Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)

Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects
Incumbent Paul Fletcher since 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Charles Marr (as Minister in change of Territories)
Formation	6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)

Minister for Northern Australia
Incumbent Matthew Canavan since 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)
Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Kep Enderby (as Minister for the Northern Territory)
Formation	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)

The Australian Minister for Home Affairs was a ministerial portfolio that existed continuously from 1901 to 12 April 1932, when Archdale Parkhill became Minister for the Interior in the first Lyons Ministry—subsuming his portfolios of Home Affairs and Transport. The Home Affairs or Interior portfolio was responsible for various internal matters, not handled by other ministries. In due course other portfolios were established that took over functions from it, including:

• Transport from 1928 to 1932 and continuously since 1941
• Immigration since 1945
• Agriculture or Primary Industry since 1942
• Industry from 1928 to 1945 and since 1963

The establishment of such portfolios left the Minister for the Interior mainly responsible for administering the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, including, until 1967, the Australian Aboriginals residing there. On 19 December 1972 the interior portfolio was replaced in the Whitlam Ministry by the Minister for the Capital Territory and the Minister for the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory portfolio was abolished on 28 September 1978, following the granting of self-government to the Northern Territory. From July 1987, administration of the Australian Capital Territory was subsumed in the portfolio of Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, anticipating ACT self-government on 11 May 1989.

It was re-established in 2007 bringing together agencies such as the Australian Customs Service (including the Border Protection Command), the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, which were previously the responsibility of the Minister for Justice and Customs and the Attorney-General. The Minister for Home Affairs also has an influence on the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification. The border responsibilities moved to the newly created Minister for Immigration and Border Protection in 2013, the others returning to the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice. As of 2016 the only ministers that are appointed broadly within the former Home Affairs tribunal relate to the Territories area.

The Minister for Major Projects, Territories, and Local Government is the Hon. Paul Fletcher MP , since 21 September 2015.

The Minister for Northern Australia is Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan, since 18 February 2016.

List of Ministers for Home Affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Home Affairs, or any of its precursor titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	William Lyne		Protectionist	Barton	Minister for Home Affairs	1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)	11 August 1903 (1903-08-11)
2	John Forrest					11 August 1903 (1903-08-11)	24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	days
				Deakin		24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
3	Lee Batchelor		Labor	Watson		27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)	17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	days
4	Dugald Thomson		Free Trade	Reid		17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	days
5	Littleton Groom		Protectionist	Deakin		5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	12 October 1906 (1906-10-12)
6	Thomas Ewing					12 October 1906 (1906-10-12)	24 January 1907 (1907-01-24)	days
7	John Keating					24 January 1907 (1907-01-24)	13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
8	Hugh Mahon		Labor	Fisher		13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)	2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	days
9	George Fuller		Free Trade	Deakin		2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	days
10	King O'Malley		Labor	Fisher		29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
11	Joseph Cook		Commonwealth Liberal	Cook		24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)	17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
12	William Archibald		Labor	Fisher		17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)	27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
n/a	King O'Malley			Hughes		27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)	14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)
13	Fred Bamford		National Labor		Minister for Home and Territories	14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	days
14	Paddy Glynn		Nationalist			17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	3 February 1920 (1920-02-03)
15	Alexander Poynton					3 February 1920 (1920-02-03)	21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
16	George Pearce					21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)	9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
				Bruce		9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)	18 June 1926 (1926-06-18)
17	William Glasgow					18 June 1926 (1926-06-18)	2 April 1927 (1927-04-02)	days
18	Charles Marr					2 April 1927 (1927-04-02)	24 February 1928 (1928-02-24)	days
19	Neville Howse					24 February 1928 (1928-02-24)	29 November 1928 (1928-11-29)	days
20	Aubrey Abbott		Country			29 November 1928 (1928-11-29)	22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	days
21	Arthur Blakeley		Labor	Scullin	Minister for Home Affairs	22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
22	Archdale Parkhill		United Australia	Lyons		6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	7 November 1938 (1938-11-07)
23	Robert Ellicott		Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Home Affairs	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
					Minister for Home Affairs and Environment	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	17 February 1981 (1981-02-17)
24	Michael MacKellar					17 February 1981 (1981-02-17)	19 March 1981 (1981-03-19)	days
25	Ian Wilson					19 March 1981 (1981-03-19)	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
26	Tom McVeigh		National Country			7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)	16 October 1982	days
			National			16 October 1982	11 March 1983
27	Barry Cohen		Labor	Hawke		11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
28	Robert Ray		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Home Affairs	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)
29	Bob Debus		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Home Affairs	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)
30	Brendan O'Connor					9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)	24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
				Gillard		24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)
31	Jason Clare					14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
				Rudd		27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)

