Minister for the Arts (Australia)
Minister for the Arts | |
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Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Peter Howson |
Formation | 10 March 1971 |
The Australian Minister for the Arts is Senator the Honourable Mitch Fifield.
The minister administers the portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[1]
List of arts ministers
The only minister before Simon Crean to have the title of Minister for the Arts was Bob McMullan between 24 March 1993 and 25 March 1994. However, "Arts" has appeared in several ministerial titles since Peter Howson was appointed Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts on 10 March 1971. The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Arts, or any of its precedent titles:[2]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Peter Howson | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | McMahon | Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | 10 March 1971 | 5 December 1972 | 1 year, 270 days |
2 | Gough Whitlam | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 | 19 December 1972 | 14 days | |
3 | Tony Staley | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | Fraser | Minister assisting the Prime Minister in matters concerning the Arts | 16 August 1976 | 20 December 1977 | 1 year, 126 days |
4 | Barry Cohen | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment | 13 December 1984 | 24 July 1987 | 2 years, 223 days |
5 | John Brown | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories | 24 July 1987 | 18 December 1987 | 147 days | ||
6 | Graham Richardson | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | 19 January 1988 | 4 April 1990 | 2 years, 75 days | |||
7 | Ros Kelly | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | 4 April 1990 | 27 December 1991 | 2 years, 354 days | |||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Keating | Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | 27 December 1991 | 24 March 1993 | ||||
8 | Bob McMullan | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Minister for the Arts and Administrative Services | 24 March 1993 | 30 January 1994 | 312 days | ||
9 | Michael Lee | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Minister for Communications and the Arts | 30 January 1994 | 11 March 1996 | 2 years, 41 days | ||
10 | Richard Alston | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | Howard | 11 March 1996 | 9 October 1997 | 7 years, 210 days | |
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts | 9 October 1997 | 21 October 1998 | |||||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts | 21 October 1998 | 7 October 2003 | |||||
11 | Daryl Williams | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | 7 October 2003 | 18 July 2004 | 285 days | |||
12 | Helen Coonan | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | 18 July 2004 | 3 December 2007 | 3 years, 138 days | |||
13 | Peter Garrett | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts | 3 December 2007 | 8 March 2010 | 2 years, 285 days |
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts | 8 March 2010 | 28 June 2010 | |||||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Gillard | 28 June 2010 | 14 September 2010 | |||||
14 | Simon Crean | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Minister for the Arts | 14 September 2010 | 25 March 2013 | 2 years, 192 days | ||
15 | Tony Burke | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | 25 March 2013 | 26 June 2013 | 177 days | |||
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Rudd | 26 June 2013 | 18 September 2013 | |||||
16 | George Brandis | Template:Australian politics/party colours/LNP| | Liberal National | Abbott | 18 September 2013 | 15 September 2015 | 2 years, 3 days | |
Template:Australian politics/party colours/LNP| | Turnbull | 15 September 2015 | 21 September 2015 | |||||
17 | Mitch Fifield | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Liberal | 21 September 2015 | Incumbent | 3144 days |
References
- ^ "Second Gillard Ministry" (PDF). Australian Government. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2013.