Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations explained

Post:Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
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Incumbent:Murray Watt
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Department:Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is a position currently held by Murray Watt in the Albanese ministry since July 2024.

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

Portfolio scope

Other bodies in these portfolios include,:[1]

List of ministers for employment

The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, or any of its precedent titles:

width=5 Orderwidth=150 Ministerwidth=150 colspan="2" Partywidth=75 Prime Ministerwidth=425 Titlewidth=150 Term startwidth=150 Term endwidth=130 Term in office
1Harold Holt United AustraliaMenziesMinister for Labour and National Service days
Fadden
2Eddie WardLaborCurtin
3Jack Holloway
Forde
Chifley
(1)Harold HoltLiberalMenzies
4William McMahon
5Les BuryHolt
McEwen
Gorton
6Billy Snedden
McMahon
7Phillip Lynch
8Lance BarnardLaborWhitlam days
9Clyde CameronMinister for Labour
Minister for Labour and Immigration
10Jim McClelland days
11Tony StreetLiberalFraser
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations
12Ian VinerMinister for Employment and Youth Affairs
13Neil Brown
14Ian MacpheeMinister for Employment and Industrial Relations days
15Ralph WillisLaborHawke
16John DawkinsMinister for Employment, Education and Training
Keating
17Kim Beazley
18Simon Crean
19Amanda VanstoneLiberalHowardMinister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
20David Kemp
21Peter ReithMinister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
22Tony Abbott
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
23Kevin Andrews
24Joe Hockey days
25Julia GillardLaborRudd24 June 2010
Gillard24 June 201028 June 2010
(18)Simon Crean days
26Bill ShortenLaborGillardMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations
27Brendan O'ConnorRuddMinister for Employment and Minister for Skills and Trainingalign=center align=center align=right days
28Eric AbetzLiberalAbbottMinister for Employmentalign=center align=center
Turnbullalign=center align=center
align=center rowspan=229Michaelia Cashalign=center align=center align=right rowspan=2
Minister for Jobs and Innovationalign=center align=center
30Kelly O'DwyerMorrisonMinister for Jobs and Industrial Relationsalign=center align=center align=right
31Richard Marles LaborAlbaneseMinister for Employmentalign=center align=center align=right
32Tony BurkeMinister for Employment and Workplace Relationsalign=center align=center align=right
33Murray Wattalign=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.

Despite the First Rudd ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned.

List of ministers for Workplace Relations

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Workplace Relations, or any of its subsequent titles:

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1Tony StreetLiberalFraserMinister for Employment and Industrial Relations
Minister for Industrial Relations
2Andrew Peacock days
3Ian Viner
4Ian MacpheeMinister for Employment and Industrial Relations days
5Ralph WillisLaborHawkeMinister for Industrial Relations
6Peter Morris
7Peter Cook
Keating
8Laurie Brereton
9Peter ReithLiberalHoward
Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business
Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
10Tony Abbott
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
11Kevin Andrews
12Joe Hockey days
13Julia GillardLaborRudd24 June 2010
Gillard24 June 201028 June 2010
14Simon Crean days
15Chris EvansMinister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations[2]
16Bill ShortenMinister for Employment and Workplace Relations
RuddMinister for Workplace Relations
17Kelly O'DwyerLiberalMorrisonMinister for Jobs and Industrial Relationsalign=center align=center align=right
18Christian PorterMinister for Industrial Relations
19Michaelia Cash
20Tony Burke LaborAlbaneseMinister for Employment and Workplace Relationsalign=center align=center align=right
21Murray Wattalign=center align=center Incumbentalign=right

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers for employment participation

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Employment Participation, or any of its precedent titles:[3]

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1Clyde Holding LaborHawkeMinister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs days
2Peter DuncanMinister for Employment and Education Services
3Peter Baldwin
KeatingMinister for Higher Education and Employment Services
4Tony AbbottLiberalHowardMinister for Employment Services
5Mal Brough
6Fran Bailey days
7Peter DuttonMinister for Workforce Participation
8Sharman Stone
9Brendan O'ConnorLaborRuddMinister for Employment Participation
10Mark Arbib
Gillard
11Kate EllisMinister for Employment Participation and Childcare
Minister for Employment Participation
Rudd
12Luke HartsuykerNationalsAbbottAssistant Minister for Employment
Turnbull

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation, or any of its precedent titles:[4]

width=5 Orderwidth=150 Ministerwidth=75 colspan="2" Partywidth=75 Prime Ministerwidth=425 Titlewidth=150 Term startwidth=150 Term endwidth=130 Term in office
1Zed SeseljaLiberalTurnbullAssistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation
2Andrew LeighLaborAlbaneseAssistant Minister for Employmentincumbent

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Portfolio . Attorney-General for Australia, Minister for Industrial Relations . Commonwealth of Australia . 2 June 2019.
  2. News: Julia Gillard bows to unis, adds Tertiary Education to Chris Evans' title . . 14 September 2010 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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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