Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories explained

Post:	Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
Incumbent:	Kristy McBain
Style:	The Honourable
Appointer:	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Department:	Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories is a position within the Australian federal government.

The outer ministry position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads was created in the Third Howard Ministry on 7 October 2003. The first minister to hold this position was Senator Ian Campbell, who held it from 7 October 2003 until 18 July 2004. On 18 July 2004, the position was transferred to Jim Lloyd, then Federal Member for Robertson. When the Fourth Howard Ministry started on 22 October 2004, Lloyd retained the position, and did so until the 2007 Federal Election when Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party won government.

Rudd's first ministry eliminated the position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The responsibilities were given to Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Accordingly, the old Department of Transport and Regional Services was renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

List of ministers for territories

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Territories, or any precedent titles:


width=5	Order	width=150	Minister	width=120 colspan=2	Party	width=75	Prime Minister	width=400	Title	width=150	Term start	width=150	Term end	width=130	Term in office
1	Fred Bamford			National Labor	Hughes	Minister for Home and Territories	align=center		align=center		align=right	days
2	Paddy Glynn,		Nationalist	align=center				align=center		align=right
3	Alexander Poynton,	align=center					align=center		align=right
4	George Pearce	align=center					align=center
Bruce	George Pearce	align=center			align=center
	5	Sir William Glasgow,		align=center			align=center		align=right	days
	6	Charles Marr,		align=center			align=center		align=right	days
	7	Sir Neville Howse,		align=center			align=center		align=right	days
	8	Aubrey Abbott			Country		align=center		align=center		align=right	days
align=center	(6)	Charles Marr		United Australia	Lyons	Minister in charge of Territories	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	9	Harry Lawson	align=center					align=center		align=right
align=center	10	George Pearce	align=center					align=center		align=right
align=center	11	Billy Hughes	align=center					align=center		align=right
align=center	12	John Perkins	Minister without portfolio administering External Territories			align=center		align=center		align=right
13	Eric Harrison	align=center					align=center
Page	Eric Harrison	align=center				align=center
align=center	(12)	John Perkins			Menzies	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	14	Horace Nock		Country		Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	15	Thomas Collins	Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister dealing with External Territories	Country		align=center		align=center		align=right
16	Allan McDonald		United Australia	Minister for External Territories		align=center		align=center
Fadden	Allan McDonald	align=center	United Australia			align=center
align=center	17	James Fraser			Labor	Curtin	align=center		align=center		align=right
18	Eddie Ward	align=center				Curtin	align=center
Forde		align=center				align=center
Chifley		align=center				align=center
align=center	19	Percy Spender			Liberal	Menzies	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	20	Richard Casey	align=center					align=center		align=right
align=center	21	Paul Hasluck	Minister for Territories	align=center				align=center		align=right
22	Charles Barnes			Country	align=center			align=center
Holt		align=center				align=center
McEwen		align=center				align=center
Gorton		align=center				align=center
Gorton		Minister for External Territories	align=center			align=center
McMahon			align=center			align=center
McMahon	align=center		23	Andrew Peacock			Liberal	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	24		Gough Whitlam		Labor	Whitlam	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	25		Bill Morrison	align=center	Labor	Whitlam		align=center		align=right

align=center	26	Tom Uren		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Territories and Local Government	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	27	Gordon Scholes	Minister for Territories			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	28	John Brown	Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	29	Gary Punch	Minister for the Arts and Territories			align=center		align=center		align=right
30	Clyde Holding	align=center	Minister for the Arts and Territories				align=center
Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories	Clyde Holding	align=center				align=center
	31	David Simmons	align=center				align=center
	Keating	David Simmons	align=center			align=center
align=center		32	Wendy Fatin		Minister for the Arts and Territories	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center		33	Ros Kelly		Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center		34	Graham Richardson			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center		35	John Faulkner			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	36	Warwick Smith		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	37	Alex Somlyay	Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	38	Ian Macdonald	Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	39	Wilson Tuckey				align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	(38)	Ian Macdonald	Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	40	Jim Lloyd	Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads			align=center		align=center		align=right

align=center	41	Paul Fletcher			Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	42	Fiona Nash		National	Minister for Local Government and Territories		align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	43	Darren Chester	align=center		Minister for Local Government and Territories			align=center		align=right
44	John McVeigh	Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government	align=center				align=center
Morrison	John McVeigh		align=center			align=center
	align=center	45	Sussan Ley		Liberal	Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories	align=center		align=center		align=right
	align=center	46	Nola Marino	align=center	Liberal	Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories		align=center		align=right
align=center	47	Kristy McBain			Labor	Albanese	Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories	align=center		align=center	Incumbent	align=right

Capital Territory

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Capital Territory:

width=5	Order	width=150	Minister	width=80 colspan=2	Party	width=125	Prime Minister	width=270	Title	width=150	Term start	width=150	Term end	width=130	Term in office
1	Kep Enderby		Labor	Whitlam	Minister for the Capital Territory	align=center		align=center		align=right
2	Gordon Bryant	align=center	Labor	Whitlam			align=center		align=right
3	Reg Withers		Liberal	Fraser		align=center		align=center		align=right
4	Eric Robinson	align=center					align=center		align=right
5	Tony Staley	align=center					align=center		align=right
6	Bob Ellicott	align=center					align=center		align=right
7	Michael Hodgman	align=center					align=center		align=right

Northern Territory

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Northern Territory or successor titles:

Notes

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

External links

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government