Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development in the Government of Australia is Michael McCormack, serving since 26 February 2018. McCormack is the leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.[1]

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
Incumbent
Michael McCormack
since 26 February 2018 (2018-02-26)
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderThomas Paterson
(as Minister for Markets and Transport)
Formation1928
Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government
Incumbent
Mark Coulton
since 26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderCharles Marr
(as Minister in charge of Territories)
Formation6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)

The Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government is Mark Coulton since 2019, replacing Senator Bridget McKenzie who served in the role from 2018 to 2019.[2]

The urban infrastructure portfolio is held by the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, currently Paul Fletcher since 2020.

The Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories is Nola Marino since 2019, replacing Sussan Ley, who served in the role from 2018 to 2019.[2]

Scope

In the Government of Australia, the minister has overall responsibility for all of the matters falling within the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government portfolio, including regulation, safety and funding in relation to aviation, shipping, roads and railways and policy on regional development, local government and the territories, including the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

History

Under the Constitution of Australia the federal government was not given any specific responsibilities for transport, except for "railway construction and extension in any State with the consent of that State" (section 51(xxxiv)). In 1916, Billy Hughes appointed Patrick Lynch as Minister for Works and Railways to administer Commonwealth Railways and the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway. In December 1928, Stanley Bruce appointed Thomas Paterson as Minister for Markets and Transport, which included responsibility for funding road construction via grants to the states. In January 1932, this portfolio was renamed Minister for Transport, but in April 1932 it was absorbed into the new portfolio of Minister for the Interior along with the position of Minister for Works and Railways.

In December 1938, with the growth of significance of civil aviation and the commonwealth's assumption of responsibility for regulating it under international treaties, Joseph Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Civil Aviation. In 1941 Robert Menzies re-established the transport portfolio with the appointment of Hubert Lawrence Anthony. The Curtin government was determined to establish a government shipping company, ultimately the Australian National Lines, and John Curtin appointed Jack Beasley as Minister for Supply and Development in 1941. This position was renamed Minister for Shipping, Fuel and Transport in 1950 under the Menzies government and Minister for Shipping and Transport in 1951. Gough Whitlam combined the transport and civil aviation porfolios in 1973, but it was re-divided with Malcolm Fraser's appointment of Wal Fife as Minister for Aviation in 1982. Bob Hawke abolished the aviation portfolio in 1987 with the creation of the "super" departments. Since 1987, there has been a single senior transport minister in Cabinet.

Agency and bodies

Other agencies and bodies the portfolio include:

List of ministers for infrastructure, transport and regional development

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, or any precedent titles:[3][4]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Thomas Paterson Country Bruce Minister for Markets and Transport 10 December 1928 22 October 1929 316 days
2 Parker Moloney Labor Scullin 22 October 1929 21 April 1930 2 years, 76 days
Minister for Transport 21 April 1930 6 January 1932
3 Archdale Parkhill United Australia Lyons 6 January 1932 12 April 1932 97 days
4 Larry Anthony Country Menzies Minister for Transport 26 June 1941 28 August 1941 316 days
Fadden 28 August 1941 7 October 1941
5 George Lawson Labor Curtin 7 October 1941 21 September 1943 1 year, 349 days
6 Eddie Ward 21 September 1943 6 July 1945 6 years, 89 days
Forde 6 July 1945 13 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 1945 19 December 1949
7 Howard Beale   Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 17 March 1950 88 days
8 George McLeay Minister for Shipping, Fuel and Transport 17 March 1950 11 May 1951 5 years, 181 days
Minister for Shipping and Transport 11 May 1951 14 September 1955
9 John Spicer 14 September 1955 27 September 1955 13 days
10 Shane Paltridge 27 September 1955 5 February 1960 4 years, 131 days
11 Hubert Opperman 5 February 1960 18 December 1963 3 years, 316 days
12 Gordon Freeth 18 December 1963 21 January 1966 4 years, 72 days
Holt 26 January 1966 19 December 1967
McEwen 19 December 1967 10 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 1968 28 February 1968
13 Ian Sinclair Country 28 February 1968 5 February 1971 2 years, 342 days
14 Peter Nixon 5 February 1971 10 March 1971 1 year, 304 days
McMahon 10 March 1971 5 December 1972
15 Gough Whitlam Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 19 December 1972 14 days
16 Charles Jones Minister for Transport 19 December 1972 11 November 1975 2 years, 327 days
n/a Peter Nixon National Country Fraser 11 November 1975 8 December 1979 4 years, 27 days
17 Ralph Hunt 8 December 1979 7 May 1982 3 years, 93 days
Minister for Transport and Construction 7 May 1982 16 October 1982
National 16 October 1982 11 March 1983
18 Peter Morris Labor Hawke Minister for Transport 11 March 1983 24 July 1987 4 years, 135 days
19 Gareth Evans Minister for Transport and Communications 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) 1 year, 40 days
20 Ralph Willis 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 1 year, 214 days
21 Kim Beazley 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 9 December 1991 (1991-12-09) 1 year, 249 days
22 John Kerin 9 December 1991 (1991-12-09) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 18 days
Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
23 Graham Richardson 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18) 143 days
24 Bob Collins 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18) 24 December 1993 (1993-12-24) 1 year, 220 days
25 Laurie Brereton Minister for Transport 24 December 1993 11 March 1996 2 years, 78 days
26 John Sharp   Nationals Howard Minister for Transport and Regional Development 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) 1 year, 198 days
27 Mark Vaile 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 1 year, 26 days
28 John Anderson Minister for Transport and Regional Services 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) 6 years, 258 days
29 Warren Truss 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 1 year, 85 days
n/a Mark Vaile 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 1 year, 65 days
30 Anthony Albanese   Labor Rudd Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 5 years, 289 days
Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport 14 September 2010 27 June 2013
Rudd 27 June 2013 18 September 2013
n/a Warren Truss   Nationals Abbott Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 2 years, 153 days
Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 18 February 2016
31 Darren Chester Minister for Infrastructure and Transport 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 1 year, 305 days
32 Barnaby Joyce 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) 68 days
33 Michael McCormack 26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 2 years, 342 days
Morrison Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Incumbent

List of ministers for local government

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Local Government, or any precedent titles:[3]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Tom Uren Labor Whitlam Minister for Urban and Regional Development 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 2 years, 327 days
2 John Carrick Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 41 days
(1) Tom Uren Labor Hawke Minister for Territories and Local Government,
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs		 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 4 years, 135 days
Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
3 Margaret Reynolds Labor Hawke Minister for Local Government 18 September 1987 (1987-09-18) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 2 years, 198 days
4 Wendy Fatin 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 1 year, 267 days
Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
5 David Simmons 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 1 year, 87 days
6 Brian Howe Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) 1 year, 1 day
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
7 Warwick Smith Liberal Howard Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 1 year, 212 days
8 Alex Somlyay Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 1 year, 12 days
9 Sandy Macdonald National Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) 3 years, 36 days
10 Wilson Tuckey Liberal Howard Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 25 January 2002 (2002-01-25) 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) 1 year, 255 days
11 Ian Campbell Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) 285 days
12 Jim Lloyd 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 3 years, 138 days
13 Anthony Albanese Labor Rudd Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 2 years, 207 days
Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)
14 Simon Crean Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 2 years, 270 days
(13) Anthony Albanese Minister for Regional Development and Local Government 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 98 days
15 Catherine King Rudd Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 79 days
16 Paul Fletcher Liberal Turnbull Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 302 days
17 Fiona Nash National Minister for Local Government and Territories 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 27 October 2017 1 year, 100 days
18 Darren Chester 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 20 December 2017 54 days
19 John McVeigh Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 251 days
Morrison 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
20 Bridget McKenzie Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 274 days
21 Mark Coulton Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) 253 days
Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) Incumbent 362 days

List of ministers for population, cities and urban infrastructure

The following individuals have served as the Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, or any other precedent titles:[3]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Tom Uren   Labor Whitlam Minister for Urban and Regional Development 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 2 years, 327 days
2 John Carrick Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 41 days
3 Jamie Briggs   Liberal Turnbull Minister for Cities and the Built Environment 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 29 December 2015 99 days
4 Paul Fletcher Liberal Turnbull Minister for Urban Infrastructure 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 2 years, 39 days
Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
5 Alan Tudge Liberal Morrison Minister for Cities, Urban Infrastructure and Population 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 2 years, 116 days
Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 229 December 2020 (2020-12-229)
For subsequent appointments, see the Minister for Urban Infrastructure

