Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs

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Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs
Incumbent
vacant
Department of Home Affairs
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Arthur Calwell
Formation13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)

The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently vacant, pending the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. [1]

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The post was created in 1945 and its inaugural officeholder was Arthur Calwell as the Minister for Immigration. On 20 December 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a new major portfolio responsible for national security: Home Affairs. [2] The Hon Peter Dutton MP retained the duties of Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, with additional responsibilities awarded as the Minister for Home Affairs. [3] Following the appointment of Prime Minister Scott Morrison in August 2018, Morrison re-appointed Peter Dutton to the Home Affairs Ministry, previously introduced to the 'super-Ministry' under the Turnbull Government in December 2017, and appointed David Coleman as Immigration Minister.

Scope

The portfolio and department were created in July 1945, during the last months of World War II. Previously, immigration affairs were handled by the Minister for Home Affairs (1901–1932) and the Minister for the Interior (1932–1945), except that between January 1925 and January 1928 Victor Wilson and Thomas Paterson were Ministers for Markets and Migration. [4]

The Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship was usually one of the senior members of Cabinet, although between the Tenth Menzies Ministry and the Third Fraser Ministry, the post was downgraded to that of a junior minister. The minister and department have on several occasions been responsible for another portfolio in addition to immigration, such as ethnic/multicultural affairs, local government [5] or border protection.

List of ministers for immigration

The following individuals have held responsibility for immigration: [6]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Arthur Calwell   Labor Chifley Minister for Immigration13 July 194519 December 19494 years, 159 days
2 Harold Holt Liberal Menzies 19 December 194924 October 19566 years, 310 days
3 Athol Townley 24 October 195619 March 19581 year, 146 days
4 Alick Downer 19 March 195818 December 19635 years, 274 days
5 Hubert Opperman 18 December 196326 January 19662 years, 361 days
Holt 26 January 196614 December 1966
6 Billy Snedden 14 December 196619 December 19672 years, 333 days
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 196812 November 1969
7 Phillip Lynch McMahon 12 November 196922 March 19711 year, 130 days
8 Jim Forbes 22 March 19715 December 19721 year, 258 days
9 Lance Barnard 1 Labor Whitlam 5 December 197219 December 197214 days
10 Al Grassby 19 December 197212 June 19741 year, 175 days
11 Clyde Cameron Minister for Labour and Immigration12 June 19746 June 1975359 days
12 Jim McClelland 6 June 197511 November 1975158 days
13 Tony Street Liberal Fraser 12 November 197522 December 197540 days
14 Michael MacKellar Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs22 December 19758 December 19793 years, 351 days
15 Ian Macphee 8 December 19797 May 19822 years, 150 days
16 John Hodges 7 May 198211 March 1983308 days
17 Stewart West Labor Hawke 11 March 198313 December 19841 year, 277 days
18 Chris Hurford 13 December 198416 February 19872 years, 65 days
19 Mick Young Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs16 February 198712 February 1988361 days
20 Clyde Holding 12 February 19882 September 1988203 days
21 Robert Ray 2 September 19884 April 19901 year, 214 days
22 Gerry Hand 4 April 199020 December 19912 years, 354 days
Keating 20 December 199124 March 1993
23 Nick Bolkus Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs24 March 199311 March 19962 years, 353 days
24 Philip Ruddock Liberal Howard Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs11 March 199626 November 20017 years, 210 days
Minister for Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs26 November 20017 October 2003
25 Amanda Vanstone 7 October 200327 January 20063 years, 115 days
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs27 January 200630 January 2007
26 Kevin Andrews Minister for Immigration and Citizenship30 January 20073 December 2007307 days
27 Chris Evans Labor Rudd 3 December 200724 June 20102 years, 285 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
28 Chris Bowen 14 September 20104 February 20132 years, 143 days
29 Brendan O'Connor 4 February 20131 July 2013147 days
30 Tony Burke RuddMinister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship1 July 201318 September 201379 days
31 Scott Morrison Liberal Abbott Minister for Immigration and Border Protection18 September 201323 December 20141 year, 96 days
32 Peter Dutton 23 December 201415 September 20153 years, 241 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 August 2018
33 David Coleman Morrison Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs28 August 201829 May 20191 year, 107 days
Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs29 May 201913 December 2019
(acting) Alan Tudge 13 December 201922 December 20201 year, 9 days
34 Alex Hawke 22 December 202023 May 20221 year, 152 days
35 Andrew Giles Labor Albanese Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs31 May 2022PresentError: Need valid year, month, day

