Minister for Trade and Tourism

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Minister for Trade and Tourism
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Incumbent
Don Farrell
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 Charles Kingston (as Minister for Trade and Customs)
Formation1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)
Website www.trademinister.gov.au

The Minister for Trade and Tourism is a portfolio in the Government of Australia, falling within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). [1] The position is currently held by Senator Don Farrell, sworn in as part of the Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022. [2] The minister is assisted by the Assistant Minister for Trade, held by Senator Tim Ayres.

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Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the minister and assistant minister(s) administer the portfolio through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Other trade-related bodies for which the minister and assistant minister are responsible are:

DFAT was created in 1987 through the merger of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Trade. In sequence, the trade portfolio has been administered by the following departments:

List of ministers for trade

The following individuals have been appointed as minister for trade, tourism and investment, or any of its precedent titles: [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Charles Kingston   Protectionist Barton Minister for Trade and Customs 1 January 190124 July 19032 years, 204 days
2 William Lyne  ProtectionistBartonMinister for Trade and Customs 11 August 190324 September 1903260 days
Deakin 24 September 190327 April 1904
3 Andrew Fisher   Labor Watson 27 April 190417 August 1904112 days
4 Allan McLean  Protectionist Reid 17 August 19045 July 1905322 days
n/aWilliam LyneDeakin5 July 190530 July 19072 years, 25 days
5 Austin Chapman 30 July 190713 November 19081 year, 106 days
6 Frank Tudor  Labor Fisher 13 November 19082 June 1909201 days
7 Robert Best   Liberal Deakin2 June 190929 April 1910331 days
n/aFrank Tudor LaborFisher29 April 191024 June 19133 years, 56 days
8 Littleton Groom  Liberal Cook 24 June 191317 September 19141 year, 85 days
n/aFrank Tudor LaborFisher17 September 191427 October 19151 year, 363 days
Hughes 27 October 191514 September 1916
9 Billy Hughes  LaborHughesMinister for Trade and Customs 29 September 191614 November 191646 days
10 William Archibald   National Labor 14 November 191617 February 191795 days
11 Jens Jensen   Nationalist 17 February 191713 December 19181 year, 299 days
12 William Watt 13 December 191817 January 191935 days
13 Walter Massy-Greene 17 January 191921 December 19212 years, 338 days
14 Arthur Rodgers 21 December 19215 February 19231 year, 46 days
n/a Austin Chapman  Nationalist Bruce Minister for Trade and Customs 9 February 192326 May 19241 year, 107 days
n/aLittleton Groom26 May 192413 June 192418 days
15 Herbert Pratten 13 June 19247 May 19283 years, 329 days
16 Stanley Bruce 8 May 192828 November 1928204 days
17 Henry Gullett 28 November 192822 October 1929328 days
18 James Fenton  Labor Scullin 22 October 19294 February 19311 year, 105 days
19 Frank Forde 4 February 19316 January 1932336 days
n/aHenry Gullett  United Australia Lyons 6 January 193214 January 19331 year, 8 days
20 Thomas White 14 January 19338 November 19385 years, 298 days
21 John Perkins 8 November 19387 April 1939169 days
Page 7 April 193926 April 1939
22 John Lawson Menzies 26 April 193923 February 1940303 days
23 Robert Menzies 23 February 194014 March 194020 days
24 George McLeay 14 March 194028 October 1940228 days
25 Eric Harrison 28 October 194029 August 1941344 days
Fadden 29 August 19417 October 1941
26 Richard Keane  Labor Curtin 7 October 19416 July 19454 years, 201 days
Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 194526 April 1946
27 John Dedman 26 April 194618 June 194653 days
28 James Fraser 18 June 19461 November 1946136 days
29 Ben Courtice 1 November 194619 December 19493 years, 48 days
30 Neil O'Sullivan   Liberal Menzies19 December 194911 January 19566 years, 23 days
31 John McEwen   Country Minister for Trade11 January 195618 December 196315 years, 25 days
Minister for Trade and Industry 18 December 196326 January 1966
Holt 26 January 196619 December 1967
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 19685 February 1971
32 Doug Anthony 5 February 197110 March 19711 year, 270 days
McMahon 10 March 19715 December 1972
33 Gough Whitlam 1  Labor Whitlam 5 December 197219 December 197214 days
34 Jim Cairns Minister for Overseas Trade19 December 197211 December 19741 year, 357 days
35 Frank Crean 11 December 197411 November 1975335 days
n/aDoug Anthony  National Country Fraser 11 November 197520 December 19777 years, 120 days
Minister for Trade and Resources 20 December 197716 October 1982
  National 16 October 198211 March 1983
36 Lionel Bowen  Labor Hawke Minister for Trade11 March 198313 December 19841 year, 277 days
37 John Dawkins 13 December 198424 July 19872 years, 223 days
38 Michael Duffy Minister for Trade Negotiations24 July 19874 April 19902 years, 254 days
39 Neal Blewett 4 April 19901 February 19911 year, 267 days
Minister for Trade and Overseas Development 1 February 199120 December 1991
Keating 20 December 199127 December 1991
40 John Kerin 27 December 199124 March 19931 year, 87 days
41 Peter Cook Minister for Trade24 March 199330 January 1994312 days
42 Bob McMullan 30 January 199411 March 19962 years, 41 days
43 Tim Fischer   National Howard 11 March 199620 July 19993 years, 131 days
44 Mark Vaile 20 July 199929 September 20067 years, 71 days
45 Warren Truss 29 September 20063 December 20071 year, 65 days
46 Simon Crean  Labor Rudd 3 December 200724 June 20102 years, 207 days
Gillard 24 June 201028 June 2010
47 Stephen Smith 28 June 201014 September 201078 days
48 Craig Emerson 14 September 20105 March 20122 years, 286 days
Minister for Trade and Competitiveness 5 March 201227 June 2013
49 Richard Marles RuddMinister for Trade27 June 201318 September 201383 days
50 Andrew Robb  Liberal Abbott Minister for Trade and Investment18 September 201315 September 20152 years, 153 days
Turnbull 15 September 201518 February 2016
51 Steven Ciobo 18 February 201619 July 20162 years, 191 days
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment19 July 201628 August 2018
52 Simon Birmingham Morrison 28 August 201822 December 20202 years, 116 days
53 Dan Tehan 22 December 202023 May 20221 year, 152 days
54 Don Farrell   Labor Albanese Minister for Trade and Tourism1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 199 days