List of Ministers for the Interior

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Interior:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Archdale Parkhill		United Australia	Lyons	Minister for the Interior	12 April 1932 (1932-04-12)	13 October 1932 (1932-10-13)	days
2	John Perkins					13 October 1932 (1932-10-13)	12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
3	Eric Harrison					12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)	9 November 1934 (1934-11-09)	days
4	Thomas Paterson		Country			9 November 1934 (1934-11-09)	29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
5	John McEwen					29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)	7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
				Page		7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
6	Harry Foll		United Australia	Menzies		26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
				Fadden		29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
7	Joe Collings		Labor	Curtin		7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
				Forde		6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
8	Herbert Johnson			Chifley		13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)	19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
9	Philip McBride		Liberal	Menzies		19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)	24 October 1950 (1950-10-24)	days
n/a	Eric Harrison					24 October 1950 (1950-10-24)	11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)	days
10	Wilfrid Kent Hughes					11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)	11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
11	Allen Fairhall					11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)	10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)
12	Gordon Freeth					10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)	18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
13	John Gorton					18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)	4 March 1964 (1964-03-04)	days
14	Doug Anthony		Country			4 March 1964 (1964-03-04)	26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
				Holt		26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	16 October 1967 (1967-10-16)
15	Peter Nixon					16 October 1967 (1967-10-16)	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
				McEwen		19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)	10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
				Gorton		10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)	5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)
16	Ralph Hunt					5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)	10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
				McMahon		10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)	5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
17	Lance Barnard		Labor	Whitlam		5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	days

List of ministers with responsibilities for Australian territories

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, or any precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Charles Marr		United Australia	Lyons	Minister in charge of Territories	6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	24 May 1934 (1934-05-24)
2	Harry Lawson					24 May 1934 (1934-05-24)	12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)	days
3	George Pearce					12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)	29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
4	Billy Hughes					29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)	7 November 1938 (1938-11-07)	days
5	John Perkins				Minister without portfolio administering External Territories	7 November 1938 (1938-11-07)	8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)	day
6	Eric Harrison					8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)	7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	days
				Page		7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
n/a	John Perkins			Menzies		26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	days
7	Horace Nock		Country		Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories	14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	days
8	Thomas Collins				Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister dealing with External Territories	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)	days
9	Allan MacDonald		United Australia		Minister for External Territories	26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)	29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	days
				Fadden		29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
10	James Fraser		Labor	Curtin		7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	21 September 1943 (1943-09-21)
11	Eddie Ward					21 September 1943 (1943-09-21)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
				Forde		6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
				Chifley		13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)	19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
12	Percy Spender		Liberal	Menzies		19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)	26 April 1951 (1951-04-26)
13	Richard Casey					27 April 1951 (1951-04-27)	11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)	days
14	Paul Hasluck				Minister for Territories	11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)	18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
15	Charles Barnes		Country			18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)	26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
				Holt		26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
				McEwen		19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)	10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
				Gorton		10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)	28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)
					Minister for External Territories	28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)	10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
				McMahon		10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)	25 January 1972 (1972-01-25)
16	Andrew Peacock		Liberal			25 January 1972 (1972-01-25)	5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	days
17	Gough Whitlam		Labor	Whitlam		5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	days
18	Bill Morrison					19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)	days
19	Tom Uren		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Territories and Local Government	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
20	Gordon Scholes				Minister for Territories	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
21	John Brown				Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	18 December 1987 (1987-12-18)	days
22	Gary Punch				Minister for the Arts and Territories	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)	days
22	Clyde Holding					2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)	22 May 1989 (1989-05-22)
					Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories	22 May 1989 (1989-05-22)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
23	David Simmons					4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
				Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
24	Wendy Fatin				Minister for the Arts and Territories	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
25	Ros Kelly				Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)	days
26	Graham Richardson					1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	days
27	John Faulkner					25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
28	Warwick Smith		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)
29	Alex Somlyay				Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
30	Ian Macdonald				Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
31	Wilson Tuckey					25 January 2002 (2002-01-25)	7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)
n/a	Ian Macdonald				Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads	7 October 2003 (2003-10-07)	18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)	days
32	Jim Lloyd					18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
33	Paul Fletcher		Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	Incumbent	days