Notes

1 Barnard was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Gough Whitlam for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

List of ministers for customs

From 1901 to 1956 Customs was handled by the Minister for Trade and Customs. In 1956 Frederick Osborne was appointed Minister for Customs and Excise. Kep Enderby was appointed Minister for Police and Customs in 1975. In 1975 responsibility for customs was absorbed into the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, John Howard. In May 1982, the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs was abolished and customs functions were transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, Phillip Lynch. In January 1988, Barry Jones became responsible for customs as Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business within John Button's portfolio of Industry and Commerce and there were subsequently junior ministers responsible for customs within the industry portfolio until March 1993 and from March 1994 until December 2007, when customs became part of the responsibility of the Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus. Between September 2013 and December 2017, it was the responsibility of the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.

The following individuals have held responsibility for customs: [6]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Charles Kingston   Protectionist Barton Minister for Trade and Customs1 January 190124 July 19032 years, 204 days
2 William Lyne 11 August 190324 September 1903260 days
Deakin 24 September 190327 April 1904
3 Andrew Fisher   Labor Watson 27 April 190417 August 1904112 days
4 Allan McLean  Protectionist Reid 17 August 19045 July 1905322 days
5 William Lyne Deakin5 July 190530 July 19072 years, 25 days
6 Austin Chapman 30 July 190713 November 19081 year, 106 days
7 Frank Tudor  LaborFisher13 November 19082 June 1909201 days
8 Robert Best  ProtectionistDeakin2 June 190929 April 1910331 days
n/aFrank Tudor LaborFisher29 April 191024 June 19133 years, 56 days
9 Littleton Groom   Commonwealth Liberal Cook 24 June 191317 September 19141 year, 85 days
n/aFrank Tudor LaborFisher17 September 191427 October 19151 year, 363 days
Hughes 27 October 191514 September 1916
10 Billy Hughes 29 September 191614 November 191661 days
11 William Archibald   National Labor 14 November 191617 February 191795 days
12 Jens Jensen   Nationalist 17 February 191713 December 19181 year, 299 days
13 William Watt 13 December 191817 January 191935 days
14 Walter Massy-Greene 17 January 191921 December 19212 years, 338 days
15 Arthur Rodgers 21 December 19215 February 19231 year, 46 days
n/aAustin Chapman Bruce 9 February 192326 May 19241 year, 107 days
n/aLittleton Groom29 May 192413 June 192415 days
16 Herbert Pratten 13 June 19247 May 19283 years, 329 days
17 Stanley Bruce 8 May 192824 November 1928200 days
18 Henry Gullett 24 November 192822 October 1929332 days
19 James Fenton  Labor Scullin 22 October 19294 February 19311 year, 105 days
20 Frank Forde 4 February 19316 January 1932336 days
n/aHenry Gullett  United Australia Lyons 6 January 193214 January 19331 year, 8 days
21 Thomas White 14 January 19338 November 19385 years, 298 days
22 John Perkins 8 November 19387 April 1939169 days
Page 7 April 193926 April 1939
23 John Lawson Menzies 26 April 193923 February 1940303 days
24 Robert Menzies 23 February 194014 March 194020 days
25 George McLeay 14 March 194028 October 1940228 days
26 Eric Harrison 28 October 194029 August 1941344 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
27 Richard Keane  Labor Curtin 7 October 19416 July 19454 years, 201 days
Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 194526 April 1946
28 John Dedman 26 April 194618 June 194653 days
29 James Fraser 18 June 19461 November 1946136 days
30 Ben Courtice 1 November 194619 December 19493 years, 184 days
31 Neil O'Sullivan   Liberal Menzies19 December 194911 January 19566 years, 23 days
32 Frederick Osborne Minister for Customs and Excise11 January 195624 October 1956287 days
33 Denham Henty 24 October 195610 June 19647 years, 230 days
34 Ken Anderson 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
35 Malcolm Scott 28 February 196812 November 19691 year, 257 days
36 Don Chipp 12 November 196910 March 19713 years, 23 days
McMahon 10 March 19715 December 1972
37 Gough Whitlam 1  Labor Whitlam 5 December 197219 December 197214 days
38 Lionel Murphy 19 December 197210 February 19752 years, 53 days
39 Kep Enderby 10 February 197527 March 1975116 days
Minister for Police and Customs27 March 19756 June 1975
40 Jim Cavanagh 6 June 197511 November 1975158 days
41 Ivor Greenwood  Liberal Fraser 11 November 197522 December 197541 days
42 John Howard Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs22 December 197517 July 19771 year, 207 days
43 Wal Fife 17 July 19778 December 19792 years, 144 days
44 Victor Garland 8 December 19793 November 1980331 days
45 John Moore 3 November 198020 April 19821 year, 168 days
46 Neil Brown 20 April 19827 May 198217 days
47 Phillip Lynch Minister for Industry and Commerce7 May 198211 October 1982157 days
48 Andrew Peacock 11 October 198211 March 1983151 days
49 John Button  Labor Hawke 11 March 198313 December 19844 years, 314 days
Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce13 December 198419 January 1988
50 Barry Jones Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business19 January 19884 April 19907 years, 24 days
51 David Beddall Minister for Small Business and Customs4 April 199020 December 19912 years, 354 days
Keating 20 December 199127 December 1991
Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs27 December 199124 March 1993
52 Alan Griffiths Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development24 March 199323 January 1994305 days
53 Peter Cook 30 January 199425 March 199461 days
54 Chris Schacht Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction25 March 199411 March 19961 year, 352 days
55 Geoff Prosser  Liberal Howard Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs11 March 199618 July 19971 year, 129 days
56 Chris Ellison Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs18 July 19979 October 199783 days
57 Warren Truss   Nationals 9 October 199721 October 19981 year, 12 days
58 Amanda Vanstone  LiberalMinister for Justice and Customs21 October 199830 January 20012 years, 101 days
59 Chris Ellison 30 January 20019 March 20076 years, 38 days
60 David Johnston 9 March 20073 December 2007269 days
61 Bob Debus  Labor Rudd Minister for Home Affairs3 December 20079 June 20091 year, 188 days
62 Brendan O'Connor 9 June 200924 June 20102 years, 188 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 December 2011
63 Jason Clare 14 December 201127 June 20131 year, 278 days
Rudd27 June 201318 September 2013
64 Scott Morrison Liberal Abbott Minister for Immigration and Border Protection18 September 201323 December 20141 year, 96 days
65 Peter Dutton 23 December 201415 September 20153 years, 241 days
Turnbull 15 September 201521 August 2018
For subsequent appointments, see the Minister for Home Affairs

