| Minister for Trade |
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|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
| Inaugural holder | Charles Kingston |
| Formation | 1901 |
The Australian Minister for Trade has been Dr. Craig Emerson since 14 September 2010.
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Currently the Minister for Trade administers the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade jointly with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, although prior to 1987 there was a separate Department of Trade. Other trade-related bodies for which he is responsible are:
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Kingston | Protectionist Party | 1901–1903 | Minister for Trade and Customs |
| William Lyne | 1903–1904 | ||
| Andrew Fisher | Australian Labor Party | 1904 | |
| Allan McLean | Free Trade Party | 1904–1905 | |
| William Lyne | Protectionist Party | 1905–1907 | |
| Austin Chapman | 1907–1908 | ||
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1908–1909 | |
| Robert Best | Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1909–1910 | |
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1910–1913 | |
| Littleton Groom | Commonwealth Liberal Party | 1913–1914 | |
| Frank Tudor | Australian Labor Party | 1914–1916 | |
| Billy Hughes | 1916–1916 | ||
| William Archibald | National Labor Party | 1916–1917 | |
| Jens Jensen | Nationalist Party | 1917–1918 | |
| William Watt | 1918–1921 | ||
| Walter Massy-Greene | 1921 | ||
| Arthur Rodgers | 1921–1923 | ||
| Austin Chapman | 1923–1924 | ||
| Littleton Groom | 1924 | ||
| Herbert Pratten | 1924–1928 | ||
| Stanley Bruce | 1928 | ||
| Henry Gullett | 1928–1929 | ||
| James Fenton | Australian Labor Party | 1929–1931 | |
| Frank Forde | 1931–1932 | ||
| Henry Gullett | Nationalist Party | 1932–1933 | |
| Thomas White | 1932–1938 | ||
| John Perkins | 1938–1939 | ||
| John Lawson | 1939–1940 | ||
| Robert Menzies | 1940 | ||
| George McLeay | 1940 | ||
| Eric Harrison | 1940–1941 | ||
| Richard Keane | Australian Labor Party | 1941–1946 | |
| John Dedman | 1946 | ||
| James Fraser | 1946 | ||
| Ben Courtice | 1946–1949 | ||
| Neil O'Sullivan | Liberal Party of Australia | 1949–1956 | |
| John McEwen | Country Party | 1956–1963 | Minister for Trade |
| 1963–1971 | Minister for Trade and Industry | ||
| Doug Anthony | 1971–1972 | ||
| Gough Whitlam | Australian Labor Party | 1972 | |
| Jim Cairns | 1972–1974 | Minister for Overseas Trade | |
| Frank Crean | 1974–1975 | ||
| Doug Anthony | National Country Party | 1975–1977 | |
| 1977–1983 | Minister for Trade and Resources | ||
| Lionel Bowen | Australian Labor Party | 1983–1984 | Minister for Trade |
| John Dawkins | 1984–1987 | ||
| Michael Duffy | 1987–1990 | Minister for Trade Negotiations | |
| Neal Blewett | 1990–1991 | ||
| 1991 | Minister for Trade and Overseas Development | ||
| John Kerin | 1991–1993 | ||
| Peter Cook | 1993–1994 | Minister for Trade | |
| Bob McMullan | 1994–1996 | ||
| Tim Fischer | National Party | 1996–1999 | |
| Mark Vaile | 1999–2006 | ||
| Warren Truss | 2006–2007 | ||
| Simon Crean | Australian Labor Party | 2007–2010 | |
| Stephen Smith | 2010 | ||
| Craig Emerson | 2010- |
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Howard | Liberal Party | 1977 | Minister for Special Trade Negotiations |
| Victor Garland | 1977–1979 | Minister for Special Trade Representations | |
| Douglas Scott | 1979–1980 | ||
| Ian Sinclair | National Country Party | 1980–1980 |