Minister for Defence (Australia)

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Minister for Defence
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
Richard Marles Oct 2022.jpg
Incumbent
Richard Marles
since 1 June 2022
Department of Defence
Style The Honourable (formal)
Member of Parliament
Cabinet
Federal Executive Council
National Security Committee
Seat Canberra
Appointer Governor-General
on the advice the prime minister
Term length At the Governor-General's pleasure
Formation1 January 1901
First holder James Dickson
Salary$364,406 [1]
Website www.minister.defence.gov.au/current-ministers/2022-06/richard-marles

The Ministerfor Defence is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing the organisation, implementation, and formulation of strategic policy in defence and military matters as the head of the Department of Defence. The Minister for Defence is responsible for the Australian Defence Organisation and the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The current Defence minister is Richard Marles, who is also concurrently serving as deputy prime minister of Australia, having been selected by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in May 2022 following the 2022 Australian federal election. [2]

Contents

As the Minister for Defence is responsible for the management of Australia's defence and military forces and the portfolio's accountability to the Parliament, the secretary of Defence is required under section 63(1) of the Public Service Act 1999 and the Requirements for Annual Reports from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit to submit a report to the responsible ministers on the activities of the Department of Defence after the end of each financial year for presentation to the Parliament. [3] [4]

It is one of only four ministerial positions (along with prime minister, attorney-general and treasurer) that have existed since Federation. [5]

Defence policy

The Defence minister is primarily responsible for implementing government defence policy. The three main entities responsible for formulating defence policy within Defence are the Air Power Development Centre, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and Sea Power Centre - Australia. [6] Additionally, the minister releases white papers, that assess Australia's current defence capabilities and set out areas of reform. [7]

The most recent white paper publication is the 2016 Defence White Paper that includes three elements: the 2016 Defence White Paper itself, 2016 Integrated Investment Program, and 2016 Defence Industry Policy Statement. It is the eighth defence white paper since 1976.

Composition of the defence portfolio

Over the years there have been a number of ministers with a variety of functions involved in the defence portfolio; in the period November 1939 to April 1942, there was no position named Minister of Defence. Instead, several ministers were responsible for the various tasks and duties that are presently under the purview of the minister for Defence.

Previous governments have included ministers with titles using one or more of the following terms:

List of ministers for defence

There was a Minister for Defence from 1 January 1901 until 13 November 1939, with the exception of two small breaks. Robert Menzies, the Prime Minister, abolished the position on the outbreak of World War II and created separate Ministers for the Navy, the Army and the Air, with himself as Minister for Defence Coordination in his first ministry. He retained this position until the fall of his government, and then held the post in the brief government of Arthur Fadden. John Curtin initially followed the same arrangement as Menzies in his ministry until 14 April 1942, when he took the title of Minister for Defence. The separate titles of Ministers for the Navy, the Army and the Air were abolished in the second Whitlam Ministry on 30 November 1973, when the separate departments of Navy, Army and Air were also abolished. There had also been a separate Navy portfolio between 1915 and 1921.