Notes

1 Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

List of assistant ministers

On 24 July 1987 the third Hawke ministry implemented a two-level ministerial structure, with distinctions drawn between senior and junior ministers. This arrangement has been continued by subsequent governments; although there has not always been a junior minister in the immigration portfolio. Senior ministers are shown above. Junior ministers are shown below. The following individuals served as the Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs, or any precedent titles: [6]

OrderMinisterParty affiliationPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Clyde Holding  LaborHawkeMinister Assisting the Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs2 September 19884 April 19901 year, 214 days
2 Gary Hardgrave  LiberalHowardMinister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs26 November 200126 October 20042 years, 335 days
3 Peter McGauran   National 26 October 20046 July 2005253 days
4 John Cobb 6 July 200527 January 2006205 days
5 Kate Lundy  LaborGillardMinister for Multicultural Affairs5 March 201227 June 20131 year, 197 days
Rudd27 June 201318 September 2013
6 Michaelia Cash LiberalAbbottAssistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection18 September 201315 September 20152 years, 3 days
Turnbull15 September 201521 September 2015
7 James McGrath LiberalTurnbullAssistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection18 February 201618 July 20162294 days
9 Alex Hawke 19 July 201620 December 20171 year, 154 days
For subsequent appointments, see the Assistant Minister for Home Affairs

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  2. ↑ Turnbull, Malcolm (20 December 2017). "Ministerial Arrangements" (Press release). Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018. Peter Dutton will become Minister for Home Affairs, for the first time bringing together the nation’s security, border and intelligence agencies under one department. As Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton will be supported by two Ministers: Angus Taylor as Minister for Law Enforcement and Cybersecurity and Alan Tudge as Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. He will also continue to have the assistance of Alex Hawke as Assistant Minister for Home Affairs. The Department of Home Affairs will keep Australians safer by ensuring full coordination between ASIO, the AFP, Australian Border Force, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and AUSTRAC. It will also contribute enormously to nation building through its focus on our immigration program.
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