Minister for Veterans' Affairs explained

Border:parliamentary
Minister:not_prime
Post:Minister for Veterans’ Affairs
Incumbent:Matt Keogh
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural:Edward Millen
Department:Department of Veterans' Affairs

The Minister for Veterans' Affairs is an Australian Government position. In the Government of Australia, the minister oversees income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than 400,000 veterans and their widows, widowers and dependants; and administers the portfolio through the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Since 2017 the office has been held in conjunction with the Minister for Defence Personnel

Scope

The minister is also responsible for the following agencies:[1]

List of ministers

Veterans' affairs

The portfolio was created by Billy Hughes. It was called Minister for Repatriation from the appointment of the first Minister, Edward Millen on 28 September 1917 to deal with ex-soldiers returning from World War I. Stanley Bruce chose not to include a Minister for Repatriation in his ministry (1923–29), but his successor James Scullin restored it, and it has continued ever since, under different names. Gough Whitlam changed the portfolio title to Minister for Repatriation and Compensation in 1974; Malcolm Fraser restored it to its original title in 1975, and then changed it to Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 5 October 1976, Peter Durack being the last minister under the old title and the first under the new.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Veterans' Affairs, or any of its precedent titles:

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1Edward MillenNationalistHughesMinister for Repatriationalign=center align=center align=right
2Frank AnsteyLaborScullinMinister for Repatriationalign=center align=center align=right
3John McNeillalign=center align=center align=right days
4Charles HawkerUnited AustraliaLyonsalign=center align=center align=right days
5Charles Vukovichalign=center align=center align=right
6Billy Hughesalign=center align=center align=right
7Joseph Lyonsalign=center align=center align=right days
n/aBilly Hughesalign=center align=center align=right
8Harry Follalign=center align=center
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9Eric HarrisonMenziesalign=center align=center align=right days
10Geoffrey Streetalign=center align=center align=right days
11Philip McBridealign=center align=center align=right days
12George McLeayalign=center align=center align=right days
13Herbert Collettalign=center align=center days
Faddenalign=center align=center
14Charles FrostLaborCurtinalign=center align=center
Fordealign=center align=center
Chifleyalign=center align=center
15Claude Barnardalign=center align=center align=right
16Walter CooperCountryMenziesalign=center align=center align=right
17Frederick OsborneLiberalalign=center align=center align=right days
18Reginald Swartzalign=center align=center align=right
19Colin McKellarCountryalign=center align=center
Holtalign=center align=center
McEwenalign=center align=center
Gortonalign=center align=center
20Mac Holtenalign=center align=center
McMahonalign=center align=center
21Lance BarnardLaborWhitlamalign=center align=center align=right days
22Reg Bishopalign=center align=center align=right
23John WheeldonMinister for Repatriation and Compensationalign=center align=center align=right
24Don ChippLiberalFraseralign=center align=center align=right days
25Kevin NewmanMinister for Repatriationalign=center align=center align=right days
26Peter Durackalign=center align=center
Minister for Veterans' Affairsalign=center align=center
26Victor Garlandalign=center align=center align=right days
27Evan AdermannNationalsalign=center align=center align=right
28Tony MessnerLiberalalign=center align=center align=right
29Arthur GietzeltLaborHawkealign=center align=center align=right
30Ben Humphreysalign=center align=center
Keatingalign=center align=center
31John Faulkneralign=center align=center align=right
32Con Sciaccaalign=center align=center align=right
33Bruce ScottNationalsHowardalign=center align=center align=right
35Danna ValeLiberalalign=center align=center align=right
36De-Anne KellyNationalsalign=center align=center align=right
37Bruce BillsonLiberalalign=center align=center align=right
38Alan GriffinLaborRuddalign=center align=center
Gillardalign=center align=center
39Warren Snowdonalign=center align=center
Ruddalign=center align=center
40Michael RonaldsonLiberalAbbottalign=center align=center 15 September 2015
 Turnbullalign=center 15 September 2015align=center 21 September 2015
41Stuart Robert align=center align=center 18 February 2016align=right
42Dan Tehan align=center align=center align=right
43Michael McCormack Nationalsalign=center align=center align=right days
44Darren Chester align=center align=center
Morrisonalign=center align=center
45Andrew Gee align=center align=center align=right
46Matt Keogh Labor Albanesealign=center align=center Incumbentalign=right
Notes

Barnard was part of a two-man ministry that comprised Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days, until the full ministry was commissioned.

Malcolm Fraser initially chose Senator Glen Sheil for the portfolio, and he was sworn in as a member of the Federal Executive Council. But before he was sworn in as a minister, Sheil professed his support for the South African apartheid regime, which was very much at odds with the Fraser government's position. Fraser decided not to proceed with Sheil’s appointment to the Ministry, and his appointment as an Executive Councillor was terminated. Garland was appointed in his place.

Assisting the prime minister for the centenary of ANZAC

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1Warren SnowdonLaborGillardMinister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Centenary of ANZACalign=center 3 March 2011align=center 27 June 2013
Ruddalign=center 27 June 2013align=center 18 September 2013
2Michael Ronaldson LiberalAbbottalign=center 18 September 2013align=center 15 September 2015
 Turnbullalign=center 15 September 2015align=center 21 September 2015
3Stuart Robert align=center align=center align=right
4Dan Tehan align=center align=center align=right
5Michael McCormack Nationalalign=center align=center align=right
6Darren Chester align=center align=center
Morrisonalign=center align=center

War service homes

Between 1932 and 1938 there was also a Minister in charge of War Service Homes. This position was revived with Herbert Collett's appointment as Minister without portfolio administering War Service Homes in 1939, but was subsumed by Bert Lazzarini's appointment as Minister for Works and Housing in 1945.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister in charge of War Service Homes, or any of its precedent titles:[2]

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1Josiah Francis United AustraliaLyonsMinister in charge of War Service Homesalign=center align=center align=right
2Harold ThorbyCountryMinister without portfolio in charge of War Service Homesalign=center align=center align=right
3James Hunteralign=center align=center align=right
4Harry FollUnited AustraliaMinister in charge of War Service Homesalign=center align=center align=right days
5Herbert CollettUnited AustraliaMenziesMinister without portfolio administering War Service Homesalign=center align=center
Minister without portfolio in charge of War Service Homesalign=center align=center
Minister in charge of War Service Homesalign=center align=center
Minister without portfolio administering War Service Homesalign=center align=center
6Charles FrostLaborCurtinMinister in charge of War Service Homesalign=center align=center
Fordealign=center align=center

List of assistant ministers

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1Matt Thistlethwaite LaborAlbaneseAssistant Minister for the Veterans' AffairsIncumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minister for Veterans' Affairs . . 9 December 2007.
  2. Web site: Ministries and Cabinets . 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament . . 2010 . 9 July 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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