Minister for Emergency Management

The Minister for Emergency Management is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Kristy McBain since May 2025 in the Albanese government.

Minister for Emergency Management
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Incumbent Kristy McBain since 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)
Department of Home Affairs
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Robert McClelland
Formation	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)
Website	minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/KristyMcBain/Pages/Welcome.aspx

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Home Affairs.

List of ministers

Emergency management

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Emergency Management, or any of its precedent titles:^[1]

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office	Ref
1	Robert McClelland		Labor	2nd Gillard	Minister for Emergency Management	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	82 days	[2]
2	Nicola Roxon					5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	336 days	[3]
3	Mark Dreyfus			2nd Gillard 2nd Rudd		4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	226 days	[4]
4	Linda Reynolds		Liberal	1st Morrison	Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery	2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	88 days	[5]
5	David Littleproud		National (LNP)	2nd Morrison	Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)	2 years, 34 days	[6]
					Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management	6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)	2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)
6	Bridget McKenzie		National		Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience	2 July 2021 (2021-07-02)	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	325 days	[7]
7	Murray Watt		Labor	Albanese	Minister for Emergency Management	1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)	2 years, 58 days	[8]
8	Jenny McAllister					29 July 2024 (2024-07-29)	13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)	288 days
9	Kristy McBain					13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)	Incumbent	21 days

Assisting the attorney-general on Queensland floods recovery

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, or any of its precedent titles:^[1]

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office	Ref
1	Joe Ludwig		Labor	2nd Gillard	Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery	26 January 2011 (2011-01-26)	1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)	2 years, 156 days	[9]

List of assistant ministers

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office	Reference
1	Josh Wilson		Labor	2nd Albanese	Assistant Minister for Emergency Management	13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)	Incumbent	21 days	[10]