Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
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Incumbent
Murray Watt
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Victor Wilson (as the Minister for Markets and Migration)
Formation16 January 1925 (1925-01-16)
Website minister.agriculture.gov.au/watt

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Murray Watt in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. [1]

Contents

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Portfolio responsibilities

In addition to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, component bodies responsible to the minister include:

Other bodies within the portfolio are:

List of agriculture ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Agriculture, or any of its precedent titles: [2] [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Victor Wilson   Nationalist Bruce Minister for Markets and Migration 16 January 192518 June 19261 year, 153 days
2 Thomas Paterson Country 18 June 192619 January 19283 years, 126 days
Minister for Markets19 January 192810 December 1928
Minister for Markets and Transport 10 December 192822 October 1929
3 Parker Moloney Labor Scullin 22 October 192921 April 19302 years, 76 days
Minister for Markets21 April 19306 January 1932
4 Charles Hawker United Australia Lyons6 January 193213 April 1932261 days
Minister for Commerce13 April 193223 September 1932
5 Joseph Lyons 3 October 193213 October 193210 days
6 Frederick Stewart 13 October 19329 November 1934757 days
7 Earle Page Country9 November 19347 April 19394 years, 149 days
Page7 April 193926 April 1939
8 George McLeay United Australia Menzies 26 April 193914 March 1940323 days
9 Archie Cameron Country14 March 194028 October 1940228 days
n/aEarle Page28 October 194029 August 1941344 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
10 William Scully Labor Curtin 7 October 194122 December 19425 years, 25 days
Minister for Commerce and Agriculture22 December 19426 July 1945
Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 19451 November 1946
11 Reg Pollard 1 November 194619 December 19493 years, 48 days
12 John McEwen CountryMenzies19 December 194911 January 19566 years, 23 days
13 William McMahon Liberal Minister for Primary Industry11 January 195610 December 19582 years, 333 days
14 Charles Adermann Country10 December 195826 January 19668 years, 310 days
Holt 26 January 196616 October 1967
15 Doug Anthony 16 October 196719 December 19673 years, 112 days
McEwen19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 19685 February 1971
16 Ian Sinclair 5 February 197110 March 19711 year, 304 days
McMahon10 March 19715 December 1972
17 Lance Barnard 1 Labor Whitlam 5 December 197219 December 197214 days
18 Ken Wriedt 19 December 197212 June 19742 years, 306 days
Minister for Agriculture12 June 197421 October 1975
19 Rex Patterson 21 October 197511 November 197521 days
n/aIan Sinclair National Country Fraser 11 November 197522 December 19753 years, 320 days
Minister for Primary Industry22 December 197527 September 1979
20 Peter Nixon 27 September 197916 October 19823 years, 165 days
National 16 October 198211 March 1983
21 John Kerin Labor Hawke 11 March 198324 July 19878 years, 85 days
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 24 July 19874 June 1991
22 Simon Crean 4 June 199120 December 19912 years, 202 days
Keating 20 December 199123 December 1993
23 Bob Collins 23 December 199311 March 19962 years, 79 days
24 John Anderson National Howard 11 March 199621 October 19982 years, 224 days
25 Mark Vaile Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry21 October 199820 July 1999272 days
26 Warren Truss 20 July 19996 July 20055 years, 351 days
27 Peter McGauran 6 July 20053 December 20072 years, 150 days
28 Tony Burke Labor Rudd 3 December 200728 June 20102 years, 285 days
Gillard 28 June 201014 September 2010
29 Joe Ludwig 14 September 20101 July 20132 years, 290 days
30 Joel Fitzgibbon Rudd1 July 201318 September 201379 days
31 Barnaby Joyce National Abbott Minister for Agriculture18 September 201315 September 20154 years, 39 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 21 September 201527 October 2017
32 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal27 October 20176 December 201740 days
(31)Barnaby JoyceNational6 December 201720 December 201714 days
33 David Littleproud 20 December 201728 August 20181 year, 160 days
Morrison 28 August 201829 May 2019
34 Bridget McKenzie Minister for Agriculture [4] 29 May 20192 February 2020249 days
Michael McCormack
(acting)		2 February 20206 February 20204 days
(33)David LittleproudMinister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management 6 February 20202 July 20212 years, 106 days
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia 2 July 202123 May 2022
35 Murray Watt Labor Albanese Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry1 June 2022incumbent1 year, 283 days

Notes

1 Barnard was part of a two-man ministry comprising Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.

List of fisheries and forestry ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as junior ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles. [2] [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Wilson Tuckey   Liberal Howard Minister for Forestry and Conservation21 October 199826 November 20013 years, 36 days
2 Ian Macdonald  26 November 200114 November 20024 years, 62 days
 Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation14 November 200227 January 2006
3 Eric Abetz  27 January 20063 December 20071 year, 310 days
4 Tony Burke Labor Rudd Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry3 December 200728 June 20102 years, 285 days
Gillard 28 June 201014 September 2010
5 Joe Ludwig 14 September 20101 July 20132 years, 290 days
6 Joel Fitzgibbon Rudd1 July 201318 September 201379 days
7 Murray Watt Labor Albanese Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry1 June 2022incumbent1 year, 283 days

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as assistant ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles. [2] [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Richard Colbeck   Liberal Howard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry26 October 200427 January 20061 year, 93 days
2 Sussan Ley  27 January 20063 December 20071 year, 310 days
3 Mike Kelly   Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry14 September 201014 December 20111 year, 91 days
4 Sid Sidebottom  14 December 201127 June 20131 year, 278 days
  Rudd 27 June 201318 September 2013
(1) Richard Colbeck   Liberal Abbott Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture18 September 201321 September 20152 years, 3 days
5 Anne Ruston   Turnbull Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources21 September 201528 August 20182 years, 341 days
(1) Richard Colbeck   Morrison 28 August 201829 May 2019274 days
6 Jonathon Duniam  Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries29 May 201923 May 20222 years, 359 days

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