Minister for Indigenous Affairs (Australia)
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| Minister for Indigenous Affairs | |
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 Incumbent Nigel Scullion since 18 September 2013 | |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Don Grimes (Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) William Wentworth (Indigenous Affairs) |
| Formation | 1984 (Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) 1968 (Indigenous Affairs) |
The Australian Minister for Indigenous Affairs is Senator the Hon. Nigel Scullion, since 18 September 2013.
Contents
1 Portfolio
2 List of Ministers for Indigenous Affairs
3 List of Ministers assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation
4 See also
5 References
Portfolio
In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and a range of other government agencies, including:
Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC)
- Indigenous Coordination Centres
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)
Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA)
Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC)- Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
- Anindilyakawa Land Council
- Central Land Council
- Northern Land Council
- Tiwi Land Council
List of Ministers for Indigenous Affairs
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Indigenous Affairs, or any precedent titles:[1]
| Order |
Minister |
Party affiliation |
Prime Minister |
Ministerial title |
Term start |
Term end |
Term in office |
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| 1 |
Bill Wentworth |
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Liberal |
Gorton |
Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister |
28 February 1968 (1968-02-28) |
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) |
3 years, 92 days |
McMahon |
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) |
31 May 1971 (1971-05-31) |
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| 2 |
Peter Howson |
Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts |
31 May 1971 (1971-05-31) |
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) |
1 year, 188 days |
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| 3 |
Gough Whitlam1 |
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Labor |
Whitlam |
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) |
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) |
14 days |
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| 4 |
Gordon Bryant |
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs |
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) |
9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) |
294 days |
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| 5 |
Jim Cavanagh |
9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) |
6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) |
1 year, 240 days |
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| 6 |
Les Johnson |
6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) |
11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) |
158 days |
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| 7 |
Tom Drake-Brockman |
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National Country |
Fraser |
11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) |
22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) |
41 days |
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| 8 |
Ian Viner |
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Liberal |
22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) |
5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) |
2 years, 348 days |
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| 9 |
Fred Chaney |
5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) |
3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) |
1 year, 334 days |
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| 10 |
Peter Baume |
3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) |
7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) |
1 year, 185 days |
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| 11 |
Ian Wilson |
7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) |
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) |
308 days |
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| 12 |
Clyde Holding |
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Labor |
Hawke |
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) |
24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) |
4 years, 135 days |
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| 13 |
Gerry Hand |
24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) |
4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) |
2 years, 254 days |
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| 14 |
Robert Tickner |
4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) |
19 December 1991 (1991-12-19) |
5 years, 342 days |
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| Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs |
19 December 1991 (1991-12-19) |
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) |
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Keating |
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) |
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) |
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| 15 |
John Herron |
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Liberal |
Howard |
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) |
30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) |
4 years, 325 days |
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| 16 |
Philip Ruddock |
Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs |
30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) |
26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) |
2 years, 250 days |
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| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) |
7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) |
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| 17 |
Amanda Vanstone |
7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) |
27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) |
2 years, 112 days |
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| 18 |
Mal Brough |
Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) |
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) |
1 year, 310 days |
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| 19 |
Jenny Macklin |
|
Labor |
Rudd |
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) |
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) |
5 years, 289 days |
Gillard |
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) |
14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) |
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| Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) |
27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) |
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| Rudd |
27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) |
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) |
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| 20 |
Nigel Scullion |
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Country Liberal Party |
Abbott |
Minister for Indigenous Affairs |
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) |
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) |
5 years, 142 days |
Turnbull |
15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) |
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) |
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Morrison |
24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) |
incumbent |
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List of Ministers assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation
| Order |
Minister |
Party |
Prime Minister |
Title |
Term start |
Term end |
Term in office |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philip Ruddock |
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Liberal |
Howard |
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation |
21 October 1998 |
30 January 2001 |
4 years, 351 days |
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Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs |
30 January 2001 |
26 November 2001 |
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Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation |
26 November 2001 |
7 October 2003 |
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| 2 |
Amanda Vanstone |
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7 October 2003 |
22 October 2004 |
1 year, 15 days |
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Notes
1 Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.
See also
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Canada
References
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