Minister for Education (Australia)

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Minister for Education
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Incumbent
Jason Clare
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Education (Australia)
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder John Gorton (as Minister for Education and Science)
Formation14 December 1966 (1966-12-14)
Website ministers.education.gov.au/clare

In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Education administers the Department of Education. The position is held by Labor MP Jason Clare, following the Australian federal election in 2022. [1]

Contents

Portfolio scope

The Minister is responsible for a number of areas, including: [2]

List of ministers for education

The persons who have been Ministers for Education are as follows: [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 John Gorton   Liberal Menzies Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister18 December 196326 January 19664 years, 23 days
Holt 26 January 196614 December 1966
Minister for Education and Science 14 December 196619 December 1967
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton10 January 196828 February 1968
2 Malcolm Fraser 28 February 196812 November 19691 year, 257 days
3 Nigel Bowen 12 November 196910 March 19713 years, 22 days
McMahon 10 March 197122 March 1971
4 David Fairbairn 22 March 197120 August 1971151 days
actingMalcolm Fraser20 August 19715 December 19721 year, 107 days
5 Gough Whitlam 1 Labor Whitlam5 December 197219 December 197214 days
6 Kim Beazley, Snr. Minister for Education19 December 197211 November 19752 years, 327 days
7 Margaret Guilfoyle LiberalFraser11 November 197522 December 197541 days
8 John Carrick 22 December 19758 December 19793 years, 351 days
9 Wal Fife 8 December 19797 May 19822 years, 150 days
10 Peter Baume 7 May 198211 March 1983308 days
11 Susan Ryan Labor Hawke Minister for Education and Youth Affairs 11 March 198313 December 19844 years, 135 days
Minister for Education13 December 198424 July 1987
12 John Dawkins Minister for Employment, Education and Training 24 July 198720 December 19914 years, 156 days
Keating 20 December 199127 December 1991
13 Kim Beazley 27 December 199123 December 19931 year, 361 days
14 Simon Crean 23 December 199311 March 19964 years, 75 days
15 Amanda Vanstone Liberal Howard Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs 11 March 19969 October 19971 year, 212 days
16 David Kemp Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs 9 October 199726 November 20014 years, 48 days
17 Brendan Nelson Minister for Education, Science and Training 26 November 200127 January 20064 years, 62 days
18 Julie Bishop 27 January 20063 December 20071 year, 310 days
19 Julia Gillard Labor Rudd Minister for Education3 December 200724 June 20102 years, 207 days
Gillard24 June 201028 June 2010 2
n/aSimon Crean28 June 201014 September 201078 days
20 Peter Garrett Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 14 September 20101 July 20132 years, 290 days
21 Bill Shorten RuddMinister for Education1 July 201318 September 201379 days
22 Christopher Pyne Liberal Abbott 18 September 201323 December 20142 years, 3 days
Minister for Education and Training 23 December 201415 September 2015
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
23 Simon Birmingham 21 September 201524 August 20182 years, 341 days
Morrison 24 August 201828 August 2018
24 Dan Tehan Minister for Education28 August 201822 December 20202 years, 116 days
25 Alan Tudge Minister for Education and Youth 22 December 20202 December 2021 [a] 345 days
(acting) Stuart Robert 2 December 202123 May 2022172 days
26 Jason Clare Labor Albanese Minister for Education1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 164 days

Notes

1 Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry comprising himself and Lance Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.
2 Despite the First Rudd Ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Education for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned.

List of ministers for early childhood education

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with various titles that have included the words "early childhood": [3]

OrderMinisterParty affiliationPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Kate Ellis  Labor Rudd Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth 9 June 200928 June 20101 year, 19 days
2 Peter Garrett   Gillard Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth 28 June 201026 June 20132 years, 363 days
(1)Kate Ellis RuddMinister for Early Childhood, Childcare and Youth 1 July 201318 September 201379 days
3 Anne Aly Labor Albanese Minister for Early Childhood Education1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 164 days

List of ministers for vocational education and skills

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Skills and Training, or any of its precedent titles: [4]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Peter Baldwin Labor Hawke Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services7 May 1990 (1990-05-07)20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)2 years, 321 days
Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
2 Ross Free Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training24 March 199311 March 19963 years, 18 days
3 David Kemp   Liberal Howard 11 March 19966 October 19971 year, 209 days
4 Chris Ellison  6 October 199721 October 19981 year, 15 days
5 Gary Hardgrave  Liberal Howard Minister for Vocational and Technical Education22 October 200423 January 20072 years, 93 days
6 Andrew Robb  Minister for Vocational and Further Education23 January 20073 December 2007314 days
7 Chris Evans Labor Gillard Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations14 September 201014 December 20112 years, 172 days
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs, Science and Research14 December 20112 February 2013
8 Chris Bowen 2 February 201322 March 201348 days
9 Craig Emerson 25 March 201326 June 201393 days
10 Brendan O'Connor Rudd Minister for Skills and Training1 July 201318 September 201379 days
11 Luke Hartsuyker National Turnbull Minister for Vocational Education and Skills21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)150 days
12 Scott Ryan Liberal18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)152 days
13 Michaelia Cash  Liberal Morrison Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)2 years, 214 days
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)
14 Stuart Robert Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)1 year, 54 days
(10) Brendan O'Connor Labor Albanese Minister for Skills and Training1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)2 years, 58 days
15 Andrew Giles 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)Incumbent106 days

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for higher education

The persons who have been Ministers for Higher Education are as follows:

OrderMinisterParty affiliationPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Peter Baldwin Labor Hawke Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services 7 May 199020 December 19912 years, 321 days
Keating 20 December 199124 March 1993
2 Sharon Bird Labor Gillard Minister for Higher Education and Skills 25 March 20131 July 201398 days
3 Kim Carr Rudd Minister for Higher Education1 July 201318 September 201379 days

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Education and Training, or any of its precedent titles: [3]

OrderMinisterParty affiliationPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Sussan Ley Liberal Abbott Assistant Minister for Education18 September 201323 December 20141 year, 96 days
2 Simon Birmingham Assistant Minister for Education and Training23 December 201415 September 2015272 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
3 Anthony Chisholm Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Education1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 164 days

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