Minister for Indigenous Australians
The Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Government of Australia is Ken Wyatt since 29 May 2019. He is the first Indigenous Australian to hold the position. Previous ministers have held various other titles since the position was created in 1968, most recently Minister for Indigenous Affairs.
| Minister for Indigenous Australians | |
|---|---|
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | William Wentworth |
| Formation | 1968 |
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)
- 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 | 10 March 1971 | 3 years, 92 days | |
| McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 31 May 1971 | ||||||
| 2 | Peter Howson | Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | 31 May 1971 | 5 December 1972 | 1 year, 188 days | |||
| 3 | Gough Whitlam1 | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days | ||
| 4 | Gordon Bryant | Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | 19 December 1972 | 9 October 1973 | 294 days | |||
| 5 | Jim Cavanagh | 9 October 1973 | 6 June 1975 | 1 year, 240 days | ||||
| 6 | Les Johnson | 6 June 1975 | 11 November 1975 | 158 days | ||||
| 7 | Tom Drake-Brockman | National Country | Fraser | 11 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | 41 days | ||
| 8 | Ian Viner | Liberal | 22 December 1975 | 5 December 1978 | 2 years, 348 days | |||
| 9 | Fred Chaney | 5 December 1978 | 3 November 1980 | 1 year, 334 days | ||||
| 10 | Peter Baume | 3 November 1980 | 7 May 1982 | 1 year, 185 days | ||||
| 11 | Ian Wilson | 7 May 1982 | 11 March 1983 | 308 days | ||||
| 12 | Clyde Holding | Labor | Hawke | 11 March 1983 | 24 July 1987 | 4 years, 135 days | ||
| 13 | Gerry Hand | 24 July 1987 | 4 April 1990 | 2 years, 254 days | ||||
| 14 | Robert Tickner | 4 April 1990 | 19 December 1991 | 5 years, 342 days | ||||
| Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs | 19 December 1991 | 20 December 1991 | ||||||
| Keating | 20 December 1991 | 11 March 1996 | ||||||
| 15 | John Herron | Liberal | Howard | 11 March 1996 | 30 January 2001 | 4 years, 325 days | ||
| 16 | Philip Ruddock | Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs | 30 January 2001 | 26 November 2001 | 2 years, 250 days | |||
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | 26 November 2001 | 7 October 2003 | ||||||
| 17 | Amanda Vanstone | 7 October 2003 | 27 January 2006 | 2 years, 112 days | ||||
| 18 | Mal Brough | Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 27 January 2006 | 3 December 2007 | 1 year, 310 days | |||
| 19 | Jenny Macklin | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 3 December 2007 | 24 June 2010 | 5 years, 289 days | |
| Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 14 December 2011 | ||||||
| Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 24 June 2010 | 27 June 2013 | ||||||
| Rudd | 27 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | ||||||
| 20 | Nigel Scullion | Country Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Indigenous Affairs | 18 September 2013 | 15 September 2015 | 5 years, 253 days | |
| Turnbull | 15 September 2015 | 24 August 2018 | ||||||
| Morrison | 24 August 2018 | 29 May 2019 | ||||||
| 21 | Ken Wyatt | Liberal | Minister for Indigenous Australians | 29 May 2019 | Incumbent | 1 year, 249 days | ||
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
- National Indigenous Australians Agency, responsible to the Minister
References
- "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 29 September 2013.
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