Minister for Pacific Island Affairs

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Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
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Incumbent
Pat Conroy
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General
on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holder Bill Morrison (as Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea)
Formation30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)
Website ministers.dfat.gov.au/minister/pat-conroy-mp/home

The Minister for Pacific Island Affairs is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Pat Conroy since June 2022 in the Albanese ministry.

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List of ministers for Pacific Island affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, or any precedent title: [1]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Gordon Bilney Labor 2nd Keating Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs24 March 199311 March 19962 years, 353 days
2 Steven Ciobo LNP 1st Turnbull Minister for International Development and the Pacific21 September 201518 February 2016150 days
3 Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Liberal 18 February 201619 July 20162 years, 185 days
2nd Turnbull 19 July 201622 August 2018
4 Alex Hawke Liberal 2nd Morrison Minister for International Development and the Pacific29 May 201922 December 20201 year, 207 days
5 Zed Seselja 22 December 202023 May 20221 year, 152 days
6 Pat Conroy Labor 1st Albanese 1 June 202213 May 20252 years, 348 days
2nd Albanese Minister for Pacific Island Affairs13 May 2025Incumbent

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: [1]

OrderMinisterPartyMinistryMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Bill Morrison Labor 2nd Whitlam Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea30 November 197312 June 19741 year, 188 days
3rd Whitlam 12 June 19746 June 1975
Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific6 June 197511 November 1975
2 Duncan Kerr Labor 1st Rudd Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs3 December 200714 December 20092 years, 11 days
3 Richard Marles Labor 2nd Gillard Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs14 September 201022 March 20132 years, 189 days
4 Matt Thistlethwaite 22 March 201327 June 2013180 days
2nd Rudd 22 June 201318 September 2013
5 Anne Ruston Liberal 1st Morrison Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific28 August 201829 May 2019274 days
6 Nita Green Labor 2nd Albanese Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs13 May 2025Incumbent2 days

References

  1. 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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