Minister for International Development

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Minister for International Development
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Incumbent
Anne Aly
since 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General
on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holder Neal Blewett (as Minister for Trade and Overseas Development)
Formation1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)
Website ministers.dfat.gov.au/minister/anne-aly/home

The Minister for International Development is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with oversight of government policy related to international development. It is currently held by Anne Aly.

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Scope

The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the international development and humanitarian aid policies of the Commonwealth of Australia, administered through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). [1] [2] [3] AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.

List of ministers for international development

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development, or any precedent title: [4]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Neal Blewett Labor 4th Hawke Minister for Trade and Overseas Development1 February 199120 December 1991329 days
1st Keating 20 December 199127 December 1991
2 John Kerin 27 December 199124 March 19931 year, 87 days
3 Gordon Bilney Labor 2nd Keating Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs 24 March 199311 March 19962 years, 353 days
4 Melissa Parke Labor 2nd Rudd Minister for International Development1 July 201318 September 201379 days
5 Steven Ciobo LNP 1st Turnbull Minister for International Development and the Pacific21 September 201518 February 2016150 days
6 Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Liberal 18 February 201619 July 20162 years, 185 days
2nd Turnbull 19 July 201622 August 2018
7 Alex Hawke Liberal 2nd Morrison Minister for International Development and the Pacific29 May 201922 December 20201 year, 207 days
8 Zed Seselja 22 December 202023 May 20221 year, 152 days
9 Pat Conroy Labor 1st Albanese 1 June 202213 May 20252 years, 346 days
10 Anne Aly 2nd Albanese Minister for International Development13 May 2025Incumbent132 days

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Pacific Island affairs or any of its precedent titles: [4]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Bob McMullan Labor 1st Rudd Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance3 December 200724 June 20102 years, 285 days
1st Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
2 Anne Ruston Liberal 1st Morrison Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific28 August 201829 May 2019274 days

References

  1. ↑ "Melissa Parke appointed Minister for International Development". Australian Agency for International Development (Press release). Australian Government. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Oxfam welcomes new Minister for International Development" (Press release). Oxfam Australia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Betteridge, Ashlee (1 July 2013). "Rudd appoints Minister for International Development". DevPolicy Blog. Australia: Development Policy Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  4. 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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