Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
| Minister for Pacific Island Affairs | |
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| Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the advice of the prime minister |
| Inaugural holder | Bill Morrison (as Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea) |
| Formation | 30 November 1973 |
| Website | ministers |
The Minister for Pacific Island Affairs is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Pat Conroy since June 2022 in the Albanese ministry.
List of ministers for Pacific Island affairs
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, or any precedent title:[1]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon Bilney | Labor | 2nd Keating | Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs | 24 March 1993 | 11 March 1996 | 2 years, 353 days | |
| 2 | Steven Ciobo | LNP | 1st Turnbull | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 21 September 2015 | 18 February 2016 | 150 days | |
| 3 | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Liberal | 18 February 2016 | 19 July 2016 | 2 years, 185 days | |||
| 2nd Turnbull | 19 July 2016 | 22 August 2018 | ||||||
| 4 | Alex Hawke | Liberal | 2nd Morrison | Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 29 May 2019 | 22 December 2020 | 1 year, 207 days | |
| 5 | Zed Seselja | 22 December 2020 | 23 May 2022 | 1 year, 152 days | ||||
| 6 | Pat Conroy | Labor | 1st Albanese | 1 June 2022 | 13 May 2025 | 3 years, 60 days | ||
| 2nd Albanese | Minister for Pacific Island Affairs | 13 May 2025 | Incumbent | |||||
List of assistant ministers
[edit]The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Pacific Island affairs or any of its precedent titles:[1]
| Order | Minister | Party | Ministry | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Morrison | Labor | 2nd Whitlam | Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea | 30 November 1973 | 12 June 1974 | 1 year, 188 days | |
| 3rd Whitlam | 12 June 1974 | 6 June 1975 | ||||||
| Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific | 6 June 1975 | 11 November 1975 | ||||||
| 2 | Duncan Kerr | Labor | 1st Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs | 3 December 2007 | 14 December 2009 | 2 years, 11 days | |
| 3 | Richard Marles | Labor | 2nd Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs | 14 September 2010 | 22 March 2013 | 2 years, 189 days | |
| 4 | Matt Thistlethwaite | 22 March 2013 | 27 June 2013 | 180 days | ||||
| 2nd Rudd | 22 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | ||||||
| 5 | Anne Ruston | Liberal | 1st Morrison | Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific | 28 August 2018 | 29 May 2019 | 274 days | |
| 6 | Nita Green | Labor | 2nd Albanese | Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs | 13 May 2025 | Incumbent | 79 days | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