Notes

1 Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry that comprised just Gough Whitlam and Lance Barnard for fourteen days, until the full ministry was announced.

List of ministers for tourism

Since 1966, Australia had ministers responsible for tourism under various titles. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Tourism, or any of its precedent titles: [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterMinisterial titleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Don Chipp   Liberal Holt Minister in charge of Tourist Activities14 December 196619 December 19671 year, 76 days
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 196828 February 1968
2 Reg Wright 28 February 196810 March 19713 years, 92 days
McMahon 10 March 197131 May 1971
3 Peter Howson 31 May 19715 December 19721 year, 188 days
4 Frank Stewart   Labor Whitlam Minister for Tourism and Recreation19 December 197211 November 19752 years, 327 days
5 Reg Withers  Liberal Fraser 11 November 197522 December 197541 days
6 John Brown  Labor Hawke Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism11 March 198324 July 19874 years, 282 days
Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 24 July 198718 December 1987
7 Graham Richardson  LaborHawkeMinister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 19 January 19884 April 19902 years, 75 days
8 Ros Kelly 4 April 199020 December 19911 year, 267 days
Keating 20 December 199127 December 1991
9 Alan Griffiths Minister for Tourism27 December 199124 March 19931 year, 87 days
10 Michael Lee 24 March 199311 March 19962 years, 353 days
11 John Moore  Liberal Howard Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism11 March 19969 October 19971 year, 212 days
12 Andrew Thomson Minister for Sport and Tourism9 October 199721 October 19981 year, 12 days
13 Jackie Kelly 21 October 199826 November 20013 years, 36 days
14 Joe Hockey Minister for Small Business and Tourism26 November 200126 October 20042 years, 335 days
15 Fran Bailey 26 October 20043 December 20073 years, 38 days
16 Martin Ferguson  Labor Rudd Minister for Tourism3 December 200724 June 20105 years, 112 days
Gillard 24 June 201025 March 2013
17 Gary Gray 25 March 201327 June 2013177 days
Rudd27 June 201318 September 2013
18 Richard Colbeck   Liberal Turnbull Minister for Tourism and International Education21 September 201519 July 2016302 days
19 Steven Ciobo Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment19 July 201628 August 20182 years, 40 days
20 Simon Birmingham Morrison 28 August 201822 December 20202 years, 116 days
21 Dan Tehan 22 December 202023 May 20221 year, 152 days
22 Don Farrell   Labor Albanese Minister for Trade and Tourism1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 199 days