The following have served as Minister for Defence: [9]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1Sir James Dickson KCMG MP   Protectionist Barton 1 January 190110 January 19019 days
2 John Forrest CMG MP   Protectionist Barton 17 January 190110 August 19032 years, 205 days
3Senator James Drake 10 August 190324 September 190345 days
4 Austin Chapman MP Deakin 24 September 190327 April 1904216 days
5Senator Anderson Dawson Labor Watson 27 April 190418 August 1904113 days
6 James McCay MP Protectionist Reid 18 August 19045 July 1905321 days
7Senator Thomas Playford Deakin 5 July 190524 January 19071 year, 203 days
8Sir Thomas Ewing KCMG MP 24 January 190713 November 19081 year, 294 days
9Senator George Pearce [n 1] Labor Fisher 13 November 19082 June 1909201 days
10 Joseph Cook MP Liberal Deakin 2 June 190929 April 1910331 days
(9)Senator George Pearce [n 1] Labor Fisher 29 April 191024 June 19133 years, 56 days
11Senator Edward Millen Liberal Cook 24 June 191317 September 19141 year, 85 days
(9)Senator George Pearce [n 1] Labor Fisher 17 September 191427 October 19157 years, 95 days
Hughes 27 October 191514 November 1916
National Labor 14 November 191613 June 1917 [n 2]
Nationalist 13 June 191721 December 1921
12 Walter Massy-Greene MP [n 3] 21 December 19219 February 19231 year, 50 days
13 Eric Bowden MP Bruce 9 February 192316 January 19251 year, 342 days
14Sir Neville Howse VC KCB KCMG MP 16 January 19252 April 19272 years, 76 days
15Senator Sir William Glasgow KCB CMG DSO VD 2 April 192722 October 19292 years, 203 days
16 Albert Green MP Labor Scullin 22 October 19294 February 19311 year, 105 days
17Senator John Daly 4 February 19313 March 193127 days
18 Ben Chifley MP 3 March 19316 January 1932309 days
(9)Senator Sir George Pearce KCVO [n 1] United
Australia 		Lyons 6 January 193212 October 19342 years, 279 days
19Sir Archdale Parkhill KCMG MP 12 October 193420 November 19373 years, 39 days
20 Joseph Lyons CH MP 20 November 193729 November 19379 days
21 Harold Thorby MP Country 29 November 19377 November 1938343 days
22 Geoffrey Street MC MP United
Australia 		7 November 19387 April 19391 year, 6 days
Page 7 April 193926 April 1939
Menzies 26 April 193913 November 1939
23 Robert Menzies MP [n 4] 13 November 193929 August 19411 year, 328 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
24 John Curtin MP [n 4] Labor Curtin 7 October 19416 July 19453 years, 272 days
25 Jack Beasley MP Forde 6 July 194513 July 19451 year, 39 days
Chifley 13 July 194514 August 1946
26 Frank Forde MP 15 August 19461 November 194679 days
27 John Dedman MP 1 November 194619 December 19493 years, 48 days
28 Eric Harrison MP Liberal Menzies 19 December 194924 October 1950309 days
29Sir Philip McBride KCMG MP 24 October 195010 December 19588 years, 47 days
30 Athol Townley MP 10 December 195818 December 19635 years, 8 days
31 Paul Hasluck MP 18 December 196324 April 1964128 days
32Senator Sir Shane Paltridge KBE 24 April 196419 January 19661 year, 270 days
33 Allen Fairhall MP Holt 26 January 196612 December 19673 years, 297 days
McEwen 12 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 196812 November 1969
34 Malcolm Fraser MP 12 November 19698 March 19711 year, 116 days
35 John Gorton CH MP McMahon 19 March 197113 August 1971147 days
36 David Fairbairn DFC MP 13 August 19715 December 19721 year, 114 days
37 Lance Barnard MP Labor Whitlam 5 December 19726 June 19752 years, 183 days
38 Bill Morrison MP 6 June 197511 November 1975158 days
39Sir James Killen KCMG MP Liberal Fraser 12 November 19757 May 19826 years, 176 days
40 Ian Sinclair MP National Country 7 May 198216 October 1982308 days
National 16 October 198211 March 1983
41 Gordon Scholes MP Labor Hawke 11 March 198313 December 19841 year, 277 days
42 Kim Beazley MP 13 December 19844 April 19905 years, 112 days
43Senator Robert Ray 4 April 199020 December 19915 years, 342 days
Keating 20 December 199111 March 1996
44 Ian McLachlan AO MP Liberal Howard 11 March 199621 October 19982 years, 224 days
45 John Moore MP 21 October 199830 January 20012 years, 101 days
46 Peter Reith MP 30 January 200126 November 2001300 days
47Senator Robert Hill 26 November 200120 January 20064 years, 55 days
48 Brendan Nelson MP 20 January 20063 December 20071 year, 317 days
49 Joel Fitzgibbon MP Labor Rudd 3 December 20079 June 20091 year, 188 days
50Senator John Faulkner 9 June 200924 June 20101 year, 97 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
51 Stephen Smith MP 14 September 201027 June 20133 years, 4 days
Rudd 27 June 201318 September 2013
52Senator David Johnston Liberal Abbott 18 September 201323 December 20141 year, 96 days
53 Kevin Andrews MP 23 December 201415 September 2015272 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
54Senator Marise Payne 21 September 201524 August 20182 years, 341 days
Morrison 24 August 201828 August 2018
55 Christopher Pyne MP 28 August 201826 May 2019271 days
56Senator Linda Reynolds CSC 29 May 201930 March 20211 year, 305 days
57 Peter Dutton MP 30 March 202123 May 20221 year, 54 days
58 Richard Marles MP Labor Albanese 1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 128 days

