Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)

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Minister for Foreign Affairs
Julie Bishop 2014.jpg
Incumbent
Julie Bishop
since 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Sir Edmund Barton
Formation 1 January 1901

The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Hon. Julie Bishop MP , since 18 September 2013.

In the Government of Australia, the minister is responsible for overseeing the international diplomacy section of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In common with international practice, the office is often informally referred to as Foreign Minister. The ministers portfolio is chiefly concerned with intelligence and international diplomacy including the administration of ASIS, all overseas consulates and the granting of diplomatic powers to foreign dignitaries through the administration of the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act 1967.

Scope

R. G. Casey House, the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet – the position is equivalent to that of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in Britain or Secretary of State in the United States – as shown by the fact that eleven Prime Ministers of Australia have also worked as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The minister is seen as one of the people most responsible for formulating Australia's foreign policy, as they along with other relevant ministers advise the Prime Minister in developing and implementing foreign policy, and also acts as the government's main spokesperson on international affairs issues. In recent times, the minister also undertakes numerous international trips to meet with foreign representatives and Heads of State or Government.

List of Foreign Ministers

The portfolio has existed continuously since 1901, except for the period 14 November 1916 to 21 December 1921. Prior to 6 November 1970, the office was known as the Minister for External Affairs. Between 24 July 1987 and 24 March 1993 it was known as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Starting with the Keating Government, the Trade portfolio has been administered separately by the Minister for Trade.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:[1]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Edmund Barton1 2   Protectionist Barton Minister for External Affairs 1 January 1901 (1901-01-01) 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
2 Alfred Deakin1 Deakin 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
3 Billy Hughes Labor Watson 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) 17 August 1904 (1904-08-17) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
4 George Reid1 Free Trade Reid 18 August 1904 (1904-08-18) 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
n/a Alfred Deakin1 Commonwealth Liberal Deakin 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
5 Lee Batchelor Labor Fisher 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
6 Littleton Groom Protectionist Deakin 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
n/a Lee Batchelor Labor Fisher 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) 8 October 1911 (1911-10-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
7 Josiah Thomas 14 October 1911 (1911-10-14) 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
8 Paddy Glynn Commonwealth Liberal Cook 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
9 John Arthur Labor Fisher 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) 9 December 1914 (1914-12-09) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
10 Hugh Mahon 9 December 1914 (1914-12-09) 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
Hughes 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
n/a Billy Hughes1 Nationalist Hughes Minister for External Affairs 21 December 1921 (1921-12-21) 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
11 Stanley Bruce1 Bruce 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
12 James Scullin1 Labor Scullin 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
13 John Latham United Australia Lyons 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
14 Sir George Pearce 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
n/a Billy Hughes 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Page 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
15 Sir Henry Somer Gullett Menzies 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
16 John McEwen Country 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
17 Frederick Stewart United Australia 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
Fadden 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
18 Dr. H. V. Evatt Labor Curtin 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Forde 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
Chifley 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
19 Percy Spender Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 26 April 1951 (1951-04-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
20 Richard Casey 27 April 1951 (1951-04-27) 4 February 1960 (1960-02-04) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
21 Robert Menzies1 4 February 1960 (1960-02-04) 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
22 Sir Garfield Barwick 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) 24 April 1964 (1964-04-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
23 Paul Hasluck 24 April 1964 (1964-04-24) 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Holt 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
McEwen 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
Gorton 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) 11 February 1969 (1969-02-11)
24 Gordon Freeth 11 February 1969 (1969-02-11) 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
25 William McMahon 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) 6 November 1970 (1970-11-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
William McMahon 6 November 1970 (1970-11-06) 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
Minister for Foreign Affairs 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22)
26 Leslie Bury 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) 2 August 1971 (1971-08-02) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
27 Nigel Bowen 2 August 1971 (1971-08-02) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
28 Gough Whitlam1 Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 6 November 1973 (1973-11-06) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
29 Don Willesee 6 November 1973 (1973-11-06) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
30 Andrew Peacock Liberal Fraser 12 November 1975 (1975-11-12) 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
31 Tony Street 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
32 Bill Hayden Labor Hawke 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 17 August 1988 (1988-08-17)
33 Gareth Evans 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
Minister for Foreign Affairs 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
34 Alexander Downer Liberal Howard 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
35 Stephen Smith Labor Rudd 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
36 Kevin Rudd 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 22 February 2012 (2012-02-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
37 Bob Carr 13 March 2012 (2012-03-13) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Rudd 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
38 Julie Bishop Liberal Abbott 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) incumbent

Notes

1 Also served as Prime Minister for some or all of their term.
2 Barton was knighted in 1902, while serving as Minister.

List of Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs or any of its precedent titles:

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Don Willesee   Labor Whitlam Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs 19 December 1972 6 November 1973 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
2 Bill Morrison   Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea 30 November 1973 6 June 1975 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific 6 June 1975 11 November 1975
3 Gareth Evans   Labor Hawke Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs 13 December 1984 24 July 1987 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.

List of Ministers for International Development

The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the international development and humanitarian aid policies of the Commonwealth of Australia, administered through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).[2][3][4] AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development:

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Melissa Parke   Labor Rudd Minister for International Development 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
2 Steven Ciobo   Liberal Turnbull Minister for International Development and the Pacific 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days

List of Ministers for Tourism

Between 1966 and 2013, 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:[1]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Don Chipp   Liberal Holt Minister in charge of Tourist Activities 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  McEwen 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
  Gorton 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) 28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)
2 Reg Wright   28 February 1968 (1968-02-28) 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  McMahon 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 31 May 1971 (1971-05-31)
3 Peter Howson   31 May 1971 (1971-05-31) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
4 Frank Stewart   Labor Whitlam Minister for Tourism and Recreation 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
5 Reg Withers   Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
6 John Brown   Labor Hawke Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 18 December 1987 (1987-12-18)
7 Graham Richardson   Labor Hawke Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
8 Ros Kelly   4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
9 Alan Griffiths   Minister for Tourism 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
10 Michael Lee   24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
11 John Moore   Liberal Howard Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
12 Andrew Thomson   Minister for Sport and Tourism 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
13 Jackie Kelly   21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
14 Joe Hockey   Minister for Small Business and Tourism 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
15 Fran Bailey   26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
16 Martin Ferguson   Labor Rudd Minister for Tourism 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
  Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)
17 Gary Gray   25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
  Rudd 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
18 Richard Colbeck   Liberal Turnbull Minister for Tourism and International Education 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days

See also

References

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