Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
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Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
Inaugural holder |
for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Don Grimes for Indigenous Affairs Peter Howson |
Formation |
for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (1984) for Indigenous Affairs (1968) |
The Australian Minister for Family, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs has been Jenny Macklin since December 2007.
Contents |
The Minister administers her portfolio through the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. Other portfolio bodies for which she is responsible are:
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
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Don Grimes | Labor Party | 1984–1987 | Minister for Community Services |
Chris Hurford | 1987 | ||
Neal Blewett | 1987–1990 | Minister for Community Services and Health | |
Brian Howe | 1990–1991 | ||
1991–1993 | Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services | ||
1993 | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services | ||
1993–1994 | Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services | ||
Carmen Lawrence | 1994–1996 | Minister for Human Services and Health | |
Michael Wooldridge | Liberal Party | 1996–1998 | Minister for Health and Family Services |
Jocelyn Newman | 1998–2001 | Minister for Family and Community Services | |
Amanda Vanstone | 2001–2003 | ||
Kay Patterson | 2003–2006 | ||
Mal Brough | 2006–2007 | Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | |
Jenny Macklin | Labor Party | 2007– | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
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Billy Wentworth | Liberal Party | 1968–1971 | Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister |
Peter Howson | 1971–1972 | Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | |
Gordon Bryant | Labor Party | 1972–1973 | Minister for Aboriginal Affairs |
Jim Cavanagh | 1973–1975 | ||
Les Johnson | 1975 | ||
Tom Drake-Brockman | Liberal Party | 1975 | |
Ian Viner | 1975–1978 | ||
Fred Chaney | 1978–1980 | ||
Peter Baume | 1980–1982 | ||
Ian Wilson | 1982–1983 | ||
Clyde Holding | Labor Party | 1983–1987 | |
Gerry Hand | 1987–1990 | ||
Robert Tickner | 1990–1991 | ||
1991–1996 | Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs | ||
John Herron | Liberal Party | 1996–2001 | |
Philip Ruddock | 2001 | ||
2001–2003 | Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | ||
Amanda Vanstone | 2003–2006 | ||
Mal Brough | 2006–2007 | Minister for Families and Community Services and Indigenous Affairs | |
Jenny Macklin | Labor Party | 2007– | Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |