Order
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Minister
|
Party
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Prime Minister
|
Title
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
Term in office
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1
|
Fred Bamford
|
|
National Labor
|
Hughes
|
Minister for Home and Territories
|
14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)
|
17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)
|
95 days
|
2
|
Paddy Glynn, KC
|
|
Nationalist
|
17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)
|
3 February 1920 (1920-02-03)
|
2 years, 351 days
|
3
|
Alexander Poynton, OBE
|
3 February 1920 (1920-02-03)
|
21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
|
1 year, 321 days
|
4
|
George Pearce
|
21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
|
9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
|
4 years, 179 days
|
Bruce
|
9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
|
18 June 1926 (1926-06-18)
|
5
|
Sir William Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD
|
18 June 1926 (1926-06-18)
|
2 April 1927 (1927-04-02)
|
288 days
|
6
|
Charles Marr, DSO, MC
|
2 April 1927 (1927-04-02)
|
24 February 1928 (1928-02-24)
|
328 days
|
7
|
Sir Neville Howse, VC, KCB, KCMG
|
24 February 1928 (1928-02-24)
|
29 November 1928 (1928-11-29)
|
279 days
|
8
|
Aubrey Abbott
|
|
Country
|
29 November 1928 (1928-11-29)
|
22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
|
327 days
|
|
(6)
|
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
|
9
|
Harry Lawson
|
24 May 1934 (1934-05-24)
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
141 days
|
10
|
George Pearce
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
|
3 years, 48 days
|
11
|
Billy Hughes
|
29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
|
7 November 1938 (1938-11-07)
|
343 days
|
12
|
John Perkins
|
Minister without portfolio administering External Territories
|
7 November 1938 (1938-11-07)
|
8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)
|
1 day
|
13
|
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)
|
(12)
|
John Perkins
|
Menzies
|
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
|
323 days
|
14
|
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
|
15
|
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
|
16
|
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)
|
17
|
James Fraser
|
|
Labor
|
Curtin
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
21 September 1943 (1943-09-21)
|
1 year, 349 days
|
18
|
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)
|
19
|
Percy Spender
|
|
Liberal
|
Menzies
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
26 April 1951 (1951-04-26)
|
1 year, 128 days
|
20
|
Richard Casey
|
27 April 1951 (1951-04-27)
|
11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)
|
15 days
|
21
|
Paul Hasluck
|
Minister for Territories
|
11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)
|
18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
|
12 years, 221 days
|
22
|
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)
|
23
|
Andrew Peacock
|
|
Liberal
|
25 January 1972 (1972-01-25)
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
315 days
|
24
|
Gough Whitlam1
|
|
Labor
|
Whitlam
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
|
14 days
|
25
|
Bill Morrison
|
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
|
30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)
|
346 days
|
|
26
|
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
|
27
|
Gordon Scholes
|
Minister for Territories
|
13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
|
24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
|
2 years, 223 days
|
28
|
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
|
29
|
Gary Punch
|
Minister for the Arts and Territories
|
19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)
|
2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)
|
227 days
|
30
|
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)
|
31
|
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)
|
32
|
Wendy Fatin
|
Minister for the Arts and Territories
|
27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
|
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
|
1 year, 87 days
|
33
|
Ros Kelly
|
Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories
|
24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
|
1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)
|
342 days
|
34
|
Graham Richardson
|
1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)
|
25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
|
24 days
|
35
|
John Faulkner
|
25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
|
11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
|
1 year, 352 days
|
36
|
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
|
37
|
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
|
38
|
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
|
39
|
Wilson Tuckey
|
25 January 2002 (2002-01-25)
|
7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)
|
1 year, 255 days
|
(38)
|
Ian Macdonald
|
Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads
|
7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)
|
18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)
|
285 days
|
40
|
Jim Lloyd
|
18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)
|
3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
|
3 years, 138 days
|
|
41
|
Catherine King
|
|
Labor
|
Gillard
|
Minister for Regional Services, Local Communities and Territories
|
25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)
|
1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
|
177 days
|
Rudd
|
Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories
|
1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
|
18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
|
|
42
|
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
|
43
|
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
|
44
|
Darren Chester
|
27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)
|
20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)
|
54 days
|
45
|
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)
|
46
|
Sussan Ley
|
|
Liberal
|
Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories
|
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)
|
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
|
274 days
|
47
|
Nola Marino
|
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
|
23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
|
2 years, 359 days
|
48
|
Kristy McBain
|
|
Labor
|
Albanese
|
Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
|
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
|
Incumbent
|
2 years, 225 days
|