Minister for Indigenous Australians

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Minister for Indigenous Australians
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Malarndirri McCarthy PMC 2022.jpg
since 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Peter Howson (as Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts)
Formation10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
Website ministers.pmc.gov.au/mccarthy

The Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Government of Australia is a position which holds responsibility for affairs affecting Indigenous Australians. Previous ministers have held various other titles since the position was created in 1968, most recently Minister for Indigenous Affairs. Since July 2024, the position has been held by Malarndirri McCarthy in the Albanese ministry.

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McCarthy is the second Indigenous woman and third Indigenous Australian appointed to the role. Her predecessor, Linda Burney, was the first Indigenous woman to be appointed to the role. [1] Burney's predecessor, Ken Wyatt, was the first Indigenous Australian appointed to the role, and the first minister named as Minister for Indigenous Australians. [2]

The role assumes responsibility for matters concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and is responsible for the National Indigenous Australians Agency. [2]

Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and a range of other government agencies, including:[ citation needed ]

List of ministers

Indigenous affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Indigenous Affairs, or any precedent titles: [3]

OrderMinisterParty affiliationPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Bill Wentworth   Liberal Gorton Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister28 February 196810 March 19713 years, 92 days
McMahon 10 March 197131 May 1971
2 Peter Howson Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts31 May 19715 December 19721 year, 188 days
3 Gough Whitlam 1   Labor Whitlam 5 December 197219 December 197214 days
4 Gordon Bryant Minister for Aboriginal Affairs19 December 19729 October 1973294 days
5 Jim Cavanagh 9 October 19736 June 19751 year, 240 days
6 Les Johnson 6 June 197511 November 1975158 days
7 Tom Drake-Brockman   National Country Fraser 11 November 197522 December 197541 days
8 Ian Viner  Liberal22 December 19755 December 19782 years, 348 days
9 Fred Chaney 5 December 19783 November 19801 year, 334 days
10 Peter Baume 3 November 19807 May 19821 year, 185 days
11 Ian Wilson 7 May 198211 March 1983308 days
12 Clyde Holding  Labor Hawke 11 March 198324 July 19874 years, 135 days
13 Gerry Hand 24 July 19874 April 19902 years, 254 days
14 Robert Tickner 4 April 199019 December 19915 years, 342 days
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs19 December 199120 December 1991
Keating 20 December 199111 March 1996
15 John Herron  Liberal Howard 11 March 199630 January 20014 years, 325 days
16 Philip Ruddock Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs30 January 200126 November 20012 years, 250 days
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs26 November 20017 October 2003
17 Amanda Vanstone 7 October 200327 January 20062 years, 112 days
18 Mal Brough Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs27 January 20063 December 20071 year, 310 days
19 Jenny Macklin  Labor Rudd Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs3 December 200724 June 20105 years, 289 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 December 2011
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs24 June 201027 June 2013
Rudd27 June 201318 September 2013
20 Nigel Scullion   National Abbott Minister for Indigenous Affairs18 September 201315 September 20155 years, 253 days
Turnbull 15 September 201524 August 2018
Morrison 24 August 201829 May 2019
21 Ken Wyatt  LiberalMinister for Indigenous Australians29 May 201923 May 20222 years, 359 days
22 Linda Burney  Labor Albanese 1 June 202229 July 20242 years, 58 days
23 Malarndirri McCarthy 29 July 2024Incumbent291 days

Reconciliation

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Philip Ruddock   Liberal Howard Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation21 October 199830 January 20014 years, 351 days
 Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs30 January 200126 November 2001
 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation26 November 20017 October 2003
2 Amanda Vanstone  7 October 200322 October 20041 year, 15 days

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.

References

  1. ↑ Hitch, Georgia; Evans, Jake (31 May 2022). "Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?". ABC News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP - Minister for Indigenous Australians". indigenous.gov.au. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "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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