Assistant Treasurer of Australia

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Assistant Treasurer of Australia
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Incumbent
Stephen Jones
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of the Treasury
Style The Honourable
Reports to Prime Minister
Seat Canberra, ACT
NominatorPrime Minister
Appointer Governor-General
on the advice of the prime minister
Term length At the Governor-General's pleasure
Formation6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
First holder Stanley Bruce
Website ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/stephen-jones-2022

The Assistant Treasurer of Australia is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with assisting the Treasurer with overseeing government revenue collection, federal expenditure and economic policy as the head of the Department of the Treasury. The current assistant treasurer is The Hon. Stephen Jones MP, who was appointed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in May 2022 following the 2022 Australian federal election. Jones also serves as Minister for Financial Services.

Contents

List of assistant treasurers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Treasurer, or any precedent titles: [1]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Stanley Bruce UAP Lyons Assistant Treasurer6 January 193229 June 1932175 days
2 Richard Casey UAP Lyons Assistant Treasurer12 October 19343 October 1935356 days
3 George Gear Labor Keating Assistant Treasurer24 March 199311 March 19962 years, 353 days
4 Jim Short Liberal Howard 11 March 199614 October 1996217 days
5 Rod Kemp 14 October 199625 November 20015 years, 42 days
6 Helen Coonan Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer26 November 200117 July 20042 years, 234 days
7 Mal Brough 18 July 200426 January 20061 year, 192 days
8 Peter Dutton 27 January 20063 December 20071 year, 310 days
9 Chris Bowen Labor Rudd Assistant Treasurer
Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs		3 December 20078 June 20091 year, 187 days
10 Nick Sherry Assistant Treasurer9 June 200924 June 20101 year, 97 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
11 Bill Shorten Assistant Treasurer
Minister for Financial Services & Superannuation		14 September 201014 December 20111 year, 91 days
12 Mark Arbib Assistant Treasurer14 December 20115 March 201282 days
13 David Bradbury Assistant Treasurer
Minister Assisting for Financial Services & Superannuation		5 March 201227 June 20131 year, 197 days
Rudd27 June 201318 September 2013
14 Arthur Sinodinos Liberal Abbott Assistant Treasurer18 September 201319 December 20141 year, 92 days
15 Josh Frydenberg 23 December 201415 September 2015271 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
16 Kelly O'Dwyer 21 September 201519 July 20162 years, 341 days
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services19 July 201628 August 2018
17 Stuart Robert Morrison Assistant Treasurer28 August 201829 May 2019274 days
18 Michael Sukkar 29 May 201923 May 20222 years, 359 days
19 Stephen Jones Labor Albanese Assistant Treasurer
Minister for Financial Services		1 June 2022Incumbent1 year, 286 days

List of ministers for financial services

This section is an excerpt from Minister for Financial Services § List of ministers for financial services.[ edit ]

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Financial Services, or any precedent titles: [2]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Joe Hockey Liberal Howard Minister for Financial Services and Regulation21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)3 years, 36 days
2 Nick Sherry   Labor Rudd Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)1 year, 188 days
3 Chris Bowen  Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)1 year, 97 days
  Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
3 Bill Shorten  Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)2 years, 290 days
 Rudd27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
4 David Bradbury  Minister Assisting for Financial Services and Superannuation1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)83 days
4 Kelly O'Dwyer Liberal Turnbull Minister for Revenue and Financial Services19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)2 years, 40 days
5 Jane Hume Liberal Morrison Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)1 year, 152 days
6 Stephen Jones Labor Albanese Assistant Treasurer
Minister for Financial Services		1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)Incumbent1 year, 286 days

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for competition policy and consumer affairs

The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (formerly the Trade Practices Act 1974) is administered by the Treasurer through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, but was formerly administered by other ministers. The following individuals were appointed as ministers with responsibility for competition and consumer affairs matters: [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Lionel Murphy   Labor Whitlam Attorney-General 19 December 197210 February 19752 years, 53 days
2 Clyde Cameron   Labor WhitlamMinister for Science and Consumer Affairs6 June 197511 November 1975158 days
3Sir Bob Cotton Liberal Fraser 11 November 197522 December 197541 days
4 John Howard Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs22 December 197517 July 19771 year, 207 days
5 Wal Fife 17 July 19778 December 19792 years, 144 days
6Sir Victor Garland 8 December 19793 November 1980331 days
7 John Moore 3 November 198020 April 19821 year, 168 days
8 Neil Brown 20 April 198211 January 1983325 days
9 Barry Cohen Labor Hawke Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment 11 January 198313 December 19841 year, 277 days
10 Peter Staples LaborHawkeMinister for Consumer Affairs24 July 198715 February 1988206 days
11 Nick Bolkus 15 February 19884 April 19902 years, 48 days
12 Michael Tate Minister for Justice and Consumer Affairs4 April 199020 December 19912 years, 53 days
Keating 20 December 199127 May 1992
13 Jeannette McHugh Minister for Consumer Affairs27 May 199211 March 19963 years, 289 days
14 Geoff Prosser Liberal Howard Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs11 March 199618 July 19971 year, 129 days
15 Chris Ellison Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs18 July 19979 October 199783 days
16 Warren Truss Nationals 9 October 199721 October 19981 year, 12 days
17 Joe Hockey Liberal Minister for Financial Services and Regulation21 October 199826 November 20013 years, 36 days
18 Chris Bowen Labor Rudd Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs3 December 20079 June 20091 year, 188 days
19 Craig Emerson 9 June 200920 June 20101 year, 97 days
Gillard 20 June 201014 September 2010
(19) Craig Emerson LaborGillardMinister for Trade and Competitiveness5 March 201227 June 20131 year, 114 days
20 David Bradbury RuddMinister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs1 July 201318 September 201379 days

Assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, or preceding titles: [1]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Chris Pearce Liberal Howard Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer26 October 20043 December 20073 years, 38 days
2 David Bradbury Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer14 September 20105 March 20121 year, 173 days
3 Bernie Ripoll 5 March 201218 September 20131 year, 197 days
Rudd
4 Steven Ciobo Liberal Abbott 18 September 201323 December 20141 year, 96 days
5 Kelly O'Dwyer 23 December 201415 September 2015266 days
6 Alex Hawke Turnbull Assistant Minister to the Treasurer25 September 201518 July 2016297 days
7 Michael Sukkar LiberalTurnbullAssistant Minister to the Treasurer24 January 201721 August 20181 year, 209 days
8 Zed Seselja Morrison Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance28 August 201829 May 2019274 days
9 Jane Hume Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology29 May 201922 December 20201 year, 207 days
10 Andrew Leigh LaborAlbaneseAssistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury1 June 2022Incumbent1 year, 286 days

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  2. ↑ "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.
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