Notes

Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

List of Ministers for the Capital Territory

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Capital Territory:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Kep Enderby		Labor	Whitlam	Minister for the Capital Territory	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	9 October 1973 (1973-10-09)	days
2	Gordon Bryant					9 October 1973 (1973-10-09)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
3	Reg Withers		Liberal	Fraser		11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	days
4	Eric Robinson					22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	16 February 1976 (1976-02-16)	days
5	Tony Staley					16 February 1976 (1976-02-16)	20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)
6	Robert Ellicott					20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
7	Michael Hodgman					3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)

List of ministers with responsibility for northern Australia

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Northern Australia, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Kep Enderby		Labor	Whitlam	Minister for the Northern Territory	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	19 October 1973 (1973-10-19)	days
2	Rex Patterson					19 October 1973 (1973-10-19)	6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)
					Minister for Northern Australia	6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)	21 October 1975 (1975-10-21)
3	Paul Keating					21 October 1975 (1975-10-21)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	days
4	Ian Sinclair		National Country	Fraser		11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	days
5	Evan Adermann				Minister for the Northern Territory	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	28 September 1978 (1978-09-28)
6	Bob Collins		Labor	Hawke	Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Northern Australia	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
				Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	27 May 1992 (1992-05-27)
7	Ben Humphreys					27 May 1992 (1992-05-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	days
8	Josh Frydenberg		Liberal	Turnbull	Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)	days
9	Matthew Canavan		Liberal National		Minister for Northern Australia	18 February 2016 (2016-02-18)	Incumbent	days

Notes

In 1972, Whitlam appointed both a Minister for the Northern Territory, Kep Enderby, and a Minister for Northern Development, Rex Patterson. From October 1973, Patterson held both titles, with the former title changing to Minister for Northern Australia. In October 1975, Patterson stood aside as Minister for Northern Australia, but remained as Minister for Northern Development until November 1975.

List of ministers with responsibilities for customs

From 1901 to 1956 Customs was handled by the Minister for Trade and Customs. In 1956 Frederick Osborne was appointed Minister for Customs and Excise. Kep Enderby was appointed Minister for Police and Customs in 1975. In 1975 responsibility for customs was absorbed into the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, John Howard. In May 1982, the portfolio of the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs was abolished and customs functions were transferred to the Minister for Industry and Commerce, Phillip Lynch. In January 1988, Barry Jones became responsible for customs as Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business within John Button's portfolio of Industry and Commerce and there were subsequently junior ministers responsible for customs within the industry portfolio until March 1993 and from March 1994 until December 2007, when customs became part of the responsibility of the Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus.

