List of female cabinet ministers of Australia
Image | Minister | Position | Time Period | Party |
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Enid Lyons[1] | Vice-President of the Executive Council | 1949–1951 | Liberal | |
Margaret Guilfoyle[2] | Minister for Education | 1975 | Liberal | |
Minister for Social Security | 1976–1980 | |||
Minister for Finance | 1980–1983 | |||
Susan Ryan[3] | Minister for Education and Youth Affairs | 1983–1984 | Labor | |
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 1983–1988 | |||
Minister for Education | 1984–1987 | |||
Special Minister of State | 1987–1988 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial | 1987–1988 | |||
Minister Assisting the Minister for Community Services and Health | ||||
Ros Kelly[4] | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | 1990–1991 | Labor | |
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | 1991–1993 | |||
Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories | 1993–1994 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 1993–1994 | |||
Carmen Lawrence[5] | Minister for Human Services and Health | 1994–1996 | Labor | |
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | ||||
Jocelyn Newman[6] | Minister for Social Security | 1996–1998 | Liberal | |
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 1996–1997 | |||
Minister for Family and Community Services | 1998–2001 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | ||||
Amanda Vanstone[7] | Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 1996–1997 | Liberal | |
Minister for Family and Community Services | 2001–2003 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | ||||
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | 2003–2006 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation | 2003–2004 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs | 2004–2006 | |||
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | 2006–2007 | |||
Kay Patterson[8] | Minister for Health and Ageing | 2001–2003 | Liberal | |
Minister for Family and Community Services | 2003–2006 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women | 2003–2004 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues | 2004–2006 | |||
Helen Coonan[9] | Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 2004–2007 | Liberal | |
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2006–2007 | |||
Julie Bishop[10] | Minister for Education, Science and Training | 2006–2007 | Liberal | |
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues | ||||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 2013–2018 | |||
Julia Gillard[11] | Deputy Prime Minister | 2007–2010 | Labor | |
Minister for Education | ||||
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | ||||
Minister for Social Inclusion | ||||
Prime Minister | 2010–2013 | |||
Nicola Roxon[12] | Minister for Health and Ageing | 2007–2011 | Labor | |
Attorney-General | 2011–2013 | |||
Minister for Emergency Management | 2012–2013 | |||
Jenny Macklin[13] | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 2007–2011 | Labor | |
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | 2011–2013 | |||
Minister for Disability Reform | ||||
Penny Wong[14] | Minister for Climate Change and Water | 2007–2010 | Labor | |
Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water | 2010 | |||
Minister for Finance and Deregulation | 2010–2013 | |||
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2013 | |||
Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2013 | |||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 2022–present | |||
Leader of the Government in the Senate | ||||
Tanya Plibersek[15] | Minister for Health | 2011–2013 | Labor | |
Minister for Health and Medical Research | 2013 | |||
Minister for the Environment and Water | 2022–present | |||
Jacinta Collins[16] | Minister for Mental Health and Ageing | 2013 | Labor | |
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | ||||
Manager of Government Business in the Senate | ||||
Julie Collins[17] | Minister for Housing and Homelessness | 2013 | Labor | |
Minister for Community Services | ||||
Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development | ||||
Minister for the Status of Women | ||||
Minister for Housing | 2022–2024 | |||
Minister for Homelessness | ||||
Minister for Small Business | 2022–present | |||
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 2024–present | |||
Catherine King[18] | Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories | 2013 | Labor | |
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | 2022–present | |||
Sussan Ley[19] | Minister for Health | 2014–2016 | Liberal | |
Minister for Sport | 2014–2017 | |||
Minister for Aged Care | 2015–2016 | |||
Minister for Health and Aged Care | 2016–2017 | |||
Minister for the Environment | 2019–2022 | |||
Marise Payne[20] | Minister for Defence | 2015–2018 | Liberal | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 2018–2022 | |||
Minister for Women | 2019–2022 | |||
Michaelia Cash[21] | Minister for Employment | 2015–2017 | Liberal | |
Minister for Women | ||||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | ||||
Minister for Jobs and Innovation | 2017–2018 | |||
Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education | 2018–2019 | |||
Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business | 2019–2021 | |||
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate | 2020–2022 | |||
Attorney-General | 2021–2022 | |||
Minister for Industrial Relations | ||||
Kelly O'Dwyer[22] | Assistant Treasurer | 2015–2016 | Liberal | |
Minister for Small Business | ||||
Minister for Revenue and Financial Services | 2016–2018 | |||
Minister for Women | 2017–2019 | |||
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service | 2017–2018 | |||
Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations | 2018–2019 | |||
Fiona Nash[23] | Minister for Rural Health | 2016 | National | |
Minister for Regional Communications | 2016–2017 | |||
Minister for Regional Development | ||||
Minister for Local Government and Territories | 2016–2017 | |||
Bridget McKenzie[24] | Minister for Rural Health | 2017–2018 | National | |
Minister for Regional Communications | ||||
Minister for Sport | 2017–2019 | |||
Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Decentralisation | 2018–2019 | |||
Minister for Agriculture | 2019–2020 | |||
Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience | 2021–2022 | |||
Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education | ||||
Karen Andrews[25] | Minister for Industry, Science and Technology | 2018–2021 | Liberal | |
Minister for Home Affairs | 2021–2022 | |||
Melissa Price[26] | Minister for the Environment | 2018–2019 | Liberal | |
Minister for Defence Industry | 2021–2022 | |||
Minister for Science and Technology | 2021–2022 | |||
Linda Reynolds[27] | Minister for Defence Industry | 2019 | Liberal | |
Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery | ||||
Minister for Defence | 2019–2021 | |||
Minister for Government Services | 2021–2022 | |||
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme | ||||
Anne Ruston[28] | Minister for Families and Social Services | 2019–2022 | Liberal | |
Manager of Government Business in the Senate | ||||
Minister for Women's Safety | 2021–2022 | |||
Katy Gallagher[29] | Attorney-General | 2022 | Labor | |
Minister for Finance | 2022–present | |||
Minister for the Public Service | ||||
Minister for Women | ||||
Vice-President of the Executive Council | ||||
Manager of Government Business in the Senate | ||||
Amanda Rishworth[30] | Minister for Social Services | 2022–present | Labor | |
Linda Burney[31] | Minister for Indigenous Australians | 2022–2024 | Labor | |
Michelle Rowland[32] | Minister for Communications | 2022–present | Labor | |
Madeleine King[33] | Minister for Resources | 2022–present | Labor | |
Minister for Northern Australia | ||||
Clare O'Neil[34] | Minister for Home Affairs | 2022–2024 | Labor | |
Minister for Cyber Security | ||||
Minister for Housing | 2024–present | |||
Minister for Homelessness | ||||
Malarndirri McCarthy | Minister for Indigenous Australians | 2024–present | Labor |
See also
- Cabinet (government)
- Cabinet of Australia
- Politics of Australia
References
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External links
- List of female cabinet ministers of Australia