List of Ministers for Employment (Australia)

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Minister for Employment
Tony Burke Portrait 2008.jpg
Incumbent
Tony Burke
since 1 June 2022
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Barry Jones (as the Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business)
Formation19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)

The Australian Minister for Employment is the Hon. Tony Burke MP. [1]

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In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers their portfolio, along with the concurrent portfolio of Minister for Workplace Relations, through the Department of Education, Skills and Employment.

List of Ministers for Employment

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

OrderMinisterParty affiliationPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Barry Jones   Labor Hawke Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business19 January 19884 April 19902 years, 75 days
2 David Beddall Minister for Small Business and Customs4 April 199027 December 19912 years, 354 days
Keating Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs27 December 199124 March 1993
3 Chris Schacht Minister for Science and Small Business24 March 199325 March 19942 years, 353 days
Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction25 March 199411 March 1996
4 Geoff Prosser   Liberal Howard Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs11 March 199618 July 19971 year, 129 days
5 Peter Reith Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business18 July 199721 October 19983 years, 196 days
Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business21 October 199830 January 2001
6 Ian Macfarlane Minister for Small Business30 January 200126 November 2001300 days
7 Joe Hockey Minister for Small Business and Tourism26 November 200126 October 20042 years, 335 days
8 Fran Bailey 26 October 20043 December 20073 years, 38 days
9 Craig Emerson  Labor Rudd Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy3 December 200724 June 20102 years, 285 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
10 Nick Sherry Minister for Small Business14 September 201014 December 20111 year, 91 days
11 Mark Arbib 14 December 20115 March 201282 days
12 Brendan O'Connor 5 March 20124 February 2013336 days
13 Chris Bowen 4 February 201325 March 201349 days
14 Gary Gray 25 March 201327 June 2013177 days
Rudd27 June 201318 September 2013
15 Bruce Billson  Liberal Abbott 18 September 201315 September 20152 years, 3 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
16 Kelly O'Dwyer 21 September 201519 July 20164 years, 7 days
17 Michael McCormack   National 19 July 201620 December 20171 year, 154 days
18 Craig Laundy  LiberalMinister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation20 December 201728 August 2018251 days
19 Michaelia Cash Morrison Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education28 August 201829 May 20192 years, 214 days
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business29 May 201930 March 2021
20 Stuart Robert Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business30 March 202123 May 20221 year, 54 days
21 Richard Marles  Labor Albanese Minister for Employment23 May 20221 June 2022104 days
22 Tony Burke  Labor Albanese Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations1 June 2022Incumbent95 days

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  1. ↑ "Albanese Government Full Ministry". 31 May 2022.
  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 29 September 2013.
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