Minister_for_International_Development_(Australia)
Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Australian federal ministry
The Minister for International Development and the Pacific is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with oversight of government policy related to international development and the Pacific islands. It is currently held by Pat Conroy.
| Minister for International Development and the Pacific | |
|---|---|
| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Bill Morrison (as Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea) |
| Formation | 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) |
| Website | ministers |
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The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the international development and humanitarian aid policies of the Commonwealth of Australia, administered through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).[1][2][3] AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development and the Pacific, or any precedent title:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Morrison | Labor | Whitlam | Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea | 30 November 1973 | 6 June 1975 | 1 year, 346 days | |
| Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific | 6 June 1975 | 11 November 1975 | ||||||
| 2 | Neal Blewett | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Trade and Overseas Development | 1 February 1991 (1991-02-01) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 329 days | |
| Keating | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | ||||||
| 3 | John Kerin | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 1 year, 87 days | ||||
| 4 | Gordon Bilney | Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 353 days | |||
| 5 | Melissa Parke | Labor | Rudd | Minister for International Development | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days | |
| 6 | Steven Ciobo | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 150 days | |
| 7 | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) | 21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) | 2 years, 184 days | ||||
| 8 | Alex Hawke | Liberal | Morrison | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 1 year, 207 days | |
| 9 | Zed Seselja | 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 1 year, 152 days | ||||
| 10 | Pat Conroy | Labor | Albanese | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 333 days | ||
List of parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for international development and the pacific
The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Foreign Affairs or any of its precedent titles:
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Marles | Labor | Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs | 27 September 2009 (2009-09-27) | 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) | 3 years, 176 days | |
| 2 | Matt Thistlethwaite | 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 180 days | ||||
| Rudd | 22 June 2013 (2013-06-22) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | ||||||
| 3 | Anne Ruston | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 273 days | |
- "Melissa Parke appointed Minister for International Development". Australian Agency for International Development (Press release). Australian Government. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- "Oxfam welcomes new Minister for International Development" (Press release). Oxfam Australia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- Betteridge, Ashlee (1 July 2013). "Rudd appoints Minister for International Development". DevPolicy Blog. Australia: Development Policy Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2013.