Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
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The Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the Government of Australia is a position currently held by Catherine King following the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.[1]
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | |
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Thomas Paterson (as Minister for Markets and Transport) |
Formation | 10 December 1928 (1928-12-10) |
Website | minister |
The Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories is a position currently held by Kristy McBain.
In the Government of Australia, the minister for infrastructure has overall responsibility for all of the matters falling within the Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications portfolio, including regulation, safety and funding in relation to aviation, shipping, roads and railways and policy on regional development and local government.
Under the Constitution of Australia the federal government was not given any specific responsibilities for transport, except for "railway construction and extension in any State with the consent of that State" (section 51(xxxiv)). In 1916, Billy Hughes appointed Patrick Lynch as Minister for Works and Railways to administer Commonwealth Railways and the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway. In December 1928, Stanley Bruce appointed Thomas Paterson as Minister for Markets and Transport, which included responsibility for funding road construction via grants to the states. In January 1932, this portfolio was renamed Minister for Transport, but in April 1932 it was absorbed into the new portfolio of Minister for the Interior along with the position of Minister for Works and Railways.
In December 1938, with the growth of significance of civil aviation and the commonwealth's assumption of responsibility for regulating it under international treaties, Joseph Lyons appointed Harold Thorby as the first Minister for Civil Aviation. In 1941 Robert Menzies re-established the transport portfolio with the appointment of Hubert Lawrence Anthony. The Curtin government was determined to establish a government shipping company, ultimately the Australian National Lines, and John Curtin appointed Jack Beasley as Minister for Supply and Development in 1941. This position was renamed Minister for Shipping, Fuel and Transport in 1950 under the Menzies government and Minister for Shipping and Transport in 1951. Gough Whitlam combined the transport and civil aviation portfolios in 1973, but it was re-divided with Malcolm Fraser's appointment of Wal Fife as Minister for Aviation in 1982. Bob Hawke abolished the aviation portfolio in 1987 with the creation of the "super" departments. Since 1987, there has been a single senior transport minister in Cabinet.
Other agencies and bodies the portfolio include:
- Australian Transport Safety Bureau
- Airservices Australia
- Australian Bicycle Council
- Australian Global Navigation Satellite System Coordination Committee (AGCC)
- Australian Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council
- Australian Maritime College
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Australian Motor Vehicle Certification Board
- Australian Rail Operations Unit
- Australian Rail Track Corporation
- Australian Transport Advisory Council
- Christmas Island Administration
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administration
- East Kimberley Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Indigenous Trial
- International Air Services Commission
- Jervis Bay Territory Administration
- Local Government and Planning Joint Committee
- National Capital Authority
- National Transport Commission
- Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
- Administrator of the Northern Territory
- Office of the Administrator Norfolk Island
- Regional Development Council
- Regional Women's Advisory Council
- Standing Committee on Regional Development Secretariat
- Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee
- Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme Review Authority
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, or any precedent titles:[2][3]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Thomas Paterson | Country | Bruce | Minister for Markets and Transport | 10 December 1928 | 22 October 1929 | 316 days | |
2 | Parker Moloney | Labor | Scullin | 22 October 1929 | 21 April 1930 | 2 years, 76 days | ||
Minister for Transport | 21 April 1930 | 6 January 1932 | ||||||
3 | Archdale Parkhill | United Australia | Lyons | 6 January 1932 | 12 April 1932 | 97 days | ||
4 | Larry Anthony | Country | Menzies | Minister for Transport | 26 June 1941 | 28 August 1941 | 316 days | |
Fadden | 28 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 | ||||||
5 | George Lawson | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 21 September 1943 | 1 year, 349 days | ||
6 | Eddie Ward | 21 September 1943 | 6 July 1945 | 6 years, 89 days | ||||
Forde | 6 July 1945 | 13 July 1945 | ||||||
Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 19 December 1949 | ||||||
7 | Howard Beale | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 17 March 1950 | 88 days | ||
8 | George McLeay | Minister for Shipping, Fuel and Transport | 17 March 1950 | 11 May 1951 | 5 years, 181 days | |||
Minister for Shipping and Transport | 11 May 1951 | 14 September 1955 | ||||||
9 | John Spicer | 14 September 1955 | 27 September 1955 | 13 days | ||||
10 | Shane Paltridge | 27 September 1955 | 5 February 1960 | 4 years, 131 days | ||||
11 | Hubert Opperman | 5 February 1960 | 18 December 1963 | 3 years, 316 days | ||||
12 | Gordon Freeth | 18 December 1963 | 21 January 1966 | 4 years, 72 days | ||||
Holt | 26 January 1966 | 19 December 1967 | ||||||
McEwen | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 | ||||||
Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 | ||||||
13 | Ian Sinclair | Country | 28 February 1968 | 5 February 1971 | 2 years, 342 days | |||
14 | Peter Nixon | 5 February 1971 | 10 March 1971 | 1 year, 304 days | ||||
McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 | ||||||
15 | Gough Whitlam | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days | ||
16 | Charles Jones | Minister for Transport | 19 December 1972 | 11 November 1975 | 2 years, 327 days | |||
(14) | Peter Nixon | National Country | Fraser | 11 November 1975 | 8 December 1979 | 4 years, 27 days | ||
17 | Ralph Hunt | 8 December 1979 | 7 May 1982 | 3 years, 93 days | ||||
Minister for Transport and Construction | 7 May 1982 | 16 October 1982 | ||||||
National | 16 October 1982 | 11 March 1983 | ||||||
18 | Peter Morris | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Transport | 11 March 1983 | 24 July 1987 | 4 years, 135 days | |
19 | Gareth Evans | Minister for Transport and Communications | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) | 1 year, 40 days | |||
20 | Ralph Willis | 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 1 year, 214 days | ||||
21 | Kim Beazley | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 9 December 1991 (1991-12-09) | 1 year, 249 days | ||||
22 | John Kerin | 9 December 1991 (1991-12-09) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 18 days | ||||
Keating | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | ||||||
23 | Graham Richardson | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18) | 143 days | ||||
24 | Bob Collins | 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18) | 24 December 1993 (1993-12-24) | 1 year, 220 days | ||||
25 | Laurie Brereton | Minister for Transport | 24 December 1993 | 11 March 1996 | 2 years, 78 days | |||
26 | John Sharp | Nationals | Howard | Minister for Transport and Regional Development | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) | 1 year, 198 days | |
