Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
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Incumbent
Murray Watt
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderVictor Wilson (as the Minister for Markets and Migration)
Formation16 January 1925 (1925-01-16)
Websiteminister.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 Barnard1 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 1 year, 322 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 1 year, 322 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.

External links[edit]

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