List of ministers for territories

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Territories, or any precedent titles:[3]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Charles Marr United Australia Lyons Minister in charge of Territories 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) 24 May 1934 (1934-05-24) 2 years, 138 days
2 Harry Lawson 24 May 1934 (1934-05-24) 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) 141 days
3 George Pearce 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) 3 years, 48 days
4 Billy Hughes 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) 7 November 1938 (1938-11-07) 343 days
5 John Perkins Minister without portfolio administering External Territories 7 November 1938 (1938-11-07) 8 November 1938 (1938-11-08) 1 day
6 Eric Harrison 8 November 1938 (1938-11-08) 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 169 days
Page 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
n/a John Perkins Menzies 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) 323 days
7 Horace Nock Country Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) 228 days
8 Thomas Collins Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister dealing with External Territories 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) 26 June 1941 (1941-06-26) 241 days
9 Allan McDonald United Australia Minister for External Territories 26 June 1941 (1941-06-26) 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 103 days
Fadden 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
10 James Fraser Labor Curtin 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) 1 year, 349 days
11 Eddie Ward 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) 6 years, 89 days
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)
12 Percy Spender Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 26 April 1951 (1951-04-26) 1 year, 128 days
13 Richard Casey 27 April 1951 (1951-04-27) 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) 15 days
14 Paul Hasluck Minister for Territories 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) 12 years, 221 days
15 Charles Barnes Country 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 8 years, 38 days
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) 28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)
Minister for External Territories 28 February 1968 (1968-02-28) 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
McMahon 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 25 January 1972 (1972-01-25)
16 Andrew Peacock Liberal 25 January 1972 (1972-01-25) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 315 days
17 Gough Whitlam1 Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 14 days
18 Bill Morrison 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) 346 days
19 Tom Uren Labor Hawke Minister for Territories and Local Government 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 1 year, 277 days
20 Gordon Scholes Minister for Territories 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 2 years, 223 days
21 John Brown Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 18 December 1987 (1987-12-18) 147 days
22 Gary Punch Minister for the Arts and Territories 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) 227 days
22 Clyde Holding 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) 22 May 1989 (1989-05-22) 1 year, 214 days
Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories 22 May 1989 (1989-05-22) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
23 David Simmons 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 1 year, 267 days
Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
24 Wendy Fatin Minister for the Arts and Territories 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 1 year, 87 days
25 Ros Kelly Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01) 342 days
26 Graham Richardson 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01) 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 24 days
27 John Faulkner 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 1 year, 352 days
28 Warwick Smith Liberal Howard Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 1 year, 212 days
29 Alex Somlyay Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 1 year, 12 days
30 Ian Macdonald Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) 3 years, 36 days
31 Wilson Tuckey 25 January 2002 (2002-01-25) 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) 1 year, 255 days
n/a Ian Macdonald Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) 285 days
32 Jim Lloyd 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 3 years, 138 days
33 Paul Fletcher Liberal Turnbull Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 302 days
34 Fiona Nash National Minister for Local Government and Territories 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 1 year, 100 days
35 Darren Chester 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 54 days
36 John McVeigh Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 251 days
Morrison 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
37 Sussan Ley Liberal Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 274 days
38 Nola Marino 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) Incumbent 1 year, 249 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.

Former ministerial titles and portfolios

List of ministers for aviation

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Aviation, or any precedent titles:

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Harold Thorby Country Lyons Minister for Civil Aviation 24 November 1938 7 April 1939 153 days
Page 7 April 1939 26 April 1939
2 James Fairbairn United Australia Menzies 26 April 1939 13 August 1940 1 year, 109 days
3 Arthur Fadden Country 14 August 1940 28 October 1940 75 days
4 John McEwen 28 October 1940 28 August 1941 344 days
Fadden 28 August 1941 7 October 1941
5 Arthur Drakeford Labor Curtin 7 October 1941 6 July 1945 8 years, 73 days
Forde 6 July 1945 13 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 1945 19 December 1949
6 Thomas White   Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 11 May 1951 1 year, 143 days
7 Larry Anthony Country 11 May 1951 9 July 1954 3 years, 61 days
8 Athol Townley   Liberal 9 July 1954 24 October 1956 2 years, 107 days
9 Shane Paltridge 24 October 1956 10 June 1964 7 years, 230 days
10 Denham Henty 10 June 1964 26 January 1966 1 year, 230 days
11 Reginald Swartz Holt 26 January 1966 19 December 1967 3 years, 290 days
McEwen 19 December 1967 10 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 1968 12 November 1969
12 Bob Cotton 12 November 1969 10 March 1971 3 years, 23 days
McMahon 10 March 1971 5 December 1972
13 Gough Whitlam Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 19 December 1972 14 days
14 Charles Jones 19 December 1972 30 November 1973 3 years, 23 days
15 Wal Fife   Liberal Fraser Minister for Aviation 7 May 1982 11 March 1983 280 days
16 Kim Beazley Labor Hawke 11 March 1983 13 December 1984 1 year, 277 days
17 Peter Morris 13 December 1984 24 July 1987 2 years, 223 days
18 Gary Punch Labor Hawke Minister for Telecommunications and Aviation Support 2 September 1988 28 March 1989 207 days
19 Ros Kelly 6 April 1989 4 April 1990 363 days
20 Bob Collins Labor Hawke Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support 7 May 1990 20 December 1991 2 years, 20 days
Keating 20 December 1991 27 December 1991
Minister for Shipping and Aviation 27 December 1991 27 May 1992
21 Peter Cook Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support 27 May 1992 24 March 1993 301 days