List of assistant ministers for defence

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Defence, or any of its precedent titles: [9]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Granville Ryrie MP [n 5] Nationalist Hughes Assistant Minister for Defence4 February 19205 February 19233 years, 1 day
2 Josiah Francis United Australia Lyons Assistant Minister for Defence6 January 193212 October 19342 years, 279 days
3 Reg Bishop Labor Whitlam Minister assisting the Minister for Defence19 December 197212 June 19741 year, 175 days
4 John McLeay Liberal Fraser Minister assisting the Minister for Defence22 December 19753 November 19804 years, 317 days
5 Kevin Newman 3 November 19807 May 19821 year, 185 days
6 Bruce Scott National Howard Minister assisting the Minister for Defence21 October 199826 November 20013 years, 36 days
7 Danna Vale Liberal 26 November 20017 October 20031 year, 315 days
8 Mal Brough 7 October 200318 July 2004285 days
9 Fran Bailey 18 July 200422 October 2004285 days
10 De-Anne Kelly National 22 October 200427 January 20061 year, 97 days
11 Bruce Billson Liberal 27 January 20063 December 20071 year, 310 days
12 Stuart Robert   Liberal Abbott Assistant Minister for Defence18 September 201315 September 20152 years, 3 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
13 Darren Chester National 21 September 201518 February 2016150 days
14 Michael McCormack 18 February 201619 July 2016152 days
15 David Fawcett Liberal Morrison Assistant Minister for Defence26 August 201829 May 2019276 days
16 Alex Hawke 29 May 201922 December 20201 year, 207 days
16 Andrew Hastie 22 December 202023 May 20221 year, 152 days
17 Matt Thistlethwaite  Labor Albanese 1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 128 days

Individual service branch ministers

Ministers for the Navy

The following served as Minister for the Navy: [9]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Jens Jensen MP   Labor Fisher 12 July 191527 October 19151 year, 220 days
Hughes 27 October 191514 November 1916
National Labor 14 November 191617 February 1917
2 Joseph Cook MP Commonwealth
Liberal [n 2] 		17 February 191713 June 19173 years, 162 days
Nationalist 13 June 191728 July 1920
3 William Laird Smith MP 28 July 192021 December 19211 year, 146 days
4 Frederick Stewart MP United
Australia 		Menzies 13 November 193914 March 1940122 days
5 Archie Cameron MP Country 14 March 194028 October 1940228 days
6 Billy Hughes MP United
Australia 		28 October 194029 August 1941344 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
7 Norman Makin MP Labor Curtin 7 October 19416 July 19454 years, 312 days
Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 194515 August 1946
8 Arthur Drakeford MP 15 August 19461 November 194678 days
9 Bill Riordan MP 1 November 194619 December 19493 years, 48 days
10 Josiah Francis MP Liberal Menzies 19 December 194911 May 19511 year, 143 days
11 Philip McBride MP 11 May 195117 July 195167 days
12 William McMahon MP 17 July 19519 July 19542 years, 357 days
(10) Josiah Francis MP 9 July 195411 July 19551 year, 2 days
13 Eric Harrison MP 11 July 195511 January 1956184 days
14Senator Neil O'Sullivan 11 January 195624 October 1956287 days
15 Charles Davidson MP Country 24 October 195610 December 19582 years, 47 days
16Senator John Gorton Liberal 10 December 195818 December 19635 years, 8 days
17 Jim Forbes MP 18 December 19634 March 196477 days
18 Fred Chaney, Sr. MP 4 March 196426 January 19662 years, 285 days
Holt 26 January 196614 December 1966
19 Don Chipp MP 14 December 196619 December 19671 year, 76 days
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 196828 February 1968
20 Bert Kelly MP 28 February 196812 November 19691 year, 257 days
21 James Killen MP 12 November 196910 March 19711 year, 130 days
McMahon 10 March 197122 March 1971
22 Malcolm Mackay MP 22 March 19715 December 19721 year, 258 days
23 Lance Barnard MP Labor Whitlam 5 December 197230 November 1973360 days

