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Minister for the Arts of Queensland
since 1 November 2024
Arts Queensland
StyleThe Honourable
NominatorPremier of Queensland
AppointerGovernor of Queensland
Inaugural holderAlan Fletcher (as the Minister for Cultural Activities)
Formation17 January 1968

The Queensland Minister for the Arts is a minister in the Queensland Government who is responsible for the administration and support of the arts. The minister administers the portfolio through Arts Queensland, which is within the Department of Education.[1]

The current minister is John-Paul Langbroek, who was sworn in on 1 November 2024 as part of the full Crisafulli ministry following the Liberal National Party's victory at the 2024 Queensland state election. Langbroek is also the Minister for Education.[2]

List of ministers

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No. Minister Party Ministry Title Term start Term end Term in office Ref.
1 Alan Fletcher   Country Pizzey
Chalk
Bjelke-Petersen (1) (2) (3) 		Minister for Education and Cultural Activities 17 January 1968 (1968-01-17) 23 December 1974 (1974-12-23) 6 years, 340 days [3][4][5][6]
2 Tom Newbery National Bjelke-Petersen (4) 23 December 1974 (1974-12-23) 10 March 1975 (1975-03-10) 77 days [5][7]
3 Val Bird 10 March 1975 (1975-03-10) 16 December 1977 (1977-12-16) 2 years, 281 days [5][8]
(2) Tom Newbery Bjelke-Petersen (5) Minister for Culture, National Parks and Recreation 16 December 1977 (1977-12-16) 21 August 1979 (1979-08-21) 1 year, 248 days [5][7]
4 Ivan Gibbs 24 August 1979 (1979-08-24) 23 December 1980 (1980-12-23) 1 year, 121 days [5][9]
5 Tony Elliott Bjelke-Petersen (6) (7) Minister for Tourism, National Parks, Sport and the Arts 23 December 1980 (1980-12-23) 7 November 1983 (1983-11-07) 2 years, 319 days [5][10]
6 Peter McKechnie Bjelke-Petersen (8) 7 November 1983 (1983-11-07) 1 December 1986 (1986-12-01) 3 years, 24 days [5][11]
7 Brian Austin Bjelke-Petersen (9) Minister for the Arts 1 December 1986 (1986-12-01) 25 November 1987 (1987-11-25) 359 days [5][12]
8 Gordon Simpson 25 November 1987 (1987-11-25) 1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) 6 days [5][13]
9 Mike Ahern Ahern 9 December 1987 (1987-12-09) 25 September 1989 (1989-09-25) 1 year, 290 days [14][15]
10 Paul Clauson Cooper Minister for Heritage and the Arts 25 September 1989 (1989-09-25) 7 December 1989 (1989-12-07) 73 days [16][17]
11 Wayne Goss   Labor Goss (1) Minister for the Arts 7 December 1989 (1989-12-07) 24 September 1992 (1992-09-24) 2 years, 292 days [18][19]
12 Dean Wells Goss (2) 24 September 1992 (1992-09-24) 31 July 1995 (1995-07-31) 2 years, 310 days [18][20]
13 Matt Foley Goss (3) 31 July 1995 (1995-07-31) 19 February 1996 (1996-02-19) 203 days [18][21]
14 Joan Sheldon   Liberal Borbidge 19 February 1996 (1996-02-19) 26 June 1998 (1998-06-26) 2 years, 127 days [22][23]
(13) Matt Foley   Labor Beattie (1) (2) 29 June 1998 (1998-06-29) 12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) 5 years, 228 days [21][24]
15 Anna Bligh Beattie (3) Minister for Education and the Arts 12 February 2004 (2004-02-12) 28 July 2005 (2005-07-28) 1 year, 166 days [24][25]
16 Rod Welford Beattie (4) (5)
Bligh (1) 		Minister for the Arts 28 July 2005 (2005-07-28) 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) 3 years, 240 days [24][26][27]
(15) Anna Bligh Bligh (2) 26 March 2009 (2009-03-26) 21 February 2011 (2011-02-21) 1 year, 332 days [26][25]
17 Rachel Nolan Bligh (3) Minister for Finance and the Arts 21 February 2011 (2011-02-21) 22 June 2011 (2011-06-22) 1 year, 34 days [26][28]
Minister for Finance, Natural Resources and the Arts 22 June 2011 (2011-06-22) 26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)
18 Ros Bates   Liberal National Newman Minister for Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts 3 April 2012 (2012-04-03) 15 February 2013 (2013-02-15) 318 days [29][30]
19 Ian Walker 20 February 2013 (2013-02-20) 31 January 2015 (2015-01-31) 1 year, 345 days [29][31]
20 Annastacia Palaszczuk   Labor Palaszczuk (1) Minister for the Arts 16 February 2015 (2015-02-16) 11 December 2017 (2017-12-11) 2 years, 298 days [32][33]
21 Leeanne Enoch Palaszczuk (2) (3)
Miles 		12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) 27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 6 years, 320 days [32][34][35]
22 John-Paul Langbroek   Liberal National Crisafulli 1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) Incumbent 272 days [36][37]

References

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  1. ^ "About Us". Arts Queensland. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ^ "MEDIA STATEMENT: A Fresh Start for Queensland: Crisafulli Ministry unveiled as Cabinet gets to work". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam. "Pizzey Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. ^ Carr, Adam. "Chalk Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Carr, Adam. "Bjelke-Petersen Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Fletcher, Alan Roy". Queensland Parliament. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Newbery, Thomas Guy (Tom)". Queensland Parliament. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Bird, Valmond James (Val)". Queensland Parliament. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Gibbs, Ivan James". Queensland Parliament. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Elliott, Jannion Anthony (Tony)". Queensland Parliament. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ^ "McKechnie, Peter Richard". Queensland Parliament. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Austin, Brian Douglas". Queensland Parliament. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Simpson, Gordon Leslie". Queensland Parliament. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ^ Carr, Adam. "Ahern Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Ahern, Michael John, AO (Mike)". Queensland Parliament. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  16. ^ Carr, Adam. "Cooper Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Clauson, Paul John". Queensland Parliament. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  18. ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "Goss Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Goss, Wayne Keith (Wayne)". Queensland Parliament. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Wells, Dean MacMillan". Queensland Parliament. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Foley, Matthew Joseph (Matt)". Queensland Parliament. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  22. ^ Carr, Adam. "Borbidge Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  23. ^ "Sheldon, Joan Mary (Joan)". Queensland Parliament. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  24. ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "Beattie Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Bligh, Anna Maria, AC". Queensland Parliament. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  26. ^ a b c Carr, Adam. "Bligh Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  27. ^ "Welford, Rodney Jon (Rod)". Queensland Parliament. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  28. ^ "Nolan, Rachel Genevieve". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  29. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "Newman Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  30. ^ "Hon Rosslyn (Ros) Bates". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  31. ^ "Walker, Ian Bradley". Queensland Parliament. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  32. ^ a b Carr, Adam. "Palaszczuk Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  33. ^ "Palaszczuk, Annastacia". Queensland Parliament. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  34. ^ Carr, Adam. "Miles Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  35. ^ "Hon Leeanne Enoch". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  36. ^ Carr, Adam. "Crisafulli Ministry". Psephos. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  37. ^ "Hon John-Paul Langbroek". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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