Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships (Queensland)
Government minister in Queensland, Australia
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The Queensland Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships is a minister in the Queensland Government who is responsible for legislation and policy concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and reconciliation. The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism.[1]
| Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships of Queensland | |
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since 1 November 2024 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Nominator | Premier of Queensland |
| Appointer | Governor of Queensland |
| Inaugural holder | Judy Spence (as the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy) |
| Formation | 29 June 1998 |
The current minister is Fiona Simpson, who was sworn in on 1 November 2024 as part of the full Crisafulli ministry following the Liberal National Party's victory at the 2024 Queensland state election. Simpson is also the Minister for Women and Women's Economic Security and the Minister for Multiculturalism.[2]
List of ministers
| No. | Minister | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judy Spence | Labor | Beattie (1) (2) | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy | 29 June 1998 | 12 February 2004 | 5 years, 228 days | [3][4] | |
| 2 | Liddy Clark | Beattie (3) | 12 February 2004 | 1 March 2005 | 1 year, 17 days | [3][5] | |||
| 3 | John Mickel | 3 March 2005 | 28 July 2005 | 1 year, 194 days | [3][6] | ||||
| Beattie (4) | 28 July 2005 | 13 September 2006 | |||||||
| 4 | Warren Pitt | Labor | Beattie (5) | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | 30 January 2007 | 13 September 2007 | 226 days | [3][7] | |
| 5 | Lindy Nelson-Carr | Bligh (1) | 13 September 2007 | 26 March 2009 | 1 year, 194 days | [8][9] | |||
| 6 | Desley Boyle | Bligh (2) | 26 March 2009 | 21 February 2011 | 1 year, 332 days | [8][10] | |||
| 7 | Curtis Pitt | Bligh (3) | 21 February 2011 | 26 March 2012 | 1 year, 34 days | [8][11] | |||
| 8 | Jack Dempsey | Liberal National | Newman | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs | 3 April 2012 | 23 April 2012 | 20 days | [12][13] | |
| 9 | Glen Elmes | 23 April 2012 | 31 January 2015 | 2 years, 283 days | [12][14] | ||||
| (7) | Curtis Pitt | Labor | Palaszczuk (1) | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | 16 February 2015 | 10 February 2017 | 1 year, 360 days | [11][15] | |
| 10 | Mark Furner | 10 February 2017 | 11 December 2017 | 304 days | [15][16] | ||||
| 11 | Jackie Trad | Palaszczuk (2) | 12 December 2017 | 10 May 2020 | 2 years, 150 days | [15][17] | |||
| 12 | Craig Crawford | 12 May 2020 | 12 November 2020 | 3 years, 5 days | [15][18] | ||||
| Palaszczuk (3) | 12 November 2020 | 17 May 2023 | |||||||
| 13 | Leeanne Enoch | Minister for Treaty and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | 18 May 2023 | 15 December 2023 | 1 year, 163 days | [15][19] | |||
| Miles | 18 December 2023 | 28 October 2024 | [20] | ||||||
| 14 | Fiona Simpson | Liberal National | Crisafulli | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships | 1 November 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 236 days | [21][22] | |