Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
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AppointerGovernor-General
on the advice of the prime minister
on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holderBill Morrison (as Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea)
Formation30 November 1973
| Minister for Pacific Island Affairs | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bill Morrison (as Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea) |
| Formation | 30 November 1973 |
| Website | ministers |
The Minister for Pacific Island Affairs is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Pat Conroy since June 2022 in the Albanese ministry.
In 2025, in the second Albanese ministry, the portfolio of Minister for International Development and the Pacific was split into two: Minister for International Development, held by Anne Aly, and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, held by Pat Conroy.[1]
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, or any precedent title:[2]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Morrison | Labor | Whitlam | Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea | 30 November 1973 | 6 June 1975 | 1 year, 346 days | |
| Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific | 6 June 1975 | 11 November 1975 | ||||||
| 2 | Gordon Bilney | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs | 24 March 1993 | 11 March 1996 | 2 years, 353 days | |
| 3 | Steven Ciobo | LNP | 1st Turnbull | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 21 September 2015 | 18 February 2016 | 150 days | |
| 4 | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | 18 February 2016 | 19 July 2016 | 2 years, 185 days | |||
| 2nd Turnbull | 19 July 2016 | 22 August 2018 | ||||||
| 5 | Alex Hawke | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 29 May 2019 | 22 December 2020 | 1 year, 207 days | |
| 6 | Zed Seselja | 22 December 2020 | 23 May 2022 | 1 year, 152 days | ||||
| 7 | Pat Conroy | Labor | 1st Albanese | 1 June 2022 | 13 May 2025 | 3 years, 220 days | ||
| 2nd Albanese | Minister for Pacific Island Affairs | 13 May 2025 | Incumbent | |||||
