwen | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 | ||||||
| Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 | ||||||
| Minister for External Territories | 28 February 1968 | 10 March 1971 | ||||||
| McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 25 January 1972 | ||||||
| 23 | Andrew Peacock | Liberal | 25 January 1972 | 5 December 1972 | 315 days | |||
| 24 | Gough Whitlam1 | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days | ||
| 25 | Bill Morrison | 19 December 1972 | 30 November 1973 | 346 days | ||||
| 26 | Tom Uren | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Territories and Local Government | 11 March 1983 | 13 December 1984 | 1 year, 277 days | |
| 27 | Gordon Scholes | Minister for Territories | 13 December 1984 | 24 July 1987 | 2 years, 223 days | |||
| 28 | John Brown | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | 24 July 1987 | 18 December 1987 | 147 days | |||
| 29 | Gary Punch | Minister for the Arts and Territories | 19 January 1988 | 2 September 1988 | 227 days | |||
| 30 | Clyde Holding | 2 September 1988 | 22 May 1989 | 1 year, 214 days | ||||
| Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories | 22 May 1989 | 4 April 1990 | ||||||
| 31 | David Simmons | 4 April 1990 | 20 December 1991 | 1 year, 267 days | ||||
| Keating | 20 December 1991 | 27 December 1991 | ||||||
| 32 | Wendy Fatin | Minister for the Arts and Territories | 27 December 1991 | 24 March 1993 | 1 year, 87 days | |||
| 33 | Ros Kelly | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | 24 March 1993 | 1 March 1994 | 342 days | |||
| 34 | Graham Richardson | 1 March 1994 | 25 March 1994 | 24 days | ||||
| 35 | John Faulkner | 25 March 1994 | 11 March 1996 | 1 year, 352 days | ||||
| 36 | Warwick Smith | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government | 11 March 1996 | 9 October 1997 | 1 year, 212 days | |
| 37 | Alex Somlyay | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | 9 October 1997 | 21 October 1998 | 1 year, 12 days | |||
| 38 | Ian Macdonald | Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government | 21 October 1998 | 26 November 2001 | 3 years, 36 days | |||
| 39 | Wilson Tuckey | 25 January 2002 | 7 October 2003 | 1 year, 255 days | ||||
| (38) | Ian Macdonald | Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads | 7 October 2003 | 18 July 2004 | 285 days | |||
| 40 | Jim Lloyd | 18 July 2004 | 3 December 2007 | 3 years, 138 days | ||||
| 41 | Paul Fletcher | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects | 21 September 2015 | 19 July 2016 | 302 days | |
| 42 | Fiona Nash | National | Minister for Local Government and Territories | 19 July 2016 | 27 October 2017 | 1 year, 100 days | ||
| 43 | Darren Chester | 27 October 2017 | 20 December 2017 | 54 days | ||||
| 44 | John McVeigh | Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government | 20 December 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 251 days | |||
| Morrison | 24 August 2018 | 28 August 2018 | ||||||
| 45 | Sussan Ley | Liberal | Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories | 28 August 2018 | 29 May 2019 | 274 days | ||
| 46 | Nola Marino | 29 May 2019 | 23 May 2022 | 2 years, 359 days | ||||
| 47 | Kristy McBain | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 157 days | |
Capital Territory
editThe following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Capital Territory:[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kep Enderby | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for the Capital Territory | 19 December 1972 | 9 October 1973 | 294 days | |
| 2 | Gordon Bryant | 9 October 1973 | 11 November 1975 | 2 years, 33 days | ||||
| 3 | Reg Withers | Liberal | Fraser | 11 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | 41 days | ||
| 4 | Eric Robinson | 22 December 1975 | 16 February 1976 | 56 days | ||||
| 5 | Tony Staley | 16 February 1976 | 20 December 1977 | 1 year, 307 days | ||||
| 6 | Bob Ellicott | 20 December 1977 | 3 November 1980 | 2 years, 319 days | ||||
| 7 | Michael Hodgman | 3 November 1980 | 11 March 1983 | 2 years, 128 days | ||||
Northern Territory
editThe following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Northern Territory or successor titles:[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kep Enderby | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for the Northern Territory1 | 19 December 1972 | 19 October 1973 | 304 days | |
