Minister for Industry and Innovation

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Minister for Industry and Innovation
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Incumbent
Tim Ayres
since 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General
on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holder John Latham (as Minister for Industry)
Formation10 December 1928 (1928-12-10)
Website www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/timayres

The Minister for Industry and Innovation is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Tim Ayres following his swearing-in on 13 May 2025 as a result of Anthony Albanese's Labor government being re-elected at the 2025 Australian federal election.

Contents

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

Scope

As of 2013 other bodies in the portfolio included: [1]

The Australian Space Agency opened in Adelaide in February 2020. [2]

List of industry ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Industry or any precursor title. [3] [4] [5]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 John Latham Nationalist Bruce Minister for Industry10 December 192822 October 1929316 days
2 James Scullin Labor Scullin 22 October 19296 January 19322 years, 76 days
(1) John Latham United Australia Lyons 6 January 193212 October 19342 years, 279 days
3 Robert Menzies 12 October 193420 March 19394 years, 159 days
4 Billy Hughes 20 March 19397 April 19391 year, 222 days
Page 20 March 193926 April 1939
Menzies 26 April 193928 October 1940
5 Eric Spooner Minister for War Organisation of Industry28 October 194028 August 1941344 days
Fadden 28 August 19417 October 1941
6 John Dedman Labor Curtin 7 October 194119 February 19453 years, 135 days
7 John McEwen Country Menzies Minister for Trade and Industry18 December 196321 January 19667 years, 49 days
Holt 26 January 196619 December 1967
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 19685 February 1971
8 Doug Anthony 5 February 197110 March 19711 year, 304 days
McMahon 5 February 19715 December 1972
9 Gough Whitlam Labor Whitlam 5 December 197219 December 197214 days
10 Jim Cairns Minister for Secondary Industry19 December 19729 October 1973294 days
11 Kep Enderby 9 October 197312 June 19741 year, 124 days
Minister for Manufacturing Industry12 June 197410 February 1975
12 Jim McClelland 10 February 19756 June 1975116 days
13 Lionel Bowen 6 June 197511 November 1975158 days
14 Bob Cotton   Liberal Fraser 11 November 197522 December 19752 years, 39 days
 Minister for Industry and Commerce22 December 197520 December 1977
15 Phillip Lynch  20 December 197711 October 19824 years, 295 days
16 Andrew Peacock  11 October 198211 March 1983151 days
17 John Button Labor Hawke 11 March 198313 December 198410 years, 13 days
Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce13 December 198420 December 1991
Keating 20 December 199124 March 1993
18 Alan Griffiths Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development 24 March 199322 January 1994304 days
19 Peter Cook 30 January 199425 March 19942 years, 41 days
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology25 March 199411 March 1996
20 John Moore  Liberal Howard Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism 11 March 199621 October 19982 years, 224 days
21 Nick Minchin  Minister for Industry, Science and Resources 21 October 199826 November 20013 years, 36 days
22 Ian Macfarlane  Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources 26 November 20013 December 20076 years, 7 days
23 Kim Carr Labor Rudd Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research3 December 200724 June 20104 years, 11 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 December 2011
24 Greg Combet Minister for Industry and Innovation14 December 201126 June 20131 year, 194 days
(23) Kim Carr RuddMinister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research26 June 201318 September 2013145 days
(22) Ian Macfarlane Liberal Abbott Minister for Industry18 September 201323 December 20142 years, 3 days
Minister for Industry and Science23 December 201415 September 2015
Turnbull 15 September 201521 September 2015
25 Christopher Pyne Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science21 September 201519 July 2016302 days
26 Greg Hunt 19 July 201624 January 2017189 days
27 Arthur Sinodinos 24 January 201720 December 2017330 days
28 Michaelia Cash Minister for Jobs and Innovation20 December 201728 August 2018251 days
29 Karen Andrews Morrison Minister for Industry, Science and Technology28 August 201829 March 20212 years, 213 days
30 Christian Porter 1 29 March 202119 September 2021174 days
Scott Morrison 1 [6] Minister for Industry, Science, Energy and Resources 15 April 202123 May 20221 year, 38 days
31 Angus Taylor 1 Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction 8 October 2021227 days
32 Ed Husic Labor Albanese Minister for Industry and Science1 June 202213 May 20252 years, 346 days
33 Tim Ayres Minister for Industry and Innovation13 May 2025Incumbent2 days
1 Morrison was appointed as Minister for Industry, Science, Energy and Resources by the Governor-General on Morrison's advice in April 2021, with both Morrison and Porter holding the position of Minister for Industry until September 2021, and then Morrison and Taylor until May 2022. However, the appointment of Morrison was not made public until August 2022.

