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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Incumbent
Murray Watt
since 1 June 2022  ( 2022-06-01 )
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Victor Wilson (as the Minister for Markets and Migration)
Formation 16 January 1925  ( 1925-01-16 )
Website minister .agriculture .gov .au /watt

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Murray Watt in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022 . [1]

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry .

Portfolio responsibilities [ edit ]

In addition to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, component bodies responsible to the minister include:

Other bodies within the portfolio are:

List of agriculture ministers [ edit ]

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Agriculture, or any of its precedent titles: [2] [3]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Victor Wilson   Nationalist Bruce Minister for Markets and Migration 16 January 1925  ( 1925-01-16 ) 18 June 1926  ( 1926-06-18 ) 1 year, 153 days
2 Thomas Paterson Country 18 June 1926  ( 1926-06-18 ) 19 January 1928  ( 1928-01-19 ) 3 years, 126 days
Minister for Markets 19 January 1928  ( 1928-01-19 ) 10 December 1928  ( 1928-12-10 )
Minister for Markets and Transport 10 December 1928  ( 1928-12-10 ) 22 October 1929  ( 1929-10-22 )
3 Parker Moloney Labor Scullin 22 October 1929  ( 1929-10-22 ) 21 April 1930  ( 1930-04-21 ) 2 years, 76 days
Minister for Markets 21 April 1930  ( 1930-04-21 ) 6 January 1932  ( 1932-01-06 )
4 Charles Hawker United Australia Lyons 6 January 1932  ( 1932-01-06 ) 13 April 1932  ( 1932-04-13 ) 261 days
Minister for Commerce 13 April 1932  ( 1932-04-13 ) 23 September 1932  ( 1932-09-23 )
5 Joseph Lyons 3 October 1932  ( 1932-10-03 ) 13 October 1932  ( 1932-10-13 ) 10 days
6 Frederick Stewart 13 October 1932  ( 1932-10-13 ) 9 November 1934  ( 1934-11-09 ) 757 days
7 Earle Page Country 9 November 1934  ( 1934-11-09 ) 7 April 1939  ( 1939-04-07 ) 4 years, 149 days
Page 7 April 1939  ( 1939-04-07 ) 26 April 1939  ( 1939-04-26 )
8 George McLeay United Australia Menzies 26 April 1939  ( 1939-04-26 ) 14 March 1940  ( 1940-03-14 ) 323 days
9 Archie Cameron Country 14 March 1940  ( 1940-03-14 ) 28 October 1940  ( 1940-10-28 ) 228 days
n/a Earle Page 28 October 1940  ( 1940-10-28 ) 29 August 1941  ( 1941-08-29 ) 344 days
Fadden 29 August 1941  ( 1941-08-29 ) 7 October 1941  ( 1941-10-07 )
10 William Scully Labor Curtin 7 October 1941  ( 1941-10-07 ) 22 December 1942  ( 1942-12-22 ) 5 years, 25 days
Minister for Commerce and Agriculture 22 December 1942  ( 1942-12-22 ) 6 July 1945  ( 1945-07-06 )
Forde 6 July 1945  ( 1945-07-06 ) 13 July 1945  ( 1945-07-13 )
Chifley 13 July 1945  ( 1945-07-13 ) 1 November 1946  ( 1946-11-01 )
11 Reg Pollard 1 November 1946  ( 1946-11-01 ) 19 December 1949  ( 1949-12-19 ) 3 years, 48 days
12 John McEwen Country Menzies 19 December 1949  ( 1949-12-19 ) 11 January 1956  ( 1956-01-11 ) 6 years, 23 days
13 William McMahon Liberal Minister for Primary Industry 11 January 1956  ( 1956-01-11 ) 10 December 1958  ( 1958-12-10 ) 2 years, 333 days
14 Charles Adermann Country 10 December 1958  ( 1958-12-10 ) 26 January 1966  ( 1966-01-26 ) 8 years, 310 days
Holt 26 January 1966  ( 1966-01-26 ) 16 October 1967  ( 1967-10-16 )
15 Doug Anthony 16 October 1967  ( 1967-10-16 ) 19 December 1967  ( 1967-12-19 ) 3 years, 112 days
McEwen 19 December 1967  ( 1967-12-19 ) 10 January 1968  ( 1968-01-10 )
Gorton 10 January 1968  ( 1968-01-10 ) 5 February 1971  ( 1971-02-05 )