27 | Mark Vaile | 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 1 year, 26 days | ||||
28 | John Anderson | Minister for Transport and Regional Services | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) | 6 years, 258 days | |||
29 | Warren Truss | 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) | 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) | 1 year, 85 days | ||||
(27) | Mark Vaile | 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 1 year, 65 days | ||||
30 | Anthony Albanese | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 5 years, 289 days | |
Gillard | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | ||||||
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | 14 September 2010 | 27 June 2013 | ||||||
Rudd | 27 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | ||||||
(29) | Warren Truss | Nationals | Abbott | Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 153 days | |
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 18 February 2016 | ||||||
31 | Darren Chester | Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 1 year, 305 days | |||
32 | Barnaby Joyce | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) | 68 days | ||||
33 | Michael McCormack | 26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 3 years, 116 days | ||||
Morrison | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 22 June 2021 (2021-06-22) | |||||
(32) | Barnaby Joyce | 22 June 2021 (2021-06-22) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 335 days | ||||
34 | Catherine King | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 1 year, 290 days |
The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Regional Development, or any precedent titles:[2]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Tom Uren | Labor | Whitlam | Minister for Urban and Regional Development | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 2 years, 327 days | |
2 | John Carrick | Liberal | Fraser | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 41 days | ||
3 | Ivor Greenwood | Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) | 199 days | |||
4 | Kevin Newman | 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 1 year, 165 days | ||||
5 | Ray Groom | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 350 days | ||||
6 | Alan Griffiths | Labor | Keating | Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 January 1994 (1994-01-23) | 305 days | |
7 | Peter Cook | 30 January 1994 (1994-01-30) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 54 days | ||||
8 | Brian Howe | Minister for Housing and Regional Development | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 1 year, 352 days | |||
9 | John Sharp | Nationals | Howard | Minister for Transport and Regional Development | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) | 1 year, 198 days | |
10 | Mark Vaile | 25 September 1997 (1997-09-25) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 1 year, 26 days | ||||
11 | John Anderson | Minister for Transport and Regional Services | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) | 6 years, 258 days | |||
12 | Warren Truss | 6 July 2005 (2005-07-06) | 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) | 1 year, 85 days | ||||
(10) | Mark Vaile | 29 September 2006 (2006-09-29) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 1 year, 65 days | ||||
13 | Anthony Albanese | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 2 years, 207 days | |
Gillard | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | ||||||
14 | Simon Crean | Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 2 years, 270 days | |||
(13) | Anthony Albanese | Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 98 days | |||
15 | Sharon Bird | Rudd | Minister for Regional Development | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days | ||
(12) | Warren Truss | Nationals | Abbott | Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 153 days | |
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | ||||||
16 | Fiona Nash | Minister for Regional Development | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) | 1 year, 251 days | |||
17 | Darren Chester | 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) | 20 December 2017 | 54 days | ||||
18 | 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) | ||||||
19 | Michael McCormack | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 22 June 2021 (2021-06-22) | 2 years, 298 days | |||
20 | Barnaby Joyce | 22 June 2021 (2021-06-22) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 335 days | ||||
21 | Catherine King | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 1 year, 290 days | |
Kristy McBain | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories |
The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Local Government, or any precedent titles:[2]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Tom Uren | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Territories and Local Government, Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs |
11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 4 years, 135 days | |
Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | ||||||
2 | Margaret Reynolds | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Local Government | 18 September 1987 (1987-09-18) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 2 years, 198 days | |
3 | Wendy Fatin | 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) | ||||||
4 | David Simmons | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 1 year, 87 days | ||||
5 | Brian Howe | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 1 year, 1 day | |||
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | ||||||
6 | 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 | |
7 | 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 | |||
8 | 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 | |||
9 | Wilson Tuckey | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government | 25 January 2002 (2002-01-25) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 1 year, 255 days | |
10 | Ian Campbell | Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) | 285 days | |||
11 | Jim Lloyd | 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 3 years, 138 days | ||||
12 | Anthony Albanese | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 2 years, 207 days | |
Gillard | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | ||||||
13 | Simon Crean | Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 2 years, 270 days | |||
(12) | Anthony Albanese | Minister for Regional Development and Local Government | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 98 days | |||
14 | Catherine King | Rudd | Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days | ||
15 | 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 | |
16 | Fiona Nash | National | Minister for Local Government and Territories | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 27 October 2017 | 1 year, 100 days | ||
17 | Darren Chester | 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27) | 20 December 2017 | 54 days | ||||
18 | 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) | ||||||
19 | Bridget McKenzie | Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days | |||
20 | Mark Coulton | Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) | 2 years, 34 days | |||
Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government | 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06) | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) | ||||||
(19) | Bridget McKenzie | Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education | 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 325 days | |||
(14) | Catherine King | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 1 year, 290 days | |
21 | Kristy McBain | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories |