Minister for Indigenous Australians
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Incumbent
Linda Burney
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderPeter Howson (as Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts)
Formation10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
Websiteministers.pmc.gov.au/burney

The Minister for Indigenous Australians in the Government of Australia is a position which holds responsibility for affairs affecting Indigenous Australians. Previous ministers have held various other titles since the position was created in 1968, most recently Minister for Indigenous Affairs. Since 1 June 2022 it has been held by Linda Burney.

Current minister and role

Linda Burney was sworn in as part of the Albanese ministry on 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.[1] She took over the role from Ken Wyatt, who was the first Indigenous Australian appointed to the role, and the first minister named as Minister for Indigenous Australians.[2]

The role assumes responsibility for matters concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, and is responsible for the National Indigenous Australians Agency.[2]

Portfolio

In the Government of Australia, the Minister administers the portfolio through the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and a range of other government agencies, including:

List of ministers

Indigenous affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Indigenous Affairs, or any precedent titles:[3]

Order Minister Party affiliation Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Bill Wentworth   Liberal Gorton Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister 28 February 1968 10 March 1971 3 years, 92 days
McMahon 10 March 1971 31 May 1971
2 Peter Howson Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts 31 May 1971 5 December 1972 1 year, 188 days
3 Gough Whitlam1   Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 19 December 1972 14 days
4 Gordon Bryant Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 19 December 1972 9 October 1973 294 days
5 Jim Cavanagh 9 October 1973 6 June 1975 1 year, 240 days
6 Les Johnson 6 June 1975 11 November 1975 158 days
7 Tom Drake-Brockman   National Country Fraser 11 November 1975 22 December 1975 41 days
8 Ian Viner   Liberal 22 December 1975 5 December 1978 2 years, 348 days
9 Fred Chaney 5 December 1978 3 November 1980 1 year, 334 days
10 Peter Baume 3 November 1980 7 May 1982 1 year, 185 days
11 Ian Wilson 7 May 1982 11 March 1983 308 days
12 Clyde Holding   Labor Hawke 11 March 1983 24 July 1987 4 years, 135 days
13 Gerry Hand 24 July 1987 4 April 1990 2 years, 254 days
14 Robert Tickner 4 April 1990 19 December 1991 5 years, 342 days
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 19 December 1991 20 December 1991
Keating 20 December 1991 11 March 1996
15 John Herron   Liberal Howard 11 March 1996 30 January 2001 4 years, 325 days
16 Philip Ruddock Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 30 January 2001 26 November 2001 2 years, 250 days
Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 26 November 2001 7 October 2003
17 Amanda Vanstone 7 October 2003 27 January 2006 2 years, 112 days
18 Mal Brough Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 27 January 2006 3 December 2007 1 year, 310 days
19 Jenny Macklin   Labor Rudd Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 3 December 2007 24 June 2010 5 years, 289 days
Gillard 24 June 2010 14 December 2011
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 24 June 2010 27 June 2013
Rudd 27 June 2013 18 September 2013
20 Nigel Scullion   National Abbott Minister for Indigenous Affairs 18 September 2013 15 September 2015 5 years, 253 days
Turnbull 15 September 2015 24 August 2018
Morrison 24 August 2018 29 May 2019
21 Ken Wyatt   Liberal Minister for Indigenous Australians 29 May 2019 23 May 2022 2 years, 359 days
22 Linda Burney   Labor Albanese 1 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 229 days

Reconciliation

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Philip Ruddock   Liberal Howard Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation 21 October 1998 30 January 2001 4 years, 351 days
  Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs 30 January 2001 26 November 2001
  Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation 26 November 2001 7 October 2003
2 Amanda Vanstone   7 October 2003 22 October 2004 1 year, 15 days

Notes

1 Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

References

  1. ↑ Hitch, Georgia; Evans, Jake (31 May 2022). "Who's in the new Labor government cabinet? Who got what role on the frontbench?". ABC News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP - Minister for Indigenous Australians". indigenous.gov.au. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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