Special Minister of State
Special Minister of State | |
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Flag of Australia | |
Incumbent since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)Don Farrell | |
Department of Finance | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Federal Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Don Willesee |
Formation | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) |
Website | www |
The Special Minister of State (SMOS) in the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia is a position currently held by Don Farrell since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.[1] The minister is responsible for various parliamentary, electoral, financial, public service, and oversight affairs.
Scope
The Special Minister of State administers their portfolio through the Department of Finance and a range of other government agencies, including:[2]
- Asset Management and Parliamentary Services (Government Business, Special Claims and Land Policy Division, Property and Construction Division & Ministerial and Parliamentary Services)
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Australian Government Information Management Office (Policy and Planning Divisions & the Agency Services Division)
- Australian National Audit Office
- Australian Public Service Commission
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Electoral Reform
- Government Advertising
- Parliamentary Integrity
- Public Interests Disclosure
- Register of Lobbyists
- Remuneration Tribunal
List of Special Ministers of State
The following individuals have been appointed as Special Ministers of State, or any of its precedent titles:[3][4]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Don Willesee | Labor | Whitlam | Special Minister of State | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) | 346 days | |
2 | Lionel Bowen | 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 1 year, 188 days | ||||
3 | Doug McClelland | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 158 days | ||||
4 | Reg Withers | Liberal | Fraser | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 41 days | ||
5 | Mick Young | Labor | Hawke | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 14 July 1983 (1983-07-14) | 125 days | ||
6 | Kim Beazley | 14 July 1983 (1983-07-14) | 21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) | 191 days | ||||
n/a | Mick Young | 21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) | 16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) | 3 years, 26 days | ||||
7 | Michael Tate | 16 February 1987 (1987-02-16) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 158 days | ||||
8 | Susan Ryan | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) | 179 days | ||||
9 | Frank Walker | Keating | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 1 year, 1 day | |||
10 | Gary Johns | 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 1 year, 352 days | ||||
11 | Nick Minchin | Liberal | Howard | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 1 year, 12 days | ||
12 | Chris Ellison | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 2 years, 101 days | ||||
13 | Eric Abetz | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 4 years, 362 days | ||||
14 | Gary Nairn | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 1 year, 310 days | ||||
15 | John Faulkner | Labor | Rudd | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 1 year, 188 days | ||
16 | Joe Ludwig | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 1 year, 97 days | ||||
Gillard | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | ||||||
17 | Gary Gray | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 2 years, 192 days | ||||
18 | Mark Dreyfus | 25 March 2013 (2013-03-25) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 177 days | ||||
Rudd | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | ||||||
19 | Michael Ronaldson | Liberal | Abbott | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 2 years, 3 days | ||
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 | ||||||
20 | Mal Brough | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) | 99 days | ||||
21 | Mathias Cormann | 29 December 2015 (2015-12-29) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 203 days | ||||
22 | Scott Ryan | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) | 1 year, 117 days | ||||
n/a | Mathias Cormann | 13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) | 23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) | 283 days | ||||
23 | Alex Hawke | Morrison | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 274 days | |||
n/a | Mathias Cormann | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) | 1 year, 154 days | ||||
24 | Simon Birmingham | 30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) | 8 October 2021 | 343 days | ||||
25 | Ben Morton | 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 227 days | ||||
26 | Don Farrell | Labor | Albanese | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 112 days |
References
- ^ "Press Conference - Parliament House, Canberra | Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia". www.pm.gov.au. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Portfolio Responsibilities". www.smos.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2006.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Appointments revoked, appointments made by the Governor General". Federal Register of Legislation. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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