Minister for Government Services
| Minister for Human Services | |
|---|---|
since 18 February 2016 | |
| Department of Human Services | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Frederick Harold Stewart |
| Formation | 1939 |
The position of Australian Minister for Human Services is The Honourable Alan Tudge MP, since 18 February 2016.[1][2]
Scope
In the Government of Australia, the Minister is responsible for a number of welfare agencies and administers their portfolio through the Department of Human Services and its component bodies:
The Department of Human Services was created on 26 October 2004, as part of the Finance Portfolio, to improve the development and delivery of Government social and health related services to the Australian people.
As a result of the Administrative Arrangements Orders (AAOs) issued on 30 January 2007, the Department of Human Services and its agencies were transferred to a newly created Human Services Portfolio.
The Department of Human Services provides a central policy and coordination role for the delivery of services across the Portfolio as well as being the delivery agency for child support and vocational rehabilitation services. The AAOs of 25 January 2008 clarified the Department’s responsibility for the development of policy or service delivery, directed at ensuring the effective, innovative, and efficient delivery of Government services. The Department works with other departments and agencies to ensure early consideration of service delivery issues in the policy development process to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of service delivery by agencies in the Human Services Portfolio.
List of Ministers for Human Services
There was a Minister for Social Services or Social Security continuously from 1939 to 1998, when service delivery was partially privatised and residual functions were transferred to the Minister for Finance and Administration. In 2004, the position of Minister for Human Services was recreated to handle the residual functions.
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Human Services, or any precedent titles:[3]
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick Stewart | rowspan=2 Template:Australian politics/party colours/UAP| | United Australia | Menzies | Minister for Social Services | 26 April 1939 | 29 August 1941 | 2 years, 164 days |
| Fadden | 29 August 1941 | 7 October 1941 | ||||||
| 2 | Jack Holloway | rowspan=5 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 | 21 September 1943 | 1 year, 349 days | |
| 3 | James Fraser | 21 September 1943 | 6 July 1945 | 2 years, 270 days | ||||
| Forde | 6 July 1934 | 13 July 1945 | ||||||
| Chifley | 13 July 1945 | 18 June 1946 | ||||||
| 4 | Nick McKenna | 18 June 1946 | 19 December 1949 | 3 years, 184 days | ||||
| 5 | Bill Spooner | rowspan=3 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 | 11 May 1951 | 1 year, 143 days | |
| 6 | Athol Townley | 11 May 1951 | 9 July 1954 | 3 years, 59 days | ||||
| 7 | William McMahon | 9 July 1954 | 28 February 1956 | 1 year, 234 days | ||||
| 8 | Hugh Roberton | Template:Australian politics/party colours/National| | Country | 28 February 1956 | 21 January 1965 | 8 years, 328 days | ||
| 9 | Reginald Swartz | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | 21 January 1965 | 22 February 1965 | 32 days | ||
| 10 | Ian Sinclair | rowspan=4 Template:Australian politics/party colours/National| | Country | 22 February 1965 | 26 January 1966 | 3 years, 6 days | ||
| Holt | 26 January 1966 | 19 December 1967 | ||||||
| McEwen | 19 December 1967 | 10 January 1968 | ||||||
| Gorton | 10 January 1968 | 28 February 1968 | ||||||
| 11 | Bill Wentworth | rowspan=2 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | 28 February 1968 | 10 March 1971 | 4 years, 281 days | ||
| McMahon | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 | ||||||
| 12 | Lance Barnard | rowspan=3 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days | |
| 13 | Bill Hayden | Minister for Social Security | 19 December 1972 | 6 June 1975 | 2 years, 169 days | |||
| 14 | John Wheeldon | 6 June 1975 | 11 November 1975 | 158 days | ||||
| 15 | Don Chipp | rowspan=3 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | Fraser | 12 November 1975 | 22 December 1975 | 40 days | |
| 16 | Margaret Guilfoyle | 22 December 1975 | 3 November 1980 | 4 years, 317 days | ||||
| 17 | Fred Chaney | 3 November 1980 | 11 March 1983 | 2 years, 128 days | ||||
| 18 | Don Grimes | rowspan=6 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Hawke | 11 March 1983 | 13 December 1984 | 1 year, 277 days | |
| 19 | Brian Howe | 13 December 1984 | 4 April 1990 | 5 years, 112 days | ||||
| 20 | Graham Richardson | 4 April 1990 | 20 December 1991 | 1 year, 267 days | ||||
| Keating | 20 December 1991 | 27 December 1991 | ||||||
| 21 | Neal Blewett | 27 December 1991 | 24 March 1993 | 1 year, 87 days | ||||
| 22 | Peter Baldwin | 24 March 1993 | 11 March 1996 | 2 years, 353 days | ||||
| 23 | Jocelyn Newman | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | Howard | 11 March 1996 | 21 October 1998 | 2 years, 224 days | |
| 24 | Joe Hockey | rowspan=3 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Human Services | 26 October 2004 | 30 January 2007 | 2 years, 96 days |
| 25 | Ian Campbell | 30 January 2007 | 9 March 2007 | 38 days | ||||
| 26 | Chris Ellison | 9 March 2007 | 3 December 2007 | 269 days | ||||
| 27 | Joe Ludwig | rowspan=8 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Rudd | 3 December 2007 | 9 June 2009 | 1 year, 188 days | |
| 28 | Chris Bowen | 9 June 2009 | 24 June 2010 | 1 year, 97 days | ||||
| Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 14 September 2010 | ||||||
| 29 | Tanya Plibersek | 14 September 2010 | 14 December 2011 | 1 year, 91 days | ||||
| 30 | Brendan O'Connor | 14 December 2011 | 5 March 2012 | 82 days | ||||
| 31 | Kim Carr | 5 March 2012 | 23 March 2013 | 1 year, 18 days | ||||
| 32 | Jan McLucas | 23 March 2013 | 27 June 2013 | 179 days | ||||
| Rudd | 27 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | ||||||
| 33 | Marise Payne | rowspan=2 Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | Abbott | 18 September 2013 | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days | |
| Turnbull | 15 September 2015 | 21 September 2015 | ||||||
| 34 | Stuart Robert | Template:Australian politics/party colours/LNP| | Liberal National | 21 September 2015 | 12 February 2016 | 3384 days | ||
| 35 | Alan Tudge | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | 18 February 2016 | Incumbent | 3234 days | ||
References
- ^ Massola, James (13 February 2016). "Cabinet reshuffle: Malcolm Turnbull announces new frontbench as Mal Brough resigns". The Age. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Ministerial Swearing-in Ceremony". Events. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