List of ministers for shipping

The following individuals were appointed as Ministers for Shipping, or any precedent titles:

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Jack Beasley Labor Curtin Ministers for Shipping 17 October 1942 2 February 1945 2 years, 108 days
2 Bill Ashley 2 February 1945 6 July 1945 4 years, 320 days
Chifley 13 July 1945 6 April 1948
Minister for Shipping and Fuel 6 April 1948 19 December 1949
3 George McLeay   Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 17 March 1950 5 years, 269 days
Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport 17 March 1950 11 May 1951
Minister for Shipping and Transport 11 May 1951 14 September 1955
4 John Spicer 14 September 1955 27 September 1955 13 days
5 Shane Paltridge 27 September 1955 5 February 1960 4 years, 131 days
6 Hubert Opperman 5 February 1960 18 December 1963 3 years, 316 days
7 Gordon Freeth 18 December 1963 21 January 1966 4 years, 72 days
Holt 26 January 1966 19 December 1967
McEwen 19 December 1967 10 January 1968
Gorton 110 January 1968 28 February 1968
8 Ian Sinclair Country 28 February 1968 5 February 1971 2 years, 342 days
9 Peter Nixon 5 February 1971 10 March 1971 1 year, 304 days
McMahon 10 March 1971 5 December 1972
10 Gough Whitlam Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 19 December 1972 14 days
11 Bob Brown Labor Hawke Minister for Land Transport and Shipping Support 24 July 1987 4 April 1990 2 years, 254 days
12 Bob Collins Minister for Shipping 4 April 1990 7 May 1990 2 years, 53 days
Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support 7 May 1990 20 December 1991
Keating 20 December 1991 27 December 1991
Minister for Shipping and Aviation 27 December 1991 27 May 1992
13 Peter Cook Minister for Shipping and Aviation Support 27 May 1992 24 March 1993 301 days

List of ministers for works and railways

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Works and Railways, or any precedent titles:

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Patrick Lynch National Labor Hughes Minister for Works and Railways 14 November 1916 17 February 1917 95 days
2 William Watt Nationalist 17 February 1917 27 March 1918 1 year, 38 days
3 Littleton Groom 27 March 1918 21 December 1921 3 years, 269 days
4 Richard Foster 21 December 1921 9 February 1923 1 year, 50 days
5 Percy Stewart Country Bruce 9 February 1923 8 August 1924 1 year, 181 days
6 William Hill 8 August 1924 29 November 1928 4 years, 113 days
7 William Gibson Country Bruce Minister for Works and Railways 10 December 1928 22 October 1929 316 days
8 Joseph Lyons Labor Scullin 22 October 1929 4 February 1931 1 year, 105 days
9 Albert Green 4 February 1931 6 January 1932 336 days
10 Charles Marr United Australia Lyons 6 January 1932 12 April 1932 97 days

List of ministers for major projects, territories, and local government

The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Major Projects, Territories, and Local Government, or any other precedent titles:[3]

Order Minister Party Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Bert Lazzarini   Labor Minister for Works 2 February 1945 (1945-02-02) 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) 161 days
Minister for Works and Housing 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 1 year, 111 days
2 Nelson Lemmon 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 3 years, 48 days
3 Richard Casey Liberal 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) 1 year, 143 days
4 Wilfrid Kent Hughes 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) 4 June 1952 (1952-06-04) 4 years, 245 days
Minister for Works 4 June 1952 (1952-06-04) 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
5 Allen Fairhall 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) 2 years, 333 days
6 Gordon Freeth 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) 5 years, 8 days
7 John Gorton 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) 28 February 1967 (1967-02-28) 3 years, 72 days
8 Bert Kelly 28 February 1967 (1967-02-28) 28 February 1968 (1968-02-28) 1 year, 0 days
9 Reg Wright 28 February 1968 (1968-02-28) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 4 years, 281 days
10 Gough Whitlam1 Labor 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 14 days
11 Jim Cavanagh 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) 294 days
12 Les Johnson 9 October 1973 (1973-10-09) 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) 1 year, 240 days
Minister for Housing and Construction 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)
13 Joe Riordan 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 158 days
14 John Carrick Liberal 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 41 days
15 John McLeay Minister for Construction 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) 2 years, 348 days
16 Ray Groom 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) 1 year, 334 days
17 Tom McVeigh National Country 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) 3 years, 153 days
18 Ralph Hunt Minister for Transport and Construction 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 308 days
19 Chris Hurford Labor Minister for Housing and Construction 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 1 year, 277 days
20 Stewart West 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 2 years, 223 days
21 David Beddall Labor Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 1 year, 87 days
22 Chris Schacht 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 2 years, 353 days
23 Paul Fletcher   Liberal Minister for Major Projects, Territories, and Local Government 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) 299 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.

List of ministers for regional development

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Regional Development, or any precedent titles:[3]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Tom Uren   Labor Whitlam Minister for Urban and Regional Development 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 2 years, 327 days
2 John Carrick   Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 41 days
3 Alan Griffiths   Labor Keating Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 23 January 1994 (1994-01-23) 305 days
4 Peter Cook 30 January 1994 (1994-01-30) 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 54 days
5 Brian Howe Minister for Housing and Regional Development 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 1 year, 352 days
4 John Sharp   Nationals Howard Minister for Transport and Regional Development 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) 1 year, 198 days
5 Mark Vaile 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 1 year, 26 days
6 John Anderson Minister for Transport and Regional Services 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) 6 years, 258 days
7 Warren Truss 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 1 year, 85 days
n/a Mark Vaile 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 1 year, 65 days
8 Anthony Albanese   Labor Rudd Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 2 years, 207 days
Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)
9 Simon Crean Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 2 years, 270 days
n/a Anthony Albanese Minister for Regional Development and Local Government 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 98 days
10 Sharon Bird Rudd Minister for Regional Development 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 79 days
n/a Warren Truss   Nationals Abbott Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 2 years, 153 days
Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
11 Fiona Nash Minister for Regional Development 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 1 year, 251 days
18 Darren Chester 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) 20 December 2017 54 days
For subsequent appointments, see the refer to the above ministerial titles and portfolios

List of outer ministry ministers

Since the creation of the enlarged portfolios in the third Hawke Ministry on 24 July 1987 there has usually been a minister or assistant outside cabinet supporting the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, or any precedent title.

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Peter Duncan Labor Hawke Minister for Land Transport and Infrastructure Support 24 July 1987 19 January 1988 206 days
2 Minister for Transport and Communications Support 19 January 1988 15 February 1988
3 Peter Morris 15 February 1988 2 September 1988 200 days
4 Bob Brown Minister for Land Transport and Shipping Support 2 September 1988 4 April 1990 4 years, 203 days
Minister for Land Transport 4 April 1990 20 December 1991
Keating 20 December 1991 24 March 1993
5 Ian Macdonald Liberal Howard Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 21 October 1998 26 November 2001 3 years, 36 days
6 Wilson Tuckey Liberal Howard Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 25 January 2002 7 October 2003 1 year, 255 days
7 Ian Campbell Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads 7 October 2003 18 July 2004 285 days
8 Jim Lloyd 18 July 2004 3 December 2007 3 years, 138 days
9 Catherine King Labor Gillard Minister for Road Safety 25 March 2013 1 July 2013 98 days
10 Sharon Bird Rudd 1 July 2013 18 September 2013 79 days
10 Jamie Briggs Liberal Abbott Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 2 years, 102 days
Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 21 September 2015
Minister for Cities and the Built Environment 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 29 December 2015 (2015-12-29)
For subsequent appointments, refer to the above ministerial titles and portfolios

References
  1. "Your Government | Prime Minister of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. "Morrison Ministry" (pdf) (Press release). Government of Australia. 28 August 2018.
  3. "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 9 July 2013.
  4. "Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony". Events. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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