Minister for International Development and the Pacific

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Minister for International Development and the Pacific
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Incumbent
Pat Conroy
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderBill Morrison (as Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea)
Formation30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)
Websiteministers.dfat.gov.au/minister/pat-conroy

The Minister for International Development and the Pacific is the

Pacific islands. It is currently held by Pat Conroy
.

Scope

The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for 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.

List of ministers for international development and the Pacific

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

See also

References

  1. Australian Agency for International Development (Press release). Australian Government. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original
    on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Oxfam welcomes new Minister for International Development" (Press release). Oxfam Australia. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  3. ^ Betteridge, Ashlee (1 July 2013). "Rudd appoints Minister for International Development". DevPolicy Blog. Australia: Development Policy Centre. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

External links

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