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Justice and Customs, or any precedent title:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Charles Kingston		Protectionist	Barton	Minister for Trade and Customs	1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)	24 July 1903 (1903-07-24)
2	William Lyne					11 August 1903 (1903-08-11)	24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	days
				Deakin		24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)	27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
3	Andrew Fisher		Labor	Watson		27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)	17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	days
4	Allan McLean		Protectionist	Reid		17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)	5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	days
5	William Lyne			Deakin		5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)	30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)
6	Austin Chapman					30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)	13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
7	Frank Tudor		Labor	Fisher		13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)	2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	days
8	Robert Best		Protectionist	Deakin		2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)	29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	days
n/a	Frank Tudor		Labor	Fisher		29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)	24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
9	Littleton Groom		Commonwealth Liberal	Cook		24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)	17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
n/a	Frank Tudor		Labor	Fisher		17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)	27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
				Hughes		27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)	14 September 1916 (1916-09-14)
10	Billy Hughes					29 September 1916 (1916-09-29)	14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	days
11	William Archibald		National Labor			14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)	17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	days
12	Jens Jensen		Nationalist			17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)	13 December 1918 (1918-12-13)
13	William Watt					13 December 1918 (1918-12-13)	17 January 1919 (1919-01-17)	days
14	Walter Massy-Greene					17 January 1919 (1919-01-17)	21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
15	Arthur Rodgers					21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)	5 February 1923 (1923-02-05)
n/a	Austin Chapman			Bruce		9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)	26 May 1924 (1924-05-26)
n/a	Littleton Groom					29 May 1924 (1924-05-29)	13 June 1924 (1924-06-13)	days
16	Herbert Pratten					13 June 1924 (1924-06-13)	7 May 1928 (1928-05-07)
17	Stanley Bruce					8 May 1928 (1928-05-08)	24 November 1928 (1928-11-24)	days
18	Henry Gullett					24 November 1928 (1928-11-24)	22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	days
19	James Fenton		Labor	Scullin		22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)	4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)
20	Frank Forde					4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)	6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	days
n/a	Henry Gullett		United Australia	Lyons		6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)	14 January 1933 (1933-01-14)
21	Thomas White					14 January 1933 (1933-01-14)	8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)
22	John Perkins					8 November 1938 (1938-11-08)	7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	days
				Page		7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)	26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
23	John Lawson			Menzies		26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)	23 February 1940 (1940-02-23)	days
24	Robert Menzies					23 February 1940 (1940-02-23)	14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	days
25	George McLeay					14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	days
26	Eric Harrison					28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	days
				Fadden		29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
27	Richard Keane		Labor	Curtin		7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
				Forde		6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)	13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
				Chifley		13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)	26 April 1946 (1946-04-26)
28	John Dedman					26 April 1946 (1946-04-26)	18 June 1946 (1946-06-18)	days
29	James Fraser					18 June 1946 (1946-06-18)	1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)	days
30	Ben Courtice					1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)	19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
31	Neil O'Sullivan		Liberal	Menzies		19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)	11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
32	Frederick Osborne				Minister for Customs and Excise	11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)	24 October 1956 (1956-10-24)	days
33	Denham Henty					24 October 1956 (1956-10-24)	10 June 1964 (1964-06-10)
34	Ken Anderson					10 June 1964 (1964-06-10)	26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
				Holt		26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
				McEwen		19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)	10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
				Gorton		10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)	28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)
35	Malcolm Scott					28 February 1968 (1968-02-28)	12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)
36	Don Chipp					12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)	10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
				McMahon		10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)	5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
37	Gough Whitlam		Labor	Whitlam		5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	days
38	Lionel Murphy					19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	10 February 1975 (1975-02-10)
39	Kep Enderby					10 February 1975 (1975-02-10)	27 March 1975 (1975-03-27)	days
					Minister for Police and Customs	27 March 1975 (1975-03-27)	6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)
40	Jim Cavanagh					6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)	11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	days
41	Ivor Greenwood		Liberal	Fraser		11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	days
42	John Howard				Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)	17 July 1977 (1977-07-17)
43	Wal Fife					17 July 1977 (1977-07-17)	8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)
44	Victor Garland					8 December 1979 (1979-12-08)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	days
45	John Moore					3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	20 April 1982 (1982-04-20)
46	Neil Brown					20 April 1982 (1982-04-20)	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)	days
47	Phillip Lynch				Minister for Industry and Commerce	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)	11 October 1982 (1982-10-11)	days
48	Andrew Peacock					11 October 1982 (1982-10-11)	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	days
49	John Button		Labor	Hawke		11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
					Minister for Industry, Technology and Commerce	13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)
50	Barry Jones				Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
51	David Beddall				Minister for Small Business and Customs	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
				Keating		20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
					Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs	27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
52	Alan Griffiths				Minister for Industry, Technology and Regional Development	24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)	23 January 1994 (1994-01-23)	days
53	Peter Cook					30 January 1994 (1994-01-30)	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	days
54	Chris Schacht				Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction	25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
55	Geoff Prosser		Liberal	Howard	Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)
56	Chris Ellison				Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	days
57	Warren Truss		Nationals			9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
58	Amanda Vanstone		Liberal		Minister for Justice and Customs	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
59	Chris Ellison					30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	9 March 2007 (2007-03-09)
60	David Johnston					9 March 2007 (2007-03-09)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	days

Notes

Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

See also

• Department of Home Affairs (1901–16)
• Department of Home and Territories (1916-1928)
• Department of Home Affairs (1928–32)
• Department of the Interior (1932–39)
• Department of the Interior (1939–72)
• Department of Administrative Services (1975–84)
• Department of Home Affairs (1977–80)
• Department of Home Affairs and Environment (1980-84)
• Department of Local Government and Administrative Services (1984-87)
• Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories (1987-91)
• Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories (1991-93)
• Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories (1993-97)
• Department of Transport and Regional Development (1996-98)
• Department of Transport and Regional Services (1998-07)
• Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (2007-2010
• Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government (2010-2011)
• Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport (2011-2013)