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for commerce

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Charles Hawker United Australia LyonsMinister for Commerce13 April 193223 September 1932163 days
2 Joseph Lyons 3 October 193213 October 193210 days
3 Frederick Stewart 13 October 19329 November 1934757 days
4 Earle Page Country9 November 19347 April 19394 years, 149 days
Page7 April 193926 April 1939
5 George McLeay United Australia Menzies 26 April 193914 March 1940323 days
6 Archie Cameron Country14 March 194028 October 1940228 days
(4)Earle Page28 October 194029 August 1941344 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
7 William Scully Labor Curtin 7 October 194122 December 19425 years, 25 days
Minister for Commerce and Agriculture 22 December 19426 July 1945
Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 19451 November 1946
8 Reg Pollard 1 November 194619 December 19493 years, 48 days
9 John McEwen CountryMenzies19 December 194911 January 19566 years, 23 days
10 Bob Cotton   Liberal Fraser Minister for Industry and Commerce22 December 197520 December 19771 year, 363 days
11 Phillip Lynch  20 December 197711 October 19824 years, 295 days
12 Andrew Peacock  11 October 198211 March 1983151 days
13 John Button Labor Hawke 11 March 198313 December 198410 years, 13 days
Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce13 December 198420 December 1991
Keating 20 December 199124 March 1993

List of ministers for technology

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 David Thomson National Country Fraser Minister for Science and Technology3 November 198016 October 19822 years, 128 days
National 16 October 198211 March 1983
2 Barry Jones Labor Hawke 11 March 198313 December 19841 year, 277 days
3 John Button Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce13 December 198420 December 19918 years, 101 days
Keating 20 December 199124 March 1993
4 Alan Griffiths Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development 24 March 199322 January 1994304 days
5 Peter Cook 30 January 199425 March 19942 years, 41 days
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology25 March 199411 March 1996
6 Peter McGauran National Howard Minister for Science and Technology11 March 199626 September 19971 year, 199 days
7 Karen Andrews Liberal Morrison Minister for Industry, Science and Technology28 August 201830 March 20212 years, 214 days
8 Christian Porter 30 March 202119 September 2021173 days
9 Melissa Price Minister for Science and Technology8 October 202123 May 2022227 days

List of ministers for manufacturing

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Manufacturing, or any of its precedent titles: [7]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Kim Carr   Labor 2nd Gillard Minister for Manufacturing14 December 20115 March 201282 days
2 Kate Lundy Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation5 March 201227 June 20131 year, 197 days
Rudd 27 June 201318 September 2013

Assistant ministers

List of industry parliamentary secretaries

The following individual has been appointed as parliamentary secretaries for industry, or any of its precedent titles:

OrderAssistant MinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Warren Entsch Liberal Howard Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Science and Resources21 October 199826 November 20017 years, 98 days
Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Tourism and Resources26 November 200127 January 2006
2 Bob Baldwin Parliamentary Secretary for Industry, Tourism and Resources27 January 20063 December 2007310 days
3 Richard Marles Labor Rudd Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry9 June 200924 June 20101 year, 97 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
4 Mark Dreyfus QC Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation14 December 20114 February 20131 year, 52 days
5 Yvette D'Ath Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation25 March 201327 June 2013177 days
Rudd 27 June 201318 September 2013
(2) Bob Baldwin Liberal Abbott Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry18 September 201323 December 2014310 days
6 Karen Andrews Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Science23 December 201421 September 20151 year, 209 days
Turnbull Assistant Minister for Science21 September 201519 July 2016
7 Craig Laundy Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science19 July 201620 December 20171 year, 154 days
8 Zed Seselja Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation20 December 201723 August 2018246 days

List of assistant ministers for innovation

The following individuals have been appointed as assistant minister for innovation, or any of its precedent titles:

OrderAssistant MinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Richard Marles Labor Rudd Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Industry9 June 200924 June 20101 year, 97 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
2 Mark Dreyfus QC Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation14 December 20114 February 20131 year, 52 days
3 Yvette D'Ath Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation25 March 201327 June 2013177 days
Rudd 27 June 201318 September 2013
4 Wyatt Roy Liberal Turnbull Assistant Minister for Innovation21 September 201519 July 2016302 days
5 Craig Laundy Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science19 July 201620 December 20171 year, 154 days
6 Zed Seselja Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation20 December 201723 August 2018246 days

List of assistant ministers for manufacturing

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, or any of its precedent titles: [7]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Tim Ayres  Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Manufacturing1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 348 days

References

  1. ↑ "Portfolio agencies". Australia Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Australian Space Agency opens in Adelaide". Australia. Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Archived list of Department of Science". Department of Industry, Government of Australia . Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Archived list of ministers for science". Department of Industry, Government of Australia . Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "List of Administrative Arrangement Orders". National Archives of Australia . Government of Australia. 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Anthony Albanese reveals former prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself to five ministries in power grab". ABC News. 16 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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