List of ministers assisting the minister for trade and investment

The following individuals have been appointed as minister assisting the minister for trade and investment, or its preceding titles: [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Ian Sinclair   Country Holt Minister assisting the Minister for Trade and Industry14 December 196619 December 19674 years, 53 days
McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 19685 February 1971
2 John Howard   Liberal Fraser Minister for Special Trade Negotiations17 July 197720 December 1977156 days
3 Victor Garland Minister for Special Trade Representations20 December 19778 December 19791 year, 353 days
4 Douglas Scott   National Country Minister for Special Trade Representations
Minister assisting the Minister for Trade and Resources		8 December 197919 August 1980255 days
5 Ian Sinclair Minister for Special Trade Representations19 August 19803 November 198076 days
6 Tom McVeigh Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Resources3 November 198011 March 19832 years, 128 days
7 Richard Colbeck   Liberal Turnbull Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment21 September 201519 July 2016302 days
8 Andrew Gee   Morrison National Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment6 February 20202 July 20211 year, 146 days
9 David Gillespie 2 July 202123 May 2022325 days

List of parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for trade

The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretary and assistant ministers for trade: [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Stephen Martin   Labor Keating Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade27 December 199124 March 19931 year, 87 days
2 David Brownhill   National Howard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade11 March 199621 October 19982 years, 224 days
3 Larry Anthony 21 October 199820 July 1999272 days
4 De-Anne Kelly   National Howard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade7 October 200326 October 20041 year, 19 days
5 Bruce Billson   Liberal Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade26 October 20046 July 2005253 days
6 Sandy Macdonald   National Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade6 July 200527 January 2006205 days
(4) De-Anne Kelly 27 January 200629 September 2006245 days
7 John Murphy   Labor Rudd Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade3 December 200725 February 20091 year, 84 days
8 Anthony Byrne Parliamentary Secretary for Trade25 February 200924 June 20101 year, 201 days
Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
9 Justine Elliot 14 September 20104 February 20132 years, 143 days
10 Kelvin Thomson 4 February 20131 June 2013117 days
11 Steven Ciobo   Liberal Abbott Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Investment23 December 201421 September 2015272 days
12 Keith Pitt   National Turnbull Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment19 July 201620 December 20171 year, 154 days
13 Luke Hartsuyker 20 December 201726 February 201868 days
14 Mark Coulton 5 March 201829 May 20191 year, 345 days
Morrison Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment29 May 20196 February 2020
15 Tim Ayres   Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Trade1 June 2022Incumbent2 years, 199 days

List of assistant ministers for regional tourism

The following individuals have been appointed as assistant minister for regional tourism: [3]

OrderMinisterPartyPrime MinisterTitleTerm startTerm endTerm in office
1 Jonathon Duniam   Liberal Morrison Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism29 May 201923 May 20222 years, 359 days

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