Ministers for the Army

The following served as Minister for the Army: [9]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Geoffrey Street MP   United
Australia 		Menzies 13 November 193928 October 1940350 days
2Senator Percy Spender 28 October 194029 August 1941344 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
3 Frank Forde MP Labor Curtin 7 October 19416 July 19455 years, 25 days
Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 19451 November 1946
4 Cyril Chambers MP 1 November 194619 December 19493 years, 48 days
5 Josiah Francis MP Liberal Menzies 19 December 19497 November 19555 years, 323 days
6 Eric Harrison MP 7 November 195528 February 1956113 days
7 John Cramer MP 28 February 195618 December 19637 years, 293 days
8 Jim Forbes MP 18 December 196326 January 19662 years, 39 days
9 Malcolm Fraser MP Holt 26 January 196619 December 19672 years, 33 days
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 196828 February 1968
10 Phillip Lynch MP 28 February 196812 November 19691 year, 257 days
11 Andrew Peacock MP 12 November 196910 March 19712 years, 82 days
McMahon 10 March 19712 February 1972
12 Bob Katter, Sr. MP Country 2 February 19725 December 1972309 days
13 Lance Barnard MP Labor Whitlam 5 December 197230 November 1973360 days

Ministers for Air

The following served as Minister for Air: [9]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 James Fairbairn MP   United
Australia 		Menzies 13 November 193913 August 1940274 days
2 Arthur Fadden MP Country 14 August 194028 October 194075 days
3 John McEwen MP 28 October 194029 August 1941344 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
4 Arthur Drakeford MP Labor Curtin 7 October 19416 July 19458 years, 73 days
Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 194519 December 1949
5 Thomas White MP Liberal Menzies 19 December 194911 May 19511 year, 143 days
6 Philip McBride MP 11 May 195117 July 195167 days
7 William McMahon MP 17 July 19519 July 19542 years, 357 days
8 Athol Townley MP 9 July 195424 October 19562 years, 107 days
9 Frederick Osborne MP 24 October 195629 December 19604 years, 66 days
10Senator Harrie Wade 29 December 196022 December 1961358 days
11 Les Bury MP 22 December 196127 July 1962217 days
12 David Fairbairn MP 27 July 196210 June 19641 year, 319 days
13 Peter Howson MP 10 June 196426 January 19663 years, 263 days
Holt 26 January 196619 December 1967
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 196828 February 1968
14 Gordon Freeth MP 28 February 196813 February 1969351 days
15 Dudley Erwin MP 13 February 196912 November 1969272 days
16Senator Tom Drake-Brockman Country 12 November 196910 March 19713 years, 23 days
McMahon 10 March 19715 December 1972
17 Lance Barnard MP Labor Whitlam 5 December 197230 November 1973360 days

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Although McBride served the longest continuously, Pearce had the longest combined service at more than 13 years, and as a member of four parties (Labor, National Labor, Nationalist, and UAP).
  2. 1 2 The Liberal and National Labor parties approved a coalition agreement on 13 February 1917, [10] and the new ministry was sworn on 17 February 1917. [11] The parties co-ordinated their campaign against Labor at the 1917 election, [12] and while there was some discussion of the two parties remaining separate, [13] they formally merged on 13 June 1917. [14]
  3. ↑ The Parliamentary Handbook erroneously records Massy-Greene as Assistant Minister for Defence from 1921 to 1923. He was in fact the Minister for Defence. [15] He retained responsibility for Health, which he had held as Minister for Trade and Customs, [16] and was consequently titled Minister for Defence and Health. [17]
  4. 1 2 On 13 November 1939, early in the Second World War, Menzies divided the Defence portfolio into separate Army, Navy and Air portfolios and appointed himself Minister for Defence Coordination to oversee them. [9] Curtin retained this arrangement, but he reverted to the title Minister for Defence on 21 September 1943. [9]
  5. ↑ The Parliamentary Handbook erroneously records that Ryrie ceased to be Assistant Minister for Defence, being replaced by Massy-Greene. In fact, Massy-Greene was appointed Minister for Defence, and Ryrie remained in post. [17] [18]

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