16 Ian Sinclair 5 February 1971  ( 1971-02-05 ) 10 March 1971  ( 1971-03-10 ) 1 year, 304 days
McMahon 10 March 1971  ( 1971-03-10 ) 5 December 1972  ( 1972-12-05 )
17 Lance Barnard 1 Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972  ( 1972-12-05 ) 19 December 1972  ( 1972-12-19 ) 14 days
18 Ken Wriedt 19 December 1972  ( 1972-12-19 ) 12 June 1974  ( 1974-06-12 ) 2 years, 306 days
Minister for Agriculture 12 June 1974  ( 1974-06-12 ) 21 October 1975  ( 1975-10-21 )
19 Rex Patterson 21 October 1975  ( 1975-10-21 ) 11 November 1975  ( 1975-11-11 ) 21 days
n/a Ian Sinclair National Country Fraser 11 November 1975  ( 1975-11-11 ) 22 December 1975  ( 1975-12-22 ) 3 years, 320 days
Minister for Primary Industry 22 December 1975  ( 1975-12-22 ) 27 September 1979  ( 1979-09-27 )
20 Peter Nixon 27 September 1979  ( 1979-09-27 ) 16 October 1982 3 years, 165 days
National 16 October 1982 11 March 1983
21 John Kerin Labor Hawke 11 March 1983  ( 1983-03-11 ) 24 July 1987  ( 1987-07-24 ) 8 years, 85 days
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 24 July 1987  ( 1987-07-24 ) 4 June 1991  ( 1991-06-04 )
22 Simon Crean 4 June 1991  ( 1991-06-04 ) 20 December 1991  ( 1991-12-20 ) 2 years, 202 days
Keating 20 December 1991  ( 1991-12-20 ) 23 December 1993  ( 1993-12-23 )
23 Bob Collins 23 December 1993  ( 1993-12-23 ) 11 March 1996  ( 1996-03-11 ) 2 years, 79 days
24 John Anderson National Howard 11 March 1996  ( 1996-03-11 ) 21 October 1998  ( 1998-10-21 ) 2 years, 224 days
25 Mark Vaile Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 21 October 1998  ( 1998-10-21 ) 20 July 1999  ( 1999-07-20 ) 272 days
26 Warren Truss 20 July 1999  ( 1999-07-20 ) 6 July 2005  ( 2005-07-06 ) 5 years, 351 days
27 Peter McGauran 6 July 2005  ( 2005-07-06 ) 3 December 2007  ( 2007-12-03 ) 2 years, 150 days
28 Tony Burke Labor Rudd 3 December 2007  ( 2007-12-03 ) 28 June 2010  ( 2010-06-28 ) 2 years, 285 days
Gillard 28 June 2010  ( 2010-06-28 ) 14 September 2010  ( 2010-09-14 )
29 Joe Ludwig 14 September 2010  ( 2010-09-14 ) 1 July 2013  ( 2013-07-01 ) 2 years, 290 days
30 Joel Fitzgibbon Rudd 1 July 2013  ( 2013-07-01 ) 18 September 2013  ( 2013-09-18 ) 79 days
31 Barnaby Joyce National Abbott Minister for Agriculture 18 September 2013  ( 2013-09-18 ) 15 September 2015  ( 2015-09-15 ) 4 years, 39 days
Turnbull 15 September 2015  ( 2015-09-15 ) 21 September 2015
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 21 September 2015  ( 2015-09-21 ) 27 October 2017  ( 2017-10-27 )
32 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 27 October 2017  ( 2017-10-27 ) 6 December 2017  ( 2017-12-06 ) 40 days
(31) Barnaby Joyce National 6 December 2017  ( 2017-12-06 ) 20 December 2017  ( 2017-12-20 ) 14 days
33 David Littleproud 20 December 2017  ( 2017-12-20 ) 28 August 2018  ( 2018-08-28 ) 1 year, 160 days
Morrison 28 August 2018  ( 2018-08-28 ) 29 May 2019  ( 2019-05-29 )
34 Bridget McKenzie Minister for Agriculture [4] 29 May 2019  ( 2019-05-29 ) 2 February 2020  ( 2020-02-02 ) 249 days
Michael McCormack
(acting)
2 February 2020  ( 2020-02-02 ) 6 February 2020  ( 2020-02-06 ) 4 days
(33) David Littleproud Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management 6 February 2020  ( 2020-02-06 ) 2 July 2021  ( 2021-07-02 ) 2 years, 106 days
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia 2 July 2021  ( 2021-07-02 ) 23 May 2022  ( 2022-05-23 )
35 Murray Watt Labor Albanese Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 1 June 2022  ( 2022-06-01 ) incumbent 2 years, 13 days

