Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry
Mark Anthony James Vaile
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1956.
1998 – 1999
Warren Errol Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1948.
1999 – 2005
Minister for Commerce
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1932
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
1991 – 1993
Attorney-General’s Department
Attorney-General of Australia
Billy Mackie Snedden
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1926; d. June 27 1987.
1964 – 1966
Thomas Eyre Forrest “Tom” Hughes
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1923; November 28 2024.
1969 – 1971
Gareth John Evans
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1944.
1983 – 1984
Minister for Justice
Amanda Eloise Vanstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1952.
1997 – 2001
Department of Business and Consumer Affairs (Defunct)
Minister of Business and Consumer Affairs
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1975 – 1977
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water
Minister for the Environment
Andrew Sharp Peacock
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1939; April 16 2021.
1975
Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Penelope Ying-yen “Penny” Wong
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1968.
2007 – 2010
Christopher Eyles Guy “Chris” Bowen
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1973.
2022 – present
Department of Defence
Minister for Defence
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1937
Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1905; January 9 1993.
1963 – 1964
John Malcolm Fraser
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1930; March 20 2015.
1969 – 1971
John Colinton Moore
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1936; January 22 2025.
1998 – 2001
Brendan John Nelson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1958.
2006 – 2007
John Philip Faulkner
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1954.
2009 – 2010
Stephen Francis Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1955.
2010 – 2013
Christopher Maurice Pyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1967.
2018 – 2019
Peter Craig Dutton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1970.
2021 – 2022
Richard Donald Marles
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1967.
2022 – present
Minister for the Army
John Malcolm Fraser
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1930; March 20 2015.
1966 – 1968
Andrew Sharp Peacock
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1939; April 16 2021.
1969 – 1972
Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
John Philip Faulkner
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1954.
1993 – 1994
Department of Education
Minister for Education and Science
John Malcolm Fraser
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1930; March 20 2015.
1968 – 1969
John Malcolm Fraser*
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1930; March 20 2015.
1971 – 1972
John Leslie Carrick
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1918; d. May 18 2018.
1975 – 1979
Wallace Clyde “Wal” Fife
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1929; d. November 16 2017.
1979 – 1982
Amanda Eloise Vanstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1952.
1996 – 1997
Brendan John Nelson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1958.
2001 – 2006
Julia Eileen Gillard
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1961.
2007 – 2010
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
2010
William Richard “Bill” Shorten
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1967.
2013
Christopher Maurice Pyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1967.
2013 – 2015
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Industrial Relations
Andrew Sharp Peacock
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1939; April 16 2021.
1980 – 1981
Minister for Employment, Education, and Training
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
1993 – 1996
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Amanda Eloise Vanstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1952.
1996 – 1997
Anthony John “Tony” Abbott
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1957.
2001 – 2003
Joseph Benedict “Joe” Hockey
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1965.
2007
Julia Eileen Gillard
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1961.
2007 – 2010
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
2010
William Richard “Bill” Shorten
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1967.
2011 – 2013
Minister for Employment Services
Anthony John “Tony” Abbott
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1957.
1998 – 2001
Ministry for the Environment and Water
Minister for the Environment
John Philip Faulkner
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1954.
1994 – 1996
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1954.
2007
Tanya Joan Plibersek
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1969.
2022 – 2025
Department of Finance
Minister for Finance
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2020 – 2022
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Minister for External Affairs
Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1923 – 1929
Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1905; January 9 1993.
1964 – 1969
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Edward Gough Whitlam
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1916; d. October 21 2014.
1972 – 1973
Andrew Sharp Peacock
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1939; April 16 2021.
1975 – 1980
William George “Bill” Hayden
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1933; d. October 21 2023.
1983 – 1988
Gareth John Evans
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1944.
1988 – 1996
Stephen Francis Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1955.
2007 – 2010
Kevin Michael Rudd
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1957.
2010 – 2012
Robert John “Bob” Carr
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1947.
2012 – 2013
Penelope Ying-yen “Penny” Wong
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1968.
2022 – present
Minister for Trade and Customs of Australia
Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1928
Minister for Special Trade Negotiations
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1977
Ransley Victor “Vic” Garland
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1934; January 1 2022.
1977 – 1979
Douglas Barr Scott
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1920; March 12 2012.
1979 – 1980
Minister for Trade
Mark Anthony James Vaile
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1956.
1999 – 2006
Warren Errol Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1948.
2006 – 2007
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
2007 – 2010
Stephen Francis Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1955.
2010
Richard Donald Marles
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1967.
2013
Donald Edward “Don” Farrell
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1954.
