Minister for International Development
| Minister for International Development | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Neal Blewett (as Minister for Trade and Overseas Development) |
| Formation | 1 February 1991 |
The Minister for International Development is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with oversight of government policy related to international development. It is currently held by Anne Aly.
Scope
[edit]The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the international development and humanitarian aid policies of the Commonwealth of Australia, administered through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).[1][2][3] AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.
List of ministers for international development
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development, or any precedent title:[4]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neal Blewett | Labor | 4th Hawke | Minister for Trade and Overseas Development | 1 February 1991 | 20 December 1991 | 329 days | |
| 1st Keating | 20 December 1991 | 27 December 1991 | ||||||
| 2 | John Kerin | 27 December 1991 | 24 March 1993 | 1 year, 87 days | ||||
| 3 | Gordon Bilney | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs | 24 March 1993 | 11 March 1996 | 2 years, 353 days | |
| 4 | Melissa Parke | Labor | 2nd Rudd | Minister for International Development | 1 July 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 79 days | |
| 5 | Steven Ciobo | LNP | 1st Turnbull | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 21 September 2015 | 18 February 2016 | 150 days | |
| 6 | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | 18 February 2016 | 19 July 2016 | 2 years, 185 days | |||
| 2nd Turnbull | 19 July 2016 | 22 August 2018 | ||||||
| 7 | Alex Hawke | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 29 May 2019 | 22 December 2020 | 1 year, 207 days | |
| 8 | Zed Seselja | 22 December 2020 | 23 May 2022 | 1 year, 152 days | ||||
| 9 | Pat Conroy | Labor | 1st Albanese | 1 June 2022 | 13 May 2025 | 2 years, 346 days | ||
| 10 | Anne Aly | 2nd Albanese | Minister for International Development | 13 May 2025 | Incumbent | 1 day | ||
List of assistant ministers
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Pacific Island affairs or any of its precedent titles:[4]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob McMullan | Labor | 1st Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance | 3 December 2007 | 24 June 2010 | 2 years, 285 days | |
| 1st Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 14 September 2010 | ||||||
| 2 | Anne Ruston | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 28 August 2018 | 29 May 2019 | 274 days | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Melissa Parke appointed Minister for International Development". Australian Agency for International Development (Press release). Australian Government. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Oxfam welcomes new Minister for International Development" (Press release). Oxfam Australia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ Betteridge, Ashlee (1 July 2013). "Rudd appoints Minister for International Development". DevPolicy Blog. Australia: Development Policy Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ^ a b "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
