Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth

Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
Incumbent Peter Garrett since 14 September 2010
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	John Gorton
Formation	1963

The Australian Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth has responsibilities which include the following areas:^[1]

Education policy and programs including schools, vocational, higher education and Indigenous education, but excluding migrant adult education
Education and training transitions policy and programs
Science awareness programs in schools
Training, including apprenticeships and training services
Policy, co-ordination and support for education exports and services
Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices

The current Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth is Peter Garrett. He administers his portfolios through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

List of Ministers

#	Minister	Party	Time In Office	Ministerial Title
1	John Gorton	Liberal	1963–65	Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister
1	John Gorton		1966–68	Minister for Education and Science
2	Malcolm Fraser		1968–69
3	Nigel Bowen		1969–71
4	David Fairbairn		1971–72
-	Malcolm Fraser		1972
5	Gough Whitlam	Labor	1972
6	Kim Beazley, sr.	Labor	1972–75	Minister for Education
7	Margaret Guilfoyle	Liberal	1975
8	John Carrick		1975–79
9	Wal Fife		1979–82
10	Peter Baume		1982–83
11	Susan Ryan	Labor	1983–84	Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
11	Susan Ryan		1984–87	Minister for Education
12	John Dawkins		1987–91	Minister for Employment, Education and Training
13	Kim Beazley		1991–93
14	Simon Crean		1993–96
15	Amanda Vanstone	Liberal	1996–97	Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
16	David Kemp		1997–01	Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
17	Brendan Nelson		2001–06	Minister for Education, Science and Training
18	Julie Bishop		2006–07	Minister for Education, Science and Training
19	Julia Gillard	Labor	2007–10	Minister for Education
-	Simon Crean		2010	Minister for Education
20	Peter Garrett		2010–	Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth

There have been several portfolios to include the term "youth", sometimes separate from or under education portfolios.

Minister	Party	Time In Office	Prime Minister	Ministerial Title
Ian Viner	Liberal	1978–81	Fraser	Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs
Neil Brown	Liberal	1981–82	Fraser	Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs
Susan Ryan	Labor	1983–84	Hawke	Minister for Education and Youth Affairs
John Dawkins		1984–87		Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Youth Affairs
Clyde Holding		1987–88		Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs
Amanda Vanstone	Liberal	1996–97	Howard	Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
David Kemp		1997–98
David Kemp		1998–2001		Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Larry Anthony	National	2001–04		Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
Kate Ellis	Labor	2007–09	Rudd	Minister for Youth and Sport
Kate Ellis		2009–10	Rudd	Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth
Peter Garrett		2010–	Gillard	Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth