Minister for the Public Service (Australia) explained

Post:	Minister for the Public Service
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Insigniacaption:	Commonwealth Coat of Arms
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Incumbent:	Katy Gallagher
Style:	The Honourable
Appointer:	Governor-General
Appointer Qualified:	on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural:	Lionel Bowen
Department:	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

The Minister for the Public Service is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Katy Gallagher following the swearing in of the full Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022.^[1]

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

List of ministers for the public service

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Public Service, or any of its precedent titles:^[2]


width=5	Order	width=150	Minister	width=120 colspan=2	Party	width=105	Prime Minister	width=250	Title	width=150	Term start	width=150	Term end	width=130	Term in office
align=center	1	Lionel Bowen		Labor	3rd Whitlam	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service	align=center		align=center		align=right
2	Jim McClelland	align=center		Labor	3rd Whitlam		align=center		align=right
align=center	3	Tony Street			Liberal	2nd Fraser	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Public Service Matters	align=center		align=center		align=right

align=center	4	Wal Fife			Liberal	4th Fraser	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Public Service Matters	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	5	Ralph Willis		Labor	1st Hawke	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	6	John Dawkins	align=center		1st Hawke			align=center		align=right
align=center	7	Peter Walsh	2nd Hawke		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	(5)	Ralph Willis	3rd Hawke		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	8	Peter Morris	3rd Hawke		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	9	Peter Cook	3rd Hawke 1st Keating		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	10	Laurie Brereton	2nd Keating		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	11	Gary Johns	2nd Keating		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	12	David Kemp		Liberal	1st Howard	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	13	Peter Reith	align=center		1st Howard			align=center		align=right
align=center	(12)	David Kemp	1st Howard 2nd Howard		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	14	Tony Abbott	3rd Howard		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	15	Kevin Andrews	3rd Howard 4th Howard		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	16	Joe Hockey	4th Howard		align=center			align=center		align=right

align=center rowspan=2	17	Gary Gray		Labor	2nd Gillard	Special Minister of State for the Public Service and Integrity	align=center		align=center		align=right
Minister for the Public Service and Integrity	align=center	Gary Gray			2nd Gillard	align=center		align=right
Minister for the Public Service and Integrity	align=center	18	Mark Dreyfus		2nd Gillard 2nd Rudd ministry	align=center		align=center		align=right

align=center	19	Eric Abetz		Liberal	Abbott	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	20	Michaelia Cash	1st Turnbull 2nd Turnbull		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	21	Kelly O'Dwyer	2nd Turnbull		align=center			align=center		align=right
align=center	22	Mathias Cormann		Liberal	1st Morrison	Minister for Finance and the Public Service	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	23	Scott Morrison	2nd Morrison		Minister for the Public Service	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	24	Ben Morton	2nd Morrison			align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	25	Katy Gallagher				Labor	Albanese	align=center		align=center	Incumbent	align=right

Former ministerial titles

List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for the public service and Cabinet

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet, or any of its precedent titles:^[3]

width=5	Order	width=150	Minister	width=120 colspan=2	Party	width=105	Ministry	width=250	Title	width=150	Term start	width=150	Term end	width=130	Term in office
align=center	1	Greg Hunt		Liberal	2nd Morrison	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet	align=center		align=center		align=right

List of ministers assisting the Prime Minister for public service industrial matters

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters, or any of its precedent titles:^[4]

width=5	Order	width=150	Minister	width=120 colspan=2	Party	width=105	Ministry	width=250	Title	width=150	Term start	width=150	Term end	width=130	Term in office
align=center	1	Ralph Willis			Labor	1st Hawke 2nd Hawke	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Industrial Matters	align=center		align=center		align=right

List of assistant ministers for the public service

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service, or any of its precedent titles:^[5]


width=5	Order	width=150	Minister	width=120 colspan=2	Party	width=105	Ministry	width=250	Title	width=150	Term start	width=150	Term end	width=130	Term in office
align=center	1	Ben Morton			Liberal	2nd Morrison	Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service	align=center		align=center		align=right
align=center	2	Patrick Gorman			Labor	Albanese Ministry	Assistant Minister to the Minister for the Public Service	align=center	^[6]	align=center	Incumbent	align=right

Notes and References

Web site: Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister of Australia . 23 May 2022. 27 May 2022 . www.pm.gov.au.
Web site: The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017 . . 2017 . 18 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711131016/http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook . 11 July 2017 .
Web site: The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017 . . 2017 . 18 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711131016/http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook . 11 July 2017 .
Web site: The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017 . . 2017 . 18 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711131016/http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook . 11 July 2017 .
Web site: The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017 . . 2017 . 18 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170711131016/http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook . 11 July 2017 .
Web site: Curtis . Katina . Perth MP Patrick Gorman adds public service to his ministerial responsibilities . The West Australian . 23 May 2023 .