Minister for Sport (Australia)

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Minister for Sport
Anika Wells 2023.jpg
Incumbent
Anika Wells
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Frank Stewart
(as Minister for Tourism and Recreation)
Formation19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
Website minister.infrastructure.gov.au/wells

The Minister for Sport is a ministerial position in the Australian Government, currently held by Anika Wells since 1 June 2022. [1] The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. [2]

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Scope

It was not until the Whitlam government established the Department of Tourism and Recreation in 1972 that an Australian Government department had specific responsibility for sport. [3] Previously the small amount of sport funding was distributed through ministries such as Health and Foreign Affairs. [3] Frank Stewart, who is regarded as the first minister for sport, commissioned two reports – The role and scope and development of recreation in Australia by John Bloomfield and Report of the Australian Sports Institute Study Group, which highlighted the need for government involvement in sport. [4] The Fraser government through Bob Ellicott acted upon both reports and established the Australian Institute of Sport in 1981. [3] It was widely reported that this initiative was a direct result of the poor performance of the Australian team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, however its genesis preceded that. The Hawke government through John Brown further extended Australian Government involvement in sport through the establishment of the Australian Sports Commission in 1985. [3]

List of ministers for sport

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Sport, or any of its precedent titles: [5]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Frank Stewart   Labor Whitlam Minister for Tourism and Recreation19 December 197211 November 19752 years, 327 days
2 Reg Withers Liberal Fraser 11 November 197522 December 197541 days
3 Ivor Greenwood Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development22 December 19758 July 1976199 days
4 Kevin Newman 8 July 197620 December 19771 year, 165 days
5 Ray Groom 20 December 19775 December 1978350 days
6 Robert Ellicott Minister for Home Affairs 5 December 19783 November 19802 years, 74 days
Minister for Home Affairs and Environment 3 November 198017 February 1981
7 Michael MacKellar 17 February 198119 March 198130 days
8 Ian Wilson 19 March 19817 May 1982414 days
9 Tom McVeigh National Country 7 May 198211 March 1983308 days
10 John Brown Labor Hawke Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism 11 March 198324 July 19874 years, 314 days
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories24 July 198719 January 1988
11 Graham Richardson 19 January 19884 April 19902 years, 75 days
12 Ros Kelly 4 April 199020 December 19913 years, 331 days
Keating 20 December 199127 December 1991
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories27 December 199124 March 1993
Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories24 March 19931 March 1994
(11)Graham Richardson1 March 199425 March 199424 days
13 John Faulkner 25 March 199411 March 19961 year, 352 days
14 Warwick Smith Liberal Howard Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 19969 October 19971 year, 212 days
15 Andrew Thomson Minister for Sport and Tourism 9 October 199721 October 19981 year, 12 days
16 Jackie Kelly   [6] 21 October 199826 November 20013 years, 36 days
17 Rod Kemp Minister for the Arts and Sport26 November 200130 January 20075 years, 65 days
18 George Brandis 30 January 20073 December 2007307 days
19 Kate Ellis Labor Rudd Minister for Sport3 December 200724 June 20102 years, 285 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
20 Mark Arbib 14 September 20105 March 20121 year, 173 days
21 Kate Lundy 5 March 201227 June 20131 year, 114 days
22 Don Farrell Rudd27 June 201318 September 201383 days
23 Peter Dutton Liberal Abbott 18 September 201323 December 20141 year, 96 days
24 Sussan Ley 23 December 201415 September 20152 years, 21 days
Turnbull 15 September 201513 January 2017
25 Greg Hunt 18 January 201719 December 2017335 days
26 Bridget McKenzie National20 December 201728 August 20181 year, 160 days
Morrison Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation 28 August 201829 May 2019
27 Richard Colbeck LiberalMinister for Youth and Sport29 May 201922 December 20202 years, 359 days
Minister for Sport22 December 202023 May 2022
28 Anika Wells  Labor Albanese 1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 353 days

List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games

The following individuals were appointed as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games:

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Warwick Smith [7] Liberal Howard Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games11 March 19966 October 19971 year, 209 days
2 Andrew Thomson [7] 6 October 199721 October 19981 year, 15 days
3 Jackie Kelly   [6] 21 October 199830 January 20012 years, 101 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ministries and cabinets". Parlinfo website. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Australian sport : a profile . Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. 1985. pp.  38–40. ISBN   0644036672.
  4. ↑ Daly, John (1991). Quest for Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN   0644136723.
  5. ↑ "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 22 September 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Hon Jackie Kelly MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 "43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Part 6 - Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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