Minister for Sport (Australia) explained

Post:Minister for Sport
Incumbent:Anika Wells
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural:Frank Stewart
Department:Department of Health and Aged Care

In the Australian Government, the Minister for Sport is currently Anika Wells since 1 June 2022.[1]

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Health and Aged Care.[2]

Scope

It was not until the Whitlam government established the Department of Tourism and Recreation in 1972 that an Australian Government department had specific responsibility for sport.[3] Previously the small amount of sport funding was distributed through ministries such as Health and Foreign Affairs.[3] Frank Stewart, who is regarded as the first minister for sport, commissioned two reports – The role and scope and development of recreation in Australia by John Bloomfield and Report of the Australian Sports Institute Study Group, which highlighted the need for government involvement in sport.[4] The Fraser government through Bob Ellicott acted upon both reports and established the Australian Institute of Sport in 1981.[3] It was widely reported that this initiative was a direct result of the poor performance of the Australian team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, however its genesis preceded that. The Hawke government through John Brown further extended Australian Government involvement in sport through the establishment of the Australian Sports Commission in 1985.[3]

List of ministers for sport

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Sport, or any of its precedent titles:[5]

width=5 Orderwidth=150 Ministerwidth=100 colspan="2" Partywidth=75 Prime Ministerwidth=425 Titlewidth=150 Term startwidth=150 Term endwidth=130 Term in office
1Frank Stewart LaborWhitlamMinister for Tourism and Recreationalign=center align=center align=right
2Reg WithersLiberalFraseralign=center align=center align=right days
3Ivor GreenwoodMinister for Environment, Housing and Community Developmentalign=center align=center align=right days
4Kevin Newmanalign=center align=center align=right
5Ray Groomalign=center align=center align=right days
6Robert EllicottMinister for Home Affairsalign=center align=center align=right
7Michael MacKellaralign=center align=center align=right days
8Ian Wilsonalign=center align=center align=right days
9Tom McVeighNational CountryMinister for Home Affairs and Environmentalign=center align=center align=right days
10John BrownLaborHawkeMinister for Sport, Recreation and Tourismalign=center align=center
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territoriesalign=center align=center
11Graham Richardsonalign=center align=center align=right
12Ros Kellyalign=center align=center
Keatingalign=center align=center
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territoriesalign=center align=center
Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territoriesalign=center align=center
n/aGraham Richardsonalign=center align=center align=right days
13John Faulkneralign=center align=center align=right
14Warwick SmithLiberalHowardMinister for Sport, Territories and Local Governmentalign=center align=center align=right
15Andrew ThomsonMinister for Sport and Tourismalign=center align=center align=right
16Jackie Kellyalign=center align=center align=right
17Rod KempMinister for the Arts and Sportalign=center align=center align=right
18George Brandisalign=center align=center align=right days
19Kate EllisLaborRuddMinister for Sportalign=center align=center
Gillardalign=center align=center
20Mark Arbibalign=center align=center align=right
21Kate Lundyalign=center align=center align=right
22Don FarrellRuddalign=center align=center align=right days
23Peter DuttonLiberalAbbottalign=center align=center align=right
24Sussan Leyalign=center align=center
Turnbullalign=center align=center
24Greg Huntalign=center align=center align=right
25Bridget McKenzieNationalalign=center align=center
MorrisonMinister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisationalign=center align=center
26Richard ColbeckLiberalMinister for Youth and Sportalign=center align=center
Minister for Sportalign=center align=center
27Anika Wells LaborAlbanesealign=center align=center Incumbentalign=right

List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games:

width=5 Orderwidth=150 Ministerwidth=150 colspan="2" Partywidth=75 Prime Ministerwidth=325 Titlewidth=150 Term startwidth=150 Term endwidth=130 Term in office
1Warwick Smith[6] LiberalHowardMinister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Gamesalign=center 11 March 1996align=center 6 October 1997align=right
2Andrew Thomsonalign=center 6 October 1997align=center 21 October 1998align=right
3Jackie Kelly[7] align=center 21 October 1998align=center 30 January 2001align=right

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister of Australia . 23 May 2022. 27 May 2022 . www.pm.gov.au.
  2. Web site: Ministries and cabinets. Parlinfo website. 23 February 2013.
  3. Book: Australian sport : a profile. 1985. Australian Government Publishing Service. Canberra. 0644036672. 38–40. registration.
  4. Book: Daly, John. Quest for Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. 1991. Australian Government Publishing Service. Canberra. 0644136723.
  5. Web site: Ministries and Cabinets . 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament . . 2010 . 22 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 .
  6. Web site: 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Part 6 - Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia. 8 March 2021.
  7. GK6 . Hon Jackie Kelly MP . 2021-11-07.

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