| Image |
Minister |
Position |
Time Period |
Party |
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Enid Lyons[1] |
Vice-President of the Executive Council |
1949–1951 |
Liberal |
 |
Margaret Guilfoyle[2] |
Minister for Education |
1975 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Social Security |
1976–1980 |
| Minister for Finance |
1980–1983 |
 |
Susan Ryan[3] |
Minister for Education and Youth Affairs |
1983–1984 |
Labor |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
1983–1988 |
| Minister for Education |
1984–1987 |
| Special Minister of State |
1987–1988 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial |
1987–1988 |
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Community Services and Health |
 |
Ros Kelly[4] |
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories |
1990–1991 |
Labor |
| Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories |
1991–1993 |
| Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories |
1993–1994 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
1993–1994 |
 |
Carmen Lawrence[5] |
Minister for Human Services and Health |
1994–1996 |
Labor |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
|
Jocelyn Newman[6] |
Minister for Social Security |
1996–1998 |
Liberal |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
1996–1997 |
| Minister for Family and Community Services |
1998–2001 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
 |
Amanda Vanstone[7] |
Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
1996–1997 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Family and Community Services |
2001–2003 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
2003–2006 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation |
2003–2004 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs |
2004–2006 |
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
2006–2007 |
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Kay Patterson[8] |
Minister for Health and Ageing |
2001–2003 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Family and Community Services |
2003–2006 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women |
2003–2004 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues |
2004–2006 |
 |
Helen Coonan[9] |
Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
2004–2007 |
Liberal |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
2006–2007 |
 |
Julie Bishop[10] |
Minister for Education, Science and Training |
2006–2007 |
Liberal |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2013–2018 |
 |
Julia Gillard[11] |
Deputy Prime Minister |
2007–2010 |
Labor |
| Minister for Education |
| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Minister for Social Inclusion |
| Prime Minister |
2010–2013 |
 |
Nicola Roxon[12] |
Minister for Health and Ageing |
2007–2011 |
Labor |
| Attorney-General |
2011–2013 |
| Minister for Emergency Management |
2012–2013 |
 |
Jenny Macklin[13] |
Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
2007–2011 |
Labor |
| Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
2011–2013 |
| Minister for Disability Reform |
 |
Penny Wong[14] |
Minister for Climate Change and Water |
2007–2010 |
Labor |
| Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water |
2010 |
| Minister for Finance and Deregulation |
2010–2013 |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
2013 |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate |
2013 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2022–present |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate |
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Tanya Plibersek[15] |
Minister for Health |
2011–2013 |
Labor |
| Minister for Health and Medical Research |
2013 |
| Minister for the Environment and Water |
2022–2025 |
| Minister for Social Services |
2025–present |
 |
Jacinta Collins[16] |
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing |
2013 |
Labor |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
| Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
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Julie Collins[17] |
Minister for Housing and Homelessness |
2013 |
Labor |
| Minister for Community Services |
| Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development |
| Minister for the Status of Women |
| Minister for Housing |
2022–2024 |
| Minister for Homelessness |
| Minister for Small Business |
2022–2025 |
| Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
2024–present |
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Catherine King[18] |
Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories |
2013 |
Labor |
| Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government |
2022–present |
 |
Sussan Ley[19] |
Minister for Health |
2014–2016 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Sport |
2014–2017 |
| Minister for Aged Care |
2015–2016 |
| Minister for Health and Aged Care |
2016–2017 |
| Minister for the Environment |
2019–2022 |
 |
Marise Payne[20] |
Minister for Defence |
2015–2018 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2018–2022 |
| Minister for Women |
2019–2022 |
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Michaelia Cash[21] |
Minister for Employment |
2015–2017 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Women |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service |
| Minister for Jobs and Innovation |
2017–2018 |
| Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education |
2018–2019 |
| Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business |
2019–2021 |
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate |
2020–2022 |
| Attorney-General |
2021–2022 |
| Minister for Industrial Relations |
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Kelly O'Dwyer[22] |
Assistant Treasurer |
2015–2016 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Small Business |
| Minister for Revenue and Financial Services |
2016–2018 |
| Minister for Women |
2017–2019 |
| Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service |
2017–2018 |
| Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations |
2018–2019 |
 |
Fiona Nash[23] |
Minister for Rural Health |
2016 |
National |
| Minister for Regional Communications |
2016–2017 |
| Minister for Regional Development |
| Minister for Local Government and Territories |
2016–2017 |
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Bridget McKenzie[24] |
Minister for Rural Health |
2017–2018 |
National |
| Minister for Regional Communications |
| Minister for Sport |
2017–2019 |
| Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Decentralisation |
2018–2019 |
| Minister for Agriculture |
2019–2020 |
| Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience |
2021–2022 |
| Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education |
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Karen Andrews[25] |
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology |
2018–2021 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Home Affairs |
2021–2022 |
 |
Melissa Price[26] |
Minister for the Environment |
2018–2019 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Defence Industry |
2021–2022 |
| Minister for Science and Technology |
2021–2022 |
 |
Linda Reynolds[27] |
Minister for Defence Industry |
2019 |
Liberal |
| Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery |
| Minister for Defence |
2019–2021 |
| Minister for Government Services |
2021–2022 |
| Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme |
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Anne Ruston[28] |
Minister for Families and Social Services |
2019–2022 |
Liberal |
| Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
| Minister for Women's Safety |
2021–2022 |
 |
Katy Gallagher[29] |
Attorney-General |
2022 |
Labor |
| Minister for Finance |
2022–present |
| Minister for the Public Service |
| Minister for Women |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council |
| Manager of Government Business in the Senate |
| Minister for Government Services |
2025–present |
 |
Amanda Rishworth[30] |
Minister for Social Services |
2022–2025 |
Labor |
| Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme |
2025 |
| Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations |
2025–present |
 |
Linda Burney[31] |
Minister for Indigenous Australians |
2022–2024 |
Labor |
 |
Michelle Rowland[32] |
Minister for Communications |
2022–2025 |
Labor |
| Attorney-General |
2025–present |
 |
Madeleine King[33] |
Minister for Resources |
2022–present |
Labor |
| Minister for Northern Australia |
 |
Clare O'Neil[34] |
Minister for Home Affairs |
2022–2024 |
Labor |
| Minister for Cyber Security |
| Minister for Housing |
2024–present |
| Minister for Homelessness |
| Minister for Cities |
2025–present |
 |
Malarndirri McCarthy |
Minister for Indigenous Australians |
2024–present |
Labor |
 |
Anika Wells |
Minister for Aged Care |
2025 |
Labor |
| Minister for Sport |
2025–present |
| Minister for Communications |
 |
Anne Aly |
Minister for Small Business |
2025–present |
Labor |
| Minister for International Development |
| Minister for Multicultural Affairs |