| 2 | Rex Patterson1 | 19 October 1973 | 6 June 1975 | 2 years, 2 days | ||||
| Minister for Northern Australia | 6 June 1975 | 21 October 1975 | ||||||
| 3 | Paul Keating | 21 October 1975 | 11 November 1975 | 21 days | ||||
| 4 | Ian Sinclair | National Country | Fraser | 11 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | 41 days | ||
| 5 | Evan Adermann | Minister for the Northern Territory | 22 December 1975 | 28 September 1978 | 2 years, 280 days | |||
| 6 | Bob Collins | Labor | Hawke | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Northern Australia | 4 April 1990 | 20 December 1991 | 2 years, 53 days | |
| Keating | 20 December 1991 | 27 May 1992 | ||||||
| 7 | Ben Humphreys | 27 May 1992 | 24 March 1993 | 301 days | ||||
| 8 | Josh Frydenberg | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia | 21 September 2015 | 18 February 2016 | 150 days | |
| 9 | Matt Canavan | Liberal National | Minister for Northern Australia | 18 February 2016 | 19 July 2016 | 1 year, 157 days | ||
| Minister for Resources and Northern Australia | 19 July 2016 | 25 July 2017 | ||||||
| 10 | Barnaby Joyce | National | 25 July 2017 | 27 October 2017 | 94 days | |||
| (9) | Matt Canavan | Liberal National | 27 October 2017 | 24 August 2018 | 2 years, 99 days | |||
| Morrison | 24 August 2018 | 3 February 2020 | ||||||
| 11 | Keith Pitt Scott Morrison[3] |
Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia | 6 February 2020 | 2 July 2021 | 1 year, 146 days | |||
| 12 | David Littleproud | Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia | 2 July 2021 | 23 May 2022 | 325 days | |||
| 13 | Madeleine King | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Northern Australia | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 157 days | |
List of ministers for Interior
editThe following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Interior:[4]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archdale Parkhill | United Australia | Lyons | Minister for the Interior | 12 April 1932 | 13 October 1932 | 184 days | |
| 2 | John Perkins | 13 October 1932 | 12 October 1934 | 1 year, 364 days | ||||
| 3 | Eric Harrison | 12 October 1934 | 9 November 1934 | 28 days | ||||
| 4 | Thomas Paterson | Country | 9 November 1934 | 29 November 1937 | 3 years, 20 days | |||
| 5 | John McEwen | 29 November 1937 | 7 April 1939 | 1 year, 148 days | ||||
| Page | 7 April 1939 | 26 April 1939 | ||||||
| 6 | Harry Foll | United Australia | Menzies | 26 April 1939 | 29 August 1941 | 2 years, 164 days | ||
| Fadden | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 | ||||||
| 7 | Joe Collings | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 6 July 1945 | 3 years, 279 days | ||
| Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 | ||||||
| 8 | Herbert Johnson | Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 19 December 1949 | 4 years, 159 days | |||
| 9 | Philip McBride | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 24 October 1950 | 309 days | ||
| n/a | Eric Harrison | 24 October 1950 | 11 May 1951 | 199 days | ||||
| 10 | Wilfrid Kent Hughes | 11 May 1951 | 11 January 1956 | 4 years, 245 days | ||||
| 11 | Allen Fairhall | 11 January 1956 | 10 December 1958 | 2 years, 333 days | ||||
| 12 | Gordon Freeth | 10 December 1958 | 18 December 1963 | 5 years, 8 days | ||||
| 13 | John Gorton | 18 December 1963 | 4 March 1964 | 77 days | ||||
| 14 | Doug Anthony | Country | 4 March 1964 | 26 January 1966 | 3 years, 226 days | |||
| Holt | 26 January 1966 | 16 October 1967 | ||||||
| 15 | Peter Nixon | 16 October 1967 | 19 December 1967 | 3 years, 112 days | ||||
| McEwen | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 | ||||||
| Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 5 February 1971 | ||||||
| 16 | Ralph Hunt | 5 February 1971 | 10 March 1971 | 1 year, 304 days | ||||
| McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 | ||||||
| 17 | Lance Barnard | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days | ||
Notes
edit- 1 Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.
References
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- ^ a b c "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Anthony Albanese reveals former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five ministries in power grab". ABC News. 16 August 2022.
- ^ "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.