Minister for the Public Service (Australia)

The Minister for the Public Service is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Katy Gallagher following the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.^[1]

Minister for the Public Service
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Incumbent Katy Gallagher since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holder	Lionel Bowen (as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service)
Formation	12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
Website	ministers.pmc.gov.au/gallagher

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

List of ministers for the public service

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Public Service, or any of its precedent titles:^[2]

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Lionel Bowen		Labor	3rd Whitlam	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service	12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)	6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)	359 days
2	Jim McClelland					6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	158 days
3	Tony Street		Liberal	2nd Fraser	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Public Service Matters	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	1 year, 363 days
4	Wal Fife		Liberal	4th Fraser	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Public Service Matters	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	308 days
5	Ralph Willis		Labor	1st Hawke	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	28 June 1983 (1983-06-28)	109 days
6	John Dawkins					28 June 1983 (1983-06-28)	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)	1 year, 168 days
7	Peter Walsh			2nd Hawke		13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	2 years, 223 days
(5)	Ralph Willis			3rd Hawke		24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)	1 year, 40 days
8	Peter Morris					2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	1 year, 214 days
9	Peter Cook			3rd Hawke 1st Keating		4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	2 years, 354 days
10	Laurie Brereton			2nd Keating		24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	274 days
11	Gary Johns					23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	2 years, 79 days
12	David Kemp		Liberal	1st Howard	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	17 March 1996 (1996-03-17)	6 days
13	Peter Reith					17 March 1996 (1996-03-17)	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)	1 year, 123 days
(12)	David Kemp			1st Howard 2nd Howard		18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)	4 years, 131 days
14	Tony Abbott			3rd Howard		26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)	7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)	1 year, 315 days
15	Kevin Andrews			3rd Howard 4th Howard		7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)	30 January 2007 (2007-01-30)	3 years, 115 days
16	Joe Hockey			4th Howard		30 January 2007 (2007-01-30)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	307 days
17	Gary Gray		Labor	2nd Gillard	Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	1 year, 91 days
					Minister for the Public Service and Integrity	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	1 year, 101 days
18	Mark Dreyfus			2nd Gillard 2nd Rudd ministry		25 March 2013 (2013-03-25)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	177 days
19	Eric Abetz		Liberal	Abbott	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	2 years, 3 days
20	Michaelia Cash			1st Turnbull 2nd Turnbull		21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	2 years, 90 days
21	Kelly O'Dwyer			2nd Turnbull		20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	251 days
22	Mathias Cormann		Liberal	1st Morrison	Minister for Finance and the Public Service	28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	274 days
23	Scott Morrison			2nd Morrison	Minister for the Public Service	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)	2 years, 132 days
24	Ben Morton					8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)	23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)	227 days
25	Katy Gallagher		Labor	Albanese		1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)	Incumbent	3 years, 72 days

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for the public service and Cabinet

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet, or any of its precedent titles:^[2]

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Greg Hunt		Liberal	2nd Morrison	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)	22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)	1 year, 207 days

List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for public service industrial matters

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters, or any of its precedent titles:^[2]

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Ralph Willis		Labor	1st Hawke 2nd Hawke	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters	28 June 1983 (1983-06-28)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	4 years, 26 days

List of assistant ministers for the public service

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service, or any of its precedent titles:^[2]

Order	Minister	Party		Ministry	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Ben Morton		Liberal	2nd Morrison	Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service	22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)	8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)	290 days
2	Patrick Gorman		Labor	Albanese Ministry	Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service	31 May 2023 (2023-05-31)[3]	Incumbent	2 years, 73 days