Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
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The current Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is the Hon Tony Burke.
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[edit] Portfolio responsibilities
The minister administers his portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and its component bodies:
- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)
- Biosecurity Australia
- Bureau of Rural Sciences
Other bodies within his portfolio are:
- Australian Egg Corporation
- Australian Fisheries Management Authority
- Australian Landcare Council
- Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited
- Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (formerly National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals)
- Australian Pork Limited
- Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
- Australian Wool Innovation Limited
- Cotton Research and Development Corporation
- Dairy Adjustment Authority
- Dairy Australia
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
- Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation
- Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
- Horticulture Australia Limited
- Land & Water Australia
- Meat and Livestock Australia
- Murray-Darling Basin Commission
- Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council
- National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare
- National Land and Water Resources Audit
- National Rural Advisory Council
- Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
- Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority
- Plant Breeder's Rights Office
- Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council
- Primary Industries Ministerial Council
- Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel
- Sugar Research and Development Corporation
- Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority
- Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority
- Wheat Export Authority
[edit] Australian agricultural ministers
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Scully | Australian Labor Party | 1942–1946 | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture |
| Reginald Pollard | Australian Labor Party | 1946–1949 | |
| John McEwen | Country Party | 1949–1956 | |
| William McMahon | Liberal Party | 1956–1958 | Minister for Primary Industry |
| Charles Adermann | Country Party | 1958–1967 | |
| Doug Anthony | Country Party | 1967–1971 | |
| Ian Sinclair | Country Party | 1971–1972 | |
| Lance Barnard | Australian Labor Party | 1972 | |
| Ken Wriedt | Australian Labor Party | 1972–1975 | Minister for Agriculture |
| Rex Patterson | Australian Labor Party | 1975 | |
| Ian Sinclair | National Country Party | 1975 | |
| Ian Sinclair | National Country Party | 1975–1979 | Minister for Primary Industry |
| Peter Nixon | National Country Party | 1979–1983 | |
| John Kerin | Australian Labor Party | 1983–1987 | |
| John Kerin | Australian Labor Party | 1987–1991 | Minister for Primary Industry and Energy |
| Simon Crean | Australian Labor Party | 1991–1993 | |
| Bob Collins | Australian Labor Party | 1993–1996 | |
| John Anderson | National Party | 1996–1998 | |
| Mark Vaile | National Party | 1998–1999 | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| Warren Truss | National Party | 1999–2005 | |
| Peter McGauran | National Party | 2005–2007 | |
| Tony Burke | Australian Labor Party | 2007– |
[edit] Australian markets and commerce ministers
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reginald Wilson | Nationalist Party | 1925–1926 | Minister for Markets and Migration |
| Thomas Paterson | Country Party | 1926–1928 | |
| Thomas Paterson | Country Party | 1928 | Minister for Markets |
| Thomas Paterson | Country Party | 1928–1929 | Minister for Markets and Transport |
| Parker Moloney | Australian Labor Party | 1929–1930 | |
| Parker Moloney | Australian Labor Party | 1930–1932 | Minister for Markets |
| Charles Hawker | United Australia Party | 1932 | |
| Charles Hawker | United Australia Party | 1932 | Minister for Commerce |
| Joseph Lyons | United Australia Party | 1932 | |
| Frederick Stewart | United Australia Party | 1932–1934 | |
| Earle Page | Country Party | 1934–1939 | |
| George McLeay | United Australia Party | 1939–1940 | |
| Archie Cameron | Country Party | 1940 | |
| Earle Page | Country Party | 1940–1941 | |
| William Scully | Australian Labor Party | 1941–1942 |
