Minister for Emergency Management
Australian cabinet position
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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.
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderRobert McClelland
Formation14 December 2011
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| 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 |
| Website | minister |
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 | |
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| 1 | Robert McClelland | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister for Emergency Management | 14 December 2011 | 5 March 2012 | 82 days | [2] | |
| 2 | Nicola Roxon | 5 March 2012 | 4 February 2013 | 336 days | [3] | ||||
| 3 | Mark Dreyfus | 2nd Gillard 2nd Rudd |
4 February 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 226 days | [4] | |||
| 4 | Linda Reynolds | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery | 2 March 2019 | 29 May 2019 | 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 | 6 February 2020 | 2 years, 34 days | [6] | |
| Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management | 6 February 2020 | 2 July 2021 | |||||||
| 6 | Bridget McKenzie | National | Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience | 2 July 2021 | 23 May 2022 | 325 days | [7] | ||
| 7 | Murray Watt | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Emergency Management | 1 June 2022 | 29 July 2024 | 2 years, 58 days | [8] | |
| 8 | Jenny McAllister | 29 July 2024 | 13 May 2025 | 288 days | |||||
| 9 | Kristy McBain | 13 May 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 116 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 | |
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| 1 | Joe Ludwig | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery | 26 January 2011 | 1 July 2013 | 2 years, 156 days | [9] | |
List of assistant ministers
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | Reference | |
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| 1 | Josh Wilson | Labor | 2nd Albanese | Assistant Minister for Emergency Management | 13 May 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 116 days | [10] | |