Minister for Small Business (Australia)

The Minister for Small Business is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Anne Aly following the swearing-in ceremony on 13 May 2025 as a result of Anthony Albanese's Labor government being re-elected at the 2025 Australian federal election.

Minister for Small Business
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Incumbent Anne Aly since 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)
Department of the Treasury
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holder	Barry Jones (as Minister for Science and Small Business)
Formation	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
Website	ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/anne-aly-2025

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers their portfolio through the Department of the Treasury.

List of ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Small Business, or any precedent titles:^[1]

Order	Minister	Party affiliation		Prime Minister	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	John Howard		Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	17 July 1977 (1977-07-17)	1 year, 207 days
2	Wal Fife					17 July 1977 (1977-07-17)	8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)	2 years, 144 days
3	Sir Victor Garland					8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	331 days
4	John Moore					3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	20 April 1982 (1982-04-20)	1 year, 168 days
5	Neil Brown					20 April 1982 (1982-04-20)	11 January 1983 (1983-01-11)	325 days
6	Barry Jones		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Science and Small Business	24 July 1987	19 January 1988	2 years, 254 days
					Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
7	David Beddall				Minister for Small Business and Customs	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	2 years, 354 days
				Keating	Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
8	Chris Schacht				Minister for Science and Small Business	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	2 years, 353 days
					Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
9	Geoff Prosser		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)	1 year, 129 days
10	Peter Reith				Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	3 years, 196 days
					Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
11	Ian Macfarlane				Minister for Small Business	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)	300 days
12	Joe Hockey				Minister for Small Business and Tourism	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	2 years, 335 days
13	Fran Bailey					26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	3 years, 38 days
14	Craig Emerson		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	2 years, 285 days
				Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
15	Nick Sherry				Minister for Small Business	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	1 year, 91 days
16	Mark Arbib					14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	82 days
17	Brendan O'Connor					5 March 2012 (2012-03-05)	4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	336 days
18	Chris Bowen					4 February 2013 (2013-02-04)	25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	49 days
19	Gary Gray					25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	177 days
				Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
20	Bruce Billson		Liberal	Abbott		18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	2 years, 3 days
				Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	21 September 2015
21	Kelly O'Dwyer					21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	302 days
22	Michael McCormack		National			19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)	20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	1 year, 154 days
23	Craig Laundy		Liberal		Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation	20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	251 days
24	Michaelia Cash			Morrison	Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	2 years, 214 days
					Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)
25	Stuart Robert				Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business	30 March 2021 (2021-03-30)	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	1 year, 54 days
26	Julie Collins		Labor	Albanese	Minister for Small Business	1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)	2 years, 346 days
26	Anne Aly					13 May 2025 (2025-05-13)	Incumbent	79 days

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for deregulation

Order	Minister	Party affiliation		Prime Minister	Ministerial title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Lindsay Tanner		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Finance and Deregulation	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	2 years, 274 days
				Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	3 September 2010 (2010-09-03)
2	Wayne Swan					3 September 2010 (2010-09-03)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	11 days
3	Penny Wong					14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)	3 years, 4 days
				Rudd		1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
4	Craig Laundy		Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation	20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	251 days