Notes

1 Barnard was part of a two-man ministry comprising Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.

List of fisheries and forestry ministers [ edit ]

The following individuals have been appointed as junior ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles. [2] [3]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Wilson Tuckey   Liberal Howard Minister for Forestry and Conservation 21 October 1998 26 November 2001 3 years, 36 days
2 Ian Macdonald   26 November 2001 14 November 2002 4 years, 62 days
  Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 14 November 2002 27 January 2006
3 Eric Abetz   27 January 2006 3 December 2007 1 year, 310 days
4 Tony Burke Labor Rudd Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 3 December 2007  ( 2007-12-03 ) 28 June 2010  ( 2010-06-28 ) 2 years, 285 days
Gillard 28 June 2010  ( 2010-06-28 ) 14 September 2010  ( 2010-09-14 )
5 Joe Ludwig 14 September 2010  ( 2010-09-14 ) 1 July 2013  ( 2013-07-01 ) 2 years, 290 days
6 Joel Fitzgibbon Rudd 1 July 2013  ( 2013-07-01 ) 18 September 2013  ( 2013-09-18 ) 79 days
7 Murray Watt Labor Albanese Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 1 June 2022  ( 2022-06-01 ) incumbent 2 years, 13 days

List of assistant ministers [ edit ]

The following individuals have been appointed as assistant ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles. [2] [3]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Richard Colbeck   Liberal Howard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 26 October 2004 27 January 2006 1 year, 93 days
2 Sussan Ley   27 January 2006 3 December 2007 1 year, 310 days
3 Mike Kelly   Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 14 September 2010 14 December 2011 1 year, 91 days
4 Sid Sidebottom   14 December 2011 27 June 2013 1 year, 278 days
  Rudd 27 June 2013 18 September 2013
(1) Richard Colbeck   Liberal Abbott Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture 18 September 2013 21 September 2015 2 years, 3 days
5 Anne Ruston   Turnbull Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 21 September 2015 28 August 2018 2 years, 341 days
(1) Richard Colbeck   Morrison 28 August 2018 29 May 2019 274 days
6 Jonathon Duniam   Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries 29 May 2019 23 May 2022 2 years, 359 days

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of Australia" . www.pm.gov.au . 23 May 2022 . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
  2. ^ a b c "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 .
  3. ^ a b c "Ministers" . About us . Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Australian Government . 30 September 2015 . Retrieved 6 January 2016 .
  4. ^ "Scott Morrison unveils new ministry as Coalition prepares for majority government" . www.msn.com . Retrieved 26 May 2019 .

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