Special Minister of State explained

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Post:	Special Minister of State
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Incumbent:	Don Farrell
Style:	The Honourable
Appointer:	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Federal Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Australia
Inaugural:	Don Willesee
Department:	Department of Finance

The Special Minister of State (SMOS) in the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia is a position currently held by Don Farrell since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.^[1] The minister is responsible for various parliamentary, electoral, financial, public service, and oversight affairs.

Scope

The Special Minister of State administers their portfolio through the Department of Finance and a range of other government agencies, including:^[2]

Asset Management and Parliamentary Services (Government Business, Special Claims and Land Policy Division, Property and Construction Division & Ministerial and Parliamentary Services)
Australian Electoral Commission
Australian Government Information Management Office (Policy and Planning Divisions & the Agency Services Division)
Australian National Audit Office
Australian Public Service Commission
Commonwealth Ombudsman
Electoral Reform
Government Advertising
Parliamentary Integrity
Public Interests Disclosure
Register of Lobbyists
Remuneration Tribunal

List of Special Ministers of State

The following individuals have been appointed as Special Ministers of State, or any of its precedent titles:^[3] ^[4]

width=5	Order	width=150	Minister	width=75 colspan="2"	Party	width=75	Prime Minister	width=200	Title	width=150	Term start	width=150	Term end	width=130	Term in office
1	Don Willesee			Labor	Whitlam	Special Minister of State	align=center		align=center		align=right	days
2	Lionel Bowen						align=center		align=center		align=right
3	Doug McClelland						align=center		align=center		align=right	days
4	Reg Withers			Liberal	Fraser		align=center		align=center		align=right	days
5	Mick Young			Labor	Hawke		align=center		align=center		align=right	days
6	Kim Beazley						align=center		align=center		align=right	days
n/a	Mick Young						align=center		align=center		align=right
7	Michael Tate						align=center		align=center		align=right	days
8	Susan Ryan						align=center		align=center		align=right	days
9	Frank Walker				Keating		align=center		align=center		align=right
10	Gary Johns				Keating		align=center		align=center		align=right
11	Nick Minchin			Liberal	Howard		align=center		align=center		align=right
12	Chris Ellison						align=center		align=center		align=right
13	Eric Abetz						align=center		align=center		align=right
14	Gary Nairn						align=center		align=center		align=right
15	John Faulkner			Labor	Rudd		align=center		align=center		align=right
16	Joe Ludwig				Rudd		align=center		align=center
	Joe Ludwig		Gillard		align=center			align=center
17	Gary Gray						align=center		align=center		align=right
18	Mark Dreyfus						align=center		align=center		days
	Mark Dreyfus		Rudd		align=center			align=center
19	Michael Ronaldson			Liberal	Abbott		align=center		align=center
	Michael Ronaldson		Turnbull		align=center			align=center	21 September 2015
20	Mal Brough							align=center		align=right	days
21	Mathias Cormann								align=right	days
22	Scott Ryan								align=right
n/a	Mathias Cormann								align=right
23	Alex Hawke				Morrison				align=right
n/a	Mathias Cormann								align=right
24	Simon Birmingham							8 October 2021	align=right
25	Ben Morton
26	Don Farrell			Labor	Albanese			align=center	Incumbent	align=right

Notes and References

Web site: Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia . 23 May 2022. 27 May 2022 . www.pm.gov.au.
Web site: Portfolio Responsibilities . www.smos.gov.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060819223659/http://www.smos.gov.au/portfolio.html . 2006-08-19.
Web site: Ministries and Cabinets . 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament . . 2010 . 22 September 2013 .
Web site: 8 October 2021. Appointments revoked, appointments made by the Governor General. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008101119/https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2021G00772. 8 October 2021. 8 October 2021. Federal Register of Legislation.