Minister for Indigenous Affairs (Australia)
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Wentworth | | 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) | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| 3 | Gough Whitlam1 | | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 14 days | |
| 4 | Gordon Bryant | Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) | 294 days | |||
| 5 | Jim Cavanagh | 9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 1 year, 240 days | ||||
| 6 | Les Johnson | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 158 days | ||||
| 7 | Tom Drake-Brockman | | National Country | Fraser | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 41 days | |
| 8 | Ian Viner | | Liberal | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 2 years, 348 days | ||
| 9 | Fred Chaney | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 1 year, 334 days | ||||
| 10 | Peter Baume | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 1 year, 185 days | ||||
| 11 | Ian Wilson | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 308 days | ||||
| 12 | Clyde Holding | | Labor | Hawke | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 years, 135 days | |
| 13 | Gerry Hand | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 2 years, 254 days | ||||
| 14 | Robert Tickner | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 19 December 1991 (1991-12-19) | 5 years, 342 days | ||||
| Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs | 19 December 1991 (1991-12-19) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | ||||||
Keating | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | ||||||
| 15 | John Herron | | Liberal | Howard | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 4 years, 325 days | |
| 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 | |||
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | ||||||
| 17 | Amanda Vanstone | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 2 years, 112 days | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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) | ||||||
| Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | ||||||
| Rudd | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | ||||||
| 20 | Nigel Scullion | | 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) | ||||||
Morrison | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | incumbent | ||||||
List of Ministers assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip Ruddock | | Liberal | Howard | Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation | 21 October 1998 | 30 January 2001 | 4 years, 351 days |
| | Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs | 30 January 2001 | 26 November 2001 | |||||
| | Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation | 26 November 2001 | 7 October 2003 | |||||
| 2 | Amanda Vanstone | | 7 October 2003 | 22 October 2004 | 1 year, 15 days | |||
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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