Minister for Resources

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Minister for Resources
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Incumbent
Madeleine King
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Rex Connor
(as Minister for Minerals and Energy)
Formation19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
Website www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/king

The Minister for Resources is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Madeleine King following the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022. [1]

Contents

In the Government of Australia, the ministers administer this portfolio through the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.

Mission and outcomes

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the department's annual reports and on the department's website.

At its creation, the department was responsible for: [2]

In the Howard government, the portfolio of Water Resources was assigned to the Environment Department; this was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Malcolm Turnbull. [2] The secretary of the department was David Borthwick. [2]

List of ministers for resources

Australia has had ministers who had specific responsibility for matters relating to the development of minerals resources since December 1972, although earlier there were ministers for national development, who had some responsibilities in this area as well.

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Rex Connor Labor Whitlam Minister for Minerals and Energy 19 December 197214 October 19752 years, 299 days
2 Ken Wriedt 14 October 197511 November 197528 days
3 Doug Anthony National Country Fraser Minister for National Resources11 November 197520 December 19777 years, 120 days
Minister for Trade and Resources20 December 197716 October 1982
National 16 October 198211 March 1983
4 Peter Walsh Labor Hawke Minister for Resources and Energy 11 March 198313 December 19841 year, 277 days
5 Gareth Evans 13 December 198424 July 19872 years, 223 days
6 Peter Morris Minister for Resources24 July 198719 January 1988179 days
7 Peter Cook 19 January 19884 April 19902 years, 75 days
8 Alan Griffiths 4 April 199020 December 19912 years, 354 days
Keating 20 December 199124 March 1993
9 Michael Lee 24 March 199324 December 1993275 days
10 David Beddall 24 December 199311 March 19962 years, 78 days
11 Warwick Parer   Liberal Howard Minister for Resources and Energy 11 March 199621 October 19982 years, 224 days
12 Nick Minchin Minister for Industry, Science and Resources21 October 199826 November 20013 years, 36 days
13 Ian Macfarlane Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources26 November 20013 December 20076 years, 7 days
14 Martin Ferguson Labor Rudd Minister for Resources and Energy 3 December 200724 June 20105 years, 89 days
Gillard 24 June 201022 March 2013
15 Gary Gray 22 March 201327 June 2013180 days
Rudd27 June 201318 September 2013
16 Josh Frydenberg Liberal Turnbull Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia 21 September 201518 February 2016302 days
Minister for Resources and Energy 18 February 201619 July 2016
17 Matt Canavan National Turnbull Minister for Resources and Northern Australia 19 July 201625 July 20171 year, 6 days
18 Barnaby Joyce 25 July 201727 October 201794 days
(17) Matt Canavan 27 October 201724 August 20182 years, 99 days
Morrison 24 August 20183 February 2020
19 Keith Pitt 1 Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia 6 February 20202 July 20212 years, 106 days
Minister for Resources and Water 2 July 202123 May 2022
Scott Morrison 1 [3] LiberalMinister for Industry, Science, Energy and Resources15 April 20211 year, 38 days
20 Madeleine King Labor Albanese Minister for Resources1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 164 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 Pitt holding the position of Minister for Resources until May 2022. However, the appointment of Morrison was not made public until August 2022.

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References

  1. "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 CA 9160: Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 19 December 2013
  3. "Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet". www.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 17 August 2022.