- Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)
-
The Australian Minister for Home Affairs has been Brendan O'Connor since 6 June 2009. The Home Affairs portfolio brings together agencies such as the Australian Customs Service (including the Border Protection Command), the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which were previously the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Customs and the Attorney-General. The Minister for Home Affairs also has an influence on the Australian Office of Film & Literature Classification.[1]
Contents
Australian Ministers for Home Affairs
There were Ministers for Home Affairs continuously from 1901 to 12 April 1932, when Archdale Parkhill became Minister for the Interior in the first Lyons Ministry—subsuming his portfolios of Home Affairs and Transport. The Home Affairs or Interior portfolio was responsible for various internal matters, not handled by other ministries. In due course other portfolios were established that took over functions from it, including:
- Transport from 1928 to 1932 and continuously since 1941
- Immigration since 1945
- Agriculture or Primary Industry since 1942
- Industry from 1928 to 1945 and since 1963
The establishment of such portfolios left the Minister for the Interior mainly responsible for administering the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. On 19 December 1972 the interior porfolio was replaced in the Whitlam Ministry by the Minister for the Capital Territory and the Minister for the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory porfolio was abolished on 28 September 1978, following the granting of self-government to the Northern Territory. From July 1987, administration of the Australian Capital Territory was subsumed in the portfolio of Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, anticipating ACT self-government on 11 May 1989.
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title William Lyne Protectionist Party 1901–03 Minister for Home Affairs John Forrest Protectionist Party 1903–04 Lee Batchelor Australian Labor Party 1904 Dugald Thomson Free Trade Party 1904–05 Littleton Groom Protectionist Party 1905–06 Thomas Ewing Protectionist Party 1906–07 John Keating Protectionist Party 1907–08 Hugh Mahon Australian Labor Party 1908–09 George Fuller Commonwealth Liberal Party 1909–10 King O'Malley Australian Labor Party 1910–13 Joseph Cook Commonwealth Liberal Party 1913–14 William Archibald Australian Labor Party 1914–15 King O'Malley Australian Labor Party 1915–16 Fred Bamford National Labor Party 1916–17 Minister for Home and Territories Patrick Glynn Nationalist Party 1917–20 Alexander Poynton Nationalist Party 1920–21 George Pearce Nationalist Party 1921–26 William Glasgow Nationalist Party 1926–27 Charles Marr Nationalist Party 1927–28 Neville Howse Nationalist Party 1928 Aubrey Abbott Country Party 1928–29 Arthur Blakeley Australian Labor Party 1929–32 Minister for Home Affairs Archdale Parkhill United Australia Party 1932 Robert Ellicott Liberal Party 1977–80 Robert Ellicott Liberal Party 1980–81 Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment Michael MacKellar Liberal Party 1981 Ian Wilson Liberal Party 1981–82 Tom McVeigh Liberal Party 1982–83 Barry Cohen Australian Labor Party 1983–84 Robert Ray Australian Labor Party 1987–88 Minister for Home Affairs Bob Debus Australian Labor Party 2007–09 Brendan O'Connor Australian Labor Party 2009– Australian Ministers for the Interior
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Archdale Parkhill United Australia Party 1932 Minister for the Interior John Perkins United Australia Party 1932–34 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 1934 Thomas Paterson Country Party 1934–37 John McEwen Country Party 1937–39 Harry Foll United Australia Party 1939–41 Joseph Collings Labor Party 1941–45 Herbert Johnson Labor Party 1945–49 Philip McBride Liberal Party 1949–50 Eric Harrison Liberal Party 1950–51 Wilfrid Kent Hughes Liberal Party 1951–56 Allen Fairhall Liberal Party 1956–58 Gordon Freeth Liberal Party 1958–63 John Gorton Liberal Party 1963–64 Doug Anthony Country Party 1964–67 Peter Nixon Country Party 1967–71 Ralph Hunt Country Party 1971–72 Lance Barnard Labor Party 1972 Australian Ministers for Territories
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Charles Marr United Australia Party 1932 Minister in charge of Territories Harry Lawson United Australia Party 1932–34 George Pearce United Australia Party 1934–37 Billy Hughes United Australia Party 1937–38 John Perkins United Australia Party 1938–38 Eric Harrison United Australia Party 1938–39 Minister without portfolio administering External Territories John Perkins United Australia Party 1939–40 Horace Nock United Australia Party 1940 Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories Allan MacDonald United Australia Party 1941 Minister for External Territories James Fraser Australian Labor Party 1941–43 Eddie Ward Australian Labor Party 1943–49 Percy Spender Liberal Party 1949–51 Richard Casey Liberal Party 1951 Paul Hasluck Liberal Party 1951–63 Minister for Territories Charles Barnes Country Party 1963–68 Charles Barnes Country Party 1968–72 Minister for External Territories Andrew Peacock Liberal Party 1972 Gough Whitlam Australian Labor Party 1972 Bill Morrison Australian Labor Party 1972–73 Tom Uren Australian Labor Party 1983–84 Minister for Territories and Local Government Gordon Scholes Australian Labor Party 1984–87 Minister for Territories John Brown Australian Labor Party 1987–88 Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories Gary Punch Australian Labor Party 1988 Minister for the Arts and Territories Clyde Holding Australian Labor Party 1988–89 Clyde Holding Australian Labor Party 1989–90 Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories David Simmons Australian Labor Party 1990–91 Wendy Fatin Australian Labor Party 1991–93 Minister for the Arts and Territories Ros Kelly Australian Labor Party 1993–94 Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories Graham Richardson Australian Labor Party 1994 John Faulkner Australian Labor Party 1994–96 Warwick Smith Liberal Party 1996–97 Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government Alex Somlyay Liberal Party 1997–98 Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government Ian Macdonald Liberal Party 1998–2001 Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government Wilson Tuckey Liberal Party 2001–03 Jim Lloyd Liberal Party 2003–07 Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads Bob Debus Australian Labor Party 2007–09 Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor Australian Labor Party 2009– Australian Ministers for the Capital Territory