2022 – present
Minister for Tourism
Alan Gordon Griffiths
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1952.
1991 – 1993
Department of Health and Aged Care
Minister for Health
Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1927 – 1928
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1935 – 1936
Minister for Health and Ageing
Anthony John “Tony” Abbott
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1957.
2003 – 2007
Minister for Health
Tanya Joan Plibersek
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1969.
2011 – 2013
Peter Craig Dutton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1970.
2013 – 2014
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2020 – 2022
Department of Home Affairs
Minister for Home Affairs
Peter Craig Dutton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1970.
2017 – 2021
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2021 – 2022
Minister for Immigration
Billy Mackie Snedden
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1926; d. June 27 1987.
1966 – 1969
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
Amanda Eloise Vanstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1952.
2003 – 2007
Minister for Immigration and Border Protection
Christopher Eyles Guy “Chris” Bowen
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1973.
2010 – 2013
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2013 – 2014
Peter Craig Dutton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1970.
2014 – 2018
Department of Industry, Science, and Resources
Ministry for Industry and Commerce
Andrew Sharp Peacock
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1939; April 16 2021.
1982 – 1983
Minister for Industry, Technology, and Regional Development
Alan Gordon Griffiths
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1952.
1993 – 1994
Minister of Industry, Science, and Tourism
John Colinton Moore
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1936; January 22 2025.
1996 – 1998
Minister for Industry, Science, Energy, and Resources
Christopher Maurice Pyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1967.
2015 – 2016
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2021 – 2022
Minister for Resources and Energy
Gareth John Evans
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1944.
1984 – 1987
Minister for Resources
Alan Gordon Griffiths
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1952.
1990 – 1993
Madeleine Mary Harvie King
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1973.
2022 – present
Minister for Science and Technology
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
1990 – 1991
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, and the Arts
Minister for Transport and Communications
Gareth John Evans
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1944.
1987 – 1988
Mark Anthony James Vaile
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1956.
1997 – 1999
Warren Errol Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1948.
2005 – 2006
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
Anthony Norman Albanese
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1963.
2007 – 2013
Warren Errol Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1948.
2013 – 2016
Catherine Fiona King
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 2 1966.
2022 – present
Minister for Regional Development and Local Government
Anthony Norman Albanese
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1963.
2007 – 2010
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
2010 – 2013
Anthony Norman Albanese
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1963.
2013
Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy
Anthony Norman Albanese
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1963.
2013
Postmaster-General
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1929 – 1931
Minister for Territories
Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1905; January 9 1993.
1951 – 1963
Minister for External Territories
Andrew Sharp Peacock
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1939; April 16 2021.
1972
Minister for Works and Railways of Australia
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1929 – 1931
Department of Social Services
Minister for Family and Community Services
Amanda Eloise Vanstone
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1952.
2001 – 2003
Minister for Social Services
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2014 – 2015
Tanya Joan Plibersek
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1969.
2025 – present
Department of the Treasury
Treasurer of Australia
Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1921 – 1923
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1932 – 1935
Billy Mackie Snedden
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1926; d. June 27 1987.
1971 – 1972
William George “Bill” Hayden
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1933; d. October 21 2023.
1975
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1977 – 1983
Paul John Keating
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1944.
1983 – 1991
Wayne Maxwell Swan
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1954.
2007 – 2013
Christopher Eyles Guy “Chris” Bowen
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1973.
2013
Joseph Benedict “Joe” Hockey
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1965.
2013 – 2015
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2015 – 2018
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2021 – 2022
James Edward “Jim” Chalmers
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1978.
2022 – present
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Minister for Repatriation
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1935 – 1936
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Ransley Victor “Vic” Garland
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1934; January 1 2022.
1977 – 1978
Albert Evan Adermann
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1927; November 3 2001.
1978 – 1980
John Philip Faulkner
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1954.
1993 – 1994
Abolished Cabinet Offices
Department of Business and Consumer Affairs
Minister for Consumer Affairs
Wallace Clyde “Wal” Fife
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1929; d. November 16 2017.
1977 – 1979
Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs
Ransley Victor “Vic” Garland
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1934; January 1 2022.
1979 – 1980
John Colinton Moore
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1936; January 22 2025.
1980 – 1982
Department of Labour and National Service
Minister of Labour and National Service
Billy Mackie Snedden
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1926; d. June 27 1987.
1969 – 1971
Postal and Telecommunications Department
Minister for Post and Telecommunications
Ransley Victor “Vic” Garland
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1934; January 1 2022.
1975 – 1976
Department of Supply
Minister for Supply
Ransley Victor “Vic” Garland
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1934; January 1 2022.
1971 – 1972