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Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs (commonly shortened to Foreign Minister) is the minister in the Government of Australia who is responsible for overseeing the international diplomacy section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Senator Marise Payne was appointed as Foreign Minister by Prime Minister Scott Morrison in August 2018 following the resignation of Julie Bishop.

A subordinate position, Minister for International Development and the Pacific, has been held by Alex Hawke since 26 May 2019. This position was previously held by Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells from 2016 to 2018, and Anne Ruston from 2018 to 2019.[2]

Minister for Foreign Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleThe Honourable
(Formally)
His/Her Excellency
(Internationally)[1]
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderSir Edmund Barton
Formation1 January 1901

Scope

R. G. Casey House, the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

R. G. Casey House, the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet – the position is equivalent to that of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in Britain or Secretary of State in the United States – as shown by the fact that eleven Prime Ministers of Australia have also worked as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The minister is seen as one of the people most responsible for formulating Australia's foreign policy, as they along with other relevant ministers advise the Prime Minister in developing and implementing foreign policy, and also acts as the government's main spokesperson on international affairs issues. In recent times, the minister also undertakes numerous international trips to meet with foreign representatives and Heads of State or Government.

List of ministers for foreign affairs

The portfolio has existed continuously since 1901, except for the period 14 November 1916 to 21 December 1921. Prior to 6 November 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs. Between 24 July 1987 and 24 March 1993 it was known as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Starting with the Keating Government, the Trade portfolio has been administered separately by the Minister for Trade.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:[3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1Edmund Barton12ProtectionistBartonMinister for External Affairs1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)2 years, 266 days
2Alfred Deakin1Deakin24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)216 days
3Billy HughesLaborWatson27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)112 days
4George Reid1Free TradeReid18 August 1904 (1904-08-18)5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)321 days
n/aAlfred Deakin1ProtectionistDeakin5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)3 years, 131 days
5Lee BatchelorLaborFisher13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)201 days
6Littleton GroomLiberalDeakin2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)331 days
n/aLee BatchelorLaborFisher29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)8 October 1911 (1911-10-08)1 year, 162 days
7Josiah Thomas14 October 1911 (1911-10-14)24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)1 year, 253 days
8Paddy GlynnLiberalCook24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)1 year, 85 days
9John ArthurLaborFisher17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)9 December 1914 (1914-12-09)83 days
10Hugh Mahon9 December 1914 (1914-12-09)27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)322 days
Hughes27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)1 year, 18 days
n/aBilly Hughes1NationalistHughesMinister for External Affairs21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)1 year, 50 days
11Stanley Bruce1Bruce9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)6 years, 255 days
12James Scullin1LaborScullin22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)2 years, 76 days
13John LathamUnited AustraliaLyons6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)2 years, 279 days
14Sir George Pearce12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)3 years, 48 days
n/aBilly Hughes29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)1 year, 129 days
Page7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)19 days
15Sir Henry Somer GullettMenzies26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)323 days
16John McEwenCountry14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)228 days
17Frederick StewartUnited Australia28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)305 days
Fadden29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)39 days
18Dr. H. V. EvattLaborCurtin7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)8 years, 73 days
Forde6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
Chifley13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
19Percy SpenderLiberalMenzies19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)26 April 1951 (1951-04-26)1 year, 128 days
20Richard Casey27 April 1951 (1951-04-27)4 February 1960 (1960-02-04)8 years, 283 days
21Robert Menzies14 February 1960 (1960-02-04)22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)1 year, 321 days
22Sir Garfield Barwick22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)24 April 1964 (1964-04-24)2 years, 124 days
23Paul Hasluck24 April 1964 (1964-04-24)26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)4 years, 293 days
Holt26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
McEwen19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
Gorton10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)11 February 1969 (1969-02-11)
24Gordon Freeth11 February 1969 (1969-02-11)12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)274 days
25William McMahon12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)6 November 1970 (1970-11-06)1 year, 130 days
Minister for Foreign Affairs6 November 1970 (1970-11-06)10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
McMahon10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)22 March 1971 (1971-03-22)
26Leslie Bury22 March 1971 (1971-03-22)2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)133 days
27Nigel Bowen2 August 1971 (1971-08-02)5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)1 year, 125 days
28Gough Whitlam1LaborWhitlam5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)6 November 1973 (1973-11-06)336 days
29Don Willesee6 November 1973 (1973-11-06)11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)2 years, 5 days
30Andrew PeacockLiberalFraser12 November 1975 (1975-11-12)3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)4 years, 358 days
31Tony Street3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)2 years, 128 days
32Bill HaydenLaborHawke11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)5 years, 159 days
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)17 August 1988 (1988-08-17)
33Gareth Evans2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)7 years, 191 days
Keating20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
Minister for Foreign Affairs24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
34Alexander DownerLiberalHoward11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)11 years, 267 days
35Stephen SmithLaborRudd3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)2 years, 285 days
Gillard24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
36Kevin Rudd14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)22 February 2012 (2012-02-22)1 year, 161 days
37Bob Carr13 March 2012 (2012-03-13)27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)1 year, 189 days
Rudd27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
38Julie BishopLiberalAbbott18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)6 years, 3 days
Turnbull15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
Morrison24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
39Marise Payne28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)Incumbent1 year, 24 days