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Kep Enderby Australian Labor Party 1972–73 Minister for the Capital Territory Gordon Bryant Australian Labor Party 1973–75 Reg Withers Liberal Party 1975 Eric Robinson Liberal Party 1975–76 Tony Staley Liberal Party 1976–77 Robert Ellicott Liberal Party 1977–80 Michael Hodgman Liberal Party 1980–83 Australian Ministers for the Northern Territory
Minister Party affiliation Period Prime
MinisterMinisterial Title Kep Enderby Australian Labor Party 1972–73 Whitlam Minister for the Northern Territory Rex Patterson 1973–75 1975 Minister for Northern Australia Paul Keating 1975 Ian Sinclair National Party 1975 Fraser Evan Adermann Liberal Party 1975–78 Minister for the Northern Territory Bob Collins Australian Labor Party 1990–91 Hawke Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Northern Australia 1991–92 Keating Ben Humphreys 1992–93 Gary Gray 2007–09 Rudd Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Northern Australia 2009–10 Parliamentary Secretary for Western and Northern Australia 2010 Gillard Customs ministers
From 1901 to 1956 Customs was handled by the Minister for Trade and Customs. In 1956 Frederick Osborne was appointed Minister for Customs and Excise. Kep Enderby was appointed Minister for Police and Customs in 1975. In 1975 responsibility for customs was absorbed into the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, John Howard. In May 1982, the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs was abolished and customs functions were transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, Phillip Lynch. In January 1988, Barry Jones became responsible for customs as Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business within John Button's portfolio of Industry and Commerce and there were subsequently junior ministers responsible for customs within the industry portfolio until March 1993 and from March 1994 until December 2007, when customs became part of the responsibility of the Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus.
Minister Party affiliation Period Ministerial Title Charles Kingston Protectionist Party 1901–03 Minister for Trade and Customs William Lyne Protectionist Party 1903–04 Andrew Fisher Australian Labor Party 1904 Allan McLean Free Trade Party 1904–05 William Lyne Protectionist Party 1905–07 Austin Chapman Protectionist Party 1907–08 Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1908–09 Robert Best Commonwealth Liberal Party 1909–10 Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1910–13 Littleton Groom Commonwealth Liberal Party 1913–14 Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1914–16 Billy Hughes Australian Labor Party 1916–16 William Archibald National Labor Party 1916–17 Jens Jensen Nationalist Party 1917–18 William Watt Nationalist Party 1918–21 Walter Massy-Greene Nationalist Party 1921 Arthur Rodgers Nationalist Party 1921–23 Austin Chapman Nationalist Party 1923–24 Littleton Groom Nationalist Party 1924 Herbert Pratten Nationalist Party 1924–28 Stanley Bruce Nationalist Party 1928 Henry Gullett Nationalist Party 1928–29 James Fenton Australian Labor Party 1929–31 Frank Forde Australian Labor Party 1931–32 Henry Gullett Nationalist Party 1932–33 Thomas White Nationalist Party 1932–38 John Perkins Nationalist Party 1938–39 John Lawson Nationalist Party 1939–40 Robert Menzies Nationalist Party 1940 George McLeay Nationalist Party 1940 Eric Harrison Nationalist Party 1940–41 Richard Keane Australian Labor Party 1941–46 James Fraser Australian Labor Party 1946 Ben Courtice Australian Labor Party 1946–49 Neil O'Sullivan Liberal Party 1949–56 Frederick Osborne Liberal Party 1956 Minister for Customs and Excise Denham Henty Liberal Party 1956–64 Ken Anderson Country Party 1964–68 Malcolm Scott Liberal Party 1968–69 Don Chipp Liberal Party 1968–72 Gough Whitlam Australian Labor Party 1972 Lionel Murphy Australian Labor Party 1972–75 Kep Enderby Australian Labor Party 1975 Kep Enderby Australian Labor Party 1975 Minister for Police and Customs Jim Cavanagh Australian Labor Party 1975 Ivor Greenwood Liberal Party 1975 John Howard Liberal Party 1975–77 Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs Wal Fife Liberal Party 1977–79 Victor Garland Liberal Party 1979–80 John Moore Liberal Party 1980–82 Neil Brown Liberal Party 1982 Phillip Lynch Liberal Party 1982 Minister for Industry and Commerce Andrew Peacock Liberal Party 1982–83 John Button Australian Labor Party 1983–84 John Button Australian Labor Party 1984–88 Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce Barry Jones Australian Labor Party 1988–90 Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business David Beddall Australian Labor Party 1990 Minister for Small Business and Customs David Beddall Australian Labor Party 1990–93 Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs Alan Griffiths Australian Labor Party 1993–94 Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development Peter Cook Australian Labor Party 1994 Chris Schacht Australian Labor Party 1994–96 Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction Geoff Prosser Liberal Party 1996–97 Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs Chris Ellison Liberal Party 1997 Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs Warren Truss National Party 1997–98 Amanda Vanstone Liberal Party 1998–2001 Minister for Justice and Customs Chris Ellison Liberal Party 2001–07 David Johnston Liberal Party 2007 Bob Debus Australian Labor Party 2007–09 Minister for Home Affairs Brendan O'Connor Australian Labor Party 2009– References
- ^ "Debus new Home Affairs Minister". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 November 2007. http://202.6.74.101/news/stories/2007/11/30/2106208.htm. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
Categories:- Lists of government ministers of Australia
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
