Minister for Indigenous Australians explained

Post:Minister for Indigenous Australians
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Incumbent:Malarndirri McCarthy
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Department:Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

The Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Government of Australia is a position which holds responsibility for affairs affecting Indigenous Australians. Previous ministers have held various other titles since the position was created in 1968, most recently Minister for Indigenous Affairs. Since July 2024, the position has been held by Malarndirri McCarthy in the Albanese ministry.

McCarthy is the second Indigenous woman and third Indigenous Australian appointed to the role. Her predecessor, Linda Burney, was the first Indigenous woman to be appointed to the role.[1] Burney's predecessor, Ken Wyatt, was the first Indigenous Australian appointed to the role, and the first minister named as Minister for Indigenous Australians.[2]

The role assumes responsibility for matters concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and is responsible for the National Indigenous Australians Agency.[2]

Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and a range of other government agencies, including:

List of ministers

Indigenous affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Indigenous Affairs, or any precedent titles:[3]

width=5 Orderwidth=150 Ministerwidth=120 colspan="2" Party affiliationwidth=75 Prime Ministerwidth=470 Ministerial titlewidth=150 Term startwidth=150 Term endwidth=130 Term in office
1Bill Wentworth LiberalGortonMinister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Ministeralign=center align=center
McMahonalign=center align=center
2Peter HowsonMinister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Artsalign=center align=center align=right
3Gough Whitlam LaborWhitlamalign=center align=center align=right days
4Gordon BryantMinister for Aboriginal Affairsalign=center align=center align=right days
5Jim Cavanaghalign=center align=center align=right
6Les Johnsonalign=center align=center align=right days
7Tom Drake-Brockman National CountryFraseralign=center align=center align=right days
8Ian Viner Liberalalign=center align=center align=right
9Fred Chaneyalign=center align=center align=right
10Peter Baumealign=center align=center align=right
11Ian Wilsonalign=center align=center align=right days
12Clyde Holding LaborHawkealign=center align=center align=right
13Gerry Handalign=center align=center align=right
14Robert Tickneralign=center align=center
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairsalign=center align=center
Keatingalign=center align=center
15John Herron LiberalHowardalign=center align=center align=right
16Philip RuddockMinister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairsalign=center align=center
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairsalign=center align=center
17Amanda Vanstonealign=center align=center align=right
18Mal BroughMinister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairsalign=center align=center align=right
19Jenny Macklin LaborRuddMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairsalign=center align=center
Gillardalign=center align=center
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairsalign=center align=center
Ruddalign=center align=center
20Nigel Scullion NationalAbbottMinister for Indigenous Affairsalign=center align=center
Turnbullalign=center align=center
Morrisonalign=center align=center
21Ken Wyatt LiberalMinister for Indigenous Australiansalign=center align=center align=right
22Linda Burney LaborAlbanesealign=center align=center align=right
23Malarndirri McCarthyalign=center align=center Incumbentalign=right

Reconciliation

width=5 Orderwidth=150 Ministerwidth=150 colspan="2" Partywidth=75 Prime Ministerwidth=325 Titlewidth=150 Term startwidth=150 Term endwidth=130 Term in office
1Philip Ruddock LiberalHowardMinister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliationalign=center 21 October 1998align=center 30 January 2001
 Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairsalign=center 30 January 2001align=center 26 November 2001
 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliationalign=center 26 November 2001align=center 7 October 2003
2Amanda Vanstone align=center 7 October 2003align=center 22 October 2004align=right

Notes

Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hitch . Georgia . Evans . Jake . 2022-05-31 . Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench? . en-AU . ABC News . 2022-06-01.
  2. Web site: The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP - Minister for Indigenous Australians. 29 May 2019 . indigenous.gov.au. 1 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Ministries and Cabinets . 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament . . 2010 . 29 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813030853/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Badv%3Dyes%3BorderBy%3Dcustomrank%3Bpage%3D2%3Bquery%3DLazzarini%3Brec%3D12%3BresCount%3DDefault . 13 August 2014 .

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