Notes

1Also served asPrime Ministerfor some or all of their term.2Barton was knighted in 1902, while serving as Minister.

List of ministers for international development and the pacific

The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the international development and humanitarian aid policies of the Commonwealth of Australia, administered through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).[4][5][6] AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development and the Pacific, or any precedent title:

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1Melissa ParkeLaborRuddMinister for International Development1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)79 days
2Steven CioboLiberalTurnbullMinister for International Development and the Pacific21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)150 days
3Concetta Fierravanti-Wells18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)21 August 2018915 days
4Anne RustonLiberalMorrisonAssistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific28 August 2018Incumbent1 year, 24 days

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for tourism

Since 1966, Australia had ministers responsible for tourism under various titles. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Tourism, or any of its precedent titles:[3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1Don ChippLiberalHoltMinister in charge of Tourist Activities14 December 1966 (1966-12-14)19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)1 year, 76 days
McEwen19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
Gorton10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)
2Reg Wright28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)3 years, 92 days
McMahon10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)31 May 1971 (1971-05-31)
3Peter Howson31 May 1971 (1971-05-31)5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)1 year, 188 days
4Frank StewartLaborWhitlamMinister for Tourism and Recreation19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)2 years, 327 days
5Reg WithersLiberalFraser11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)41 days
6John BrownLaborHawkeMinister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)4 years, 282 days
Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)18 December 1987 (1987-12-18)
7Graham RichardsonLaborHawkeMinister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)2 years, 75 days
8Ros Kelly4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)1 year, 267 days
Keating20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
9Alan GriffithsMinister for Tourism27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)1 year, 87 days
10Michael Lee24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)2 years, 353 days
11John MooreLiberalHowardMinister for Industry, Science and Tourism11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)1 year, 212 days
12Andrew ThomsonMinister for Sport and Tourism9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)1 year, 12 days
13Jackie Kelly21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)3 years, 36 days
14Joe HockeyMinister for Small Business and Tourism26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)2 years, 335 days
15Fran Bailey26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)3 years, 38 days
16Martin FergusonLaborRuddMinister for Tourism3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)5 years, 112 days
Gillard24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)
17Gary Gray25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)177 days
Rudd27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
18Richard ColbeckLiberalTurnbullMinister for Tourism and International Education21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)302 days
For subsequent appointments, see the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment

List of ministers assisting the minister for foreign affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs or any of its precedent titles:

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1Don WilleseeLaborWhitlamMinister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs19 December 19726 November 1973322 days
2Bill MorrisonMinister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea30 November 19736 June 19751 year, 346 days
Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific6 June 197511 November 1975
3Gareth EvansLaborHawkeMinister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs13 December 198424 July 19872 years, 223 days

See also

  • List of High Commissioners and Ambassadors of Australia

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