Minister for Women (Australia)

Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women
Incumbent
Michaelia Cash
since 18 September 2013
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Tony Street
Formation 16 August 1976
Website minister.women.gov.au

The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women in Australia's Abbott Ministry is Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash. Ministers holding the position, first introduced in 1976 during the First Fraser Ministry, have held several different titles. They have often held other portfolios, and sometimes sat in Cabinet of Australia.

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers the portfolio through the Office for Women within the Department of Social Services.

List of Ministers Assisting the Prime Minister for Women

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, or any of its precedent titles:[1]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Tony Street   Liberal Fraser Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Women’s Affairs 16 August 1976 8 November 1976 84 days
2 Ian Macphee   8 November 1976 20 December 1977 1 years, 42 days
3 Susan Ryan   Labor Hawke Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women 11 March 1983 19 January 1988 4 years, 314 days
4 Margaret Reynolds   19 January 1988 4 April 1990 2 years, 75 days
5 Wendy Fatin   4 April 1990 20 December 1991 2 years, 354 days
  Keating 20 December 1991 24 March 1993
6 Rosemary Crowley   24 March 1993 23 December 1993 274 days
7 Ros Kelly   23 December 1993 1 March 1994 68 days
8 Carmen Lawrence   25 March 1994 11 March 1996 1 years, 352 days
9 Jocelyn Newman   Liberal Howard 11 March 1996 9 October 1997 1 years, 212 days
10 Judi Moylan   Minister for the Status of Women 9 October 1997 21 October 1998 1 years, 12 days
n/a Jocelyn Newman   Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women 21 October 1998 30 January 2001 2 years, 101 days
11 Amanda Vanstone   30 January 2001 7 October 2003 2 years, 250 days
12 Kay Patterson   7 October 2003 26 October 2004 2 years, 112 days
  Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues 26 October 2004 27 January 2006
13 Julie Bishop   27 January 2006 3 December 2007 1 years, 310 days
14 Tanya Plibersek   Labor Rudd Minister for the Status of Women 3 December 2007 24 June 2010 2 years, 285 days
  Gillard 24 June 2010 14 September 2010
15 Kate Ellis   15 September 2010 14 December 2011 1 years, 90 days
16 Julie Collins   14 December 2011 27 June 2013 1 years, 278 days
  Rudd 27 June 2013 18 September 2013
17 Michaelia Cash   Liberal Abbott Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women[2] 18 September 2013 incumbent 1 years, 224 days

References

  1. ↑ "Ministries and Cabinets". 43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament. Parliament of Australia. 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Lenore (18 September 2013). "Portfolio details spell out Tony Abbott's role as women's minister". www.theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 23 September 2013. "Women's policies and programs" as well as Indigenous affairs, deregulation, national security and relations with state governments are all specified responsibilities of Tony Abbott, who has appointed West Australian senator Michaelia Cash as minister assisting the prime minister for women.