Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories
Incumbent
Kristy McBain
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holderCharles Marr (as Minister in charge of Territories)
Formation6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
Websiteminister.infrastructure.gov.au/mcbain

Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories is a position within the Australian federal government.

The outer ministry position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads was created in the Third Howard Ministry on 7 October 2003. The first minister to hold this position was Senator Ian Campbell, who held it from 7 October 2003 until 18 July 2004. On 18 July 2004, the position was transferred to Jim Lloyd, then Federal Member for Robertson. When the Fourth Howard Ministry started on 22 October 2004, Lloyd retained the position, and did so until the 2007 Federal Election when Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party won government.

Rudd's first ministry eliminated the position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The responsibilities were given to Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Accordingly, the old Department of Transport and Regional Services was renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

List of ministers for regional development and local government

The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Local Government, or any precedent titles:[1]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Tom Uren Labor Whitlam Minister for Urban and Regional Development 19 December 1972 11 November 1975 2 years, 327 days
2 John Carrick Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 22 December 1975 41 days
(1) Tom Uren Labor Hawke Minister for Territories and Local Government,
Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Community Development and Regional Affairs		 11 March 1983 13 December 1984 4 years, 135 days
Minister for Local Government and Administrative Services 13 December 1984 24 July 1987
3 Margaret Reynolds Labor Hawke Minister for Local Government 18 September 1987 4 April 1990 2 years, 198 days
4 Wendy Fatin 4 April 1990 20 December 1991 1 year, 267 days
Keating 20 December 1991 27 December 1991
5 David Simmons 27 December 1991 24 March 1993 1 year, 87 days
6 Brian Howe Minister for Housing, Local Government and Community Services 24 March 1993 23 December 1993 1 year, 1 day
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Human Services 23 December 1993 25 March 1994
7 Warwick Smith Liberal Howard Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 1996 9 October 1997 1 year, 212 days
8 Alex Somlyay Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 9 October 1997 21 October 1998 1 year, 12 days
9 Sandy Macdonald National Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 21 October 1998 26 November 2001 3 years, 36 days
10 Wilson Tuckey Liberal Howard Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 25 January 2002 7 October 2003 1 year, 255 days
11 Ian Campbell Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads 7 October 2003 18 July 2004 285 days
12 Jim Lloyd 18 July 2004 3 December 2007 3 years, 138 days
13 Anthony Albanese Labor Rudd Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 3 December 2007 24 June 2010 2 years, 207 days
Gillard 24 June 2010 28 June 2010
14 Simon Crean Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government 28 June 2010 25 March 2013 2 years, 270 days
(13) Anthony Albanese Minister for Regional Development and Local Government 25 March 2013 1 July 2013 98 days
15 Catherine King Rudd Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories 1 July 2013 18 September 2013 79 days
16 Paul Fletcher Liberal Turnbull Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects 21 September 2015 19 July 2016 302 days
17 Fiona Nash National Minister for Local Government and Territories 19 July 2016 27 October 2017 1 year, 100 days
18 Darren Chester 27 October 2017 20 December 2017 54 days
19 John McVeigh Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 20 December 2017 24 August 2018 251 days
Morrison 24 August 2018 28 August 2018
20 Bridget McKenzie Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation 28 August 2018 29 May 2019 274 days
21 Mark Coulton Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government 29 May 2019 6 February 2020 2 years, 34 days
Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government 6 February 2020 2 July 2021
(20) Bridget McKenzie Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education 2 July 2021 23 May 2022 325 days
(15) Catherine King Labor Albanese Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government 1 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 228 days
22 Kristy McBain Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories

List of ministers for territories

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Territories, or any precedent titles:[1]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Charles Marr United Australia Lyons Minister in charge of Territories 6 January 1932 24 May 1934 2 years, 138 days
2 Harry Lawson 24 May 1934 12 October 1934 141 days
3 George Pearce 12 October 1934 29 November 1937 3 years, 48 days
4 Billy Hughes 29 November 1937 7 November 1938 343 days
5 John Perkins Minister without portfolio administering External Territories 7 November 1938 8 November 1938 1 day
6 Eric Harrison 8 November 1938 7 April 1939 169 days
Page 7 April 1939 26 April 1939
(5) John Perkins Menzies 26 April 1939 14 March 1940 323 days
7 Horace Nock Country Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories 14 March 1940 28 October 1940 228 days
8 Thomas Collins Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister dealing with External Territories 28 October 1940 26 June 1941 241 days
9 Allan McDonald United Australia Minister for External Territories 26 June 1941 29 August 1941 103 days
Fadden 29 August 1941 7 October 1941
10 James Fraser Labor Curtin 7 October 1941 21 September 1943 1 year, 349 days
11 Eddie Ward 21 September 1943 6 July 1945 6 years, 89 days
Forde 6 July 1945 13 July 1945
Chifley 13 July 1945 19 December 1949
12 Percy Spender Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 26 April 1951 1 year, 128 days
13 Richard Casey 27 April 1951 11 May 1951 15 days
14 Paul Hasluck Minister for Territories 11 May 1951 18 December 1963 12 years, 221 days
15 Charles Barnes Country 18 December 1963 26 January 1966 8 years, 38 days
Holt 26 January 1966 19 December 1967
McEwen 19 December 1967 10 January 1968
Gorton 10 January 1968 28 February 1968
Minister for External Territories 28 February 1968 10 March 1971
McMahon 10 March 1971 25 January 1972
16 Andrew Peacock Liberal 25 January 1972 5 December 1972 315 days
17 Gough Whitlam1 Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 19 December 1972 14 days
18 Bill Morrison 19 December 1972 30 November 1973 346 days
19 Tom Uren Labor Hawke Minister for Territories and Local Government 11 March 1983 13 December 1984 1 year, 277 days
20 Gordon Scholes Minister for Territories 13 December 1984 24 July 1987 2 years, 223 days
21 John Brown Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 24 July 1987 18 December 1987 147 days
22 Gary Punch Minister for the Arts and Territories 19 January 1988 2 September 1988 227 days
22 Clyde Holding 2 September 1988 22 May 1989 1 year, 214 days
Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories 22 May 1989 4 April 1990
23 David Simmons 4 April 1990 20 December 1991 1 year, 267 days
Keating 20 December 1991 27 December 1991
24 Wendy Fatin Minister for the Arts and Territories 27 December 1991 24 March 1993 1 year, 87 days
25 Ros Kelly Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories 24 March 1993 1 March 1994 342 days
26 Graham Richardson 1 March 1994 25 March 1994 24 days
27 John Faulkner 25 March 1994 11 March 1996 1 year, 352 days
28 Warwick Smith Liberal Howard Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 1996 9 October 1997 1 year, 212 days
29 Alex Somlyay Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 9 October 1997 21 October 1998 1 year, 12 days
30 Ian Macdonald Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 21 October 1998 26 November 2001 3 years, 36 days
31 Wilson Tuckey 25 January 2002 7 October 2003 1 year, 255 days
(30) Ian Macdonald Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads 7 October 2003 18 July 2004 285 days
32 Jim Lloyd 18 July 2004 3 December 2007 3 years, 138 days
33 Paul Fletcher Liberal Turnbull Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects 21 September 2015 19 July 2016 302 days
34 Fiona Nash National Minister for Local Government and Territories 19 July 2016 27 October 2017 1 year, 100 days
35 Darren Chester 27 October 2017 20 December 2017 54 days
36 John McVeigh Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 20 December 2017 24 August 2018 251 days
Morrison 24 August 2018 28 August 2018
37 Sussan Ley Liberal Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories 28 August 2018 29 May 2019 274 days
38 Nola Marino 29 May 2019 23 May 2022 2 years, 359 days
39 Kristy McBain Labor Albanese Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories 1 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 228 days

Capital Territory

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Capital Territory:[1]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Kep Enderby   Labor Whitlam Minister for the Capital Territory 19 December 1972 9 October 1973 294 days
2 Gordon Bryant 9 October 1973 11 November 1975 2 years, 33 days
3 Reg Withers   Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 22 December 1975 41 days
4 Eric Robinson 22 December 1975 16 February 1976 56 days
5 Tony Staley 16 February 1976 20 December 1977 1 year, 307 days
6 Bob Ellicott 20 December 1977 3 November 1980 2 years, 319 days
7 Michael Hodgman 3 November 1980 11 March 1983 2 years, 128 days

List of ministers for Interior

This section is an excerpt from Minister for Interior (Australia) § Interior.[edit]

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Interior:[2]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Archdale Parkhill   United Australia Lyons Minister for the Interior 12 April 1932 (1932-04-12) 13 October 1932 (1932-10-13) 184 days
2 John Perkins 13 October 1932 (1932-10-13) 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) 1 year, 364 days
3 Eric Harrison 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) 28 days
4 Thomas Paterson   Country 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) 3 years, 20 days
5 John McEwen 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 1 year, 148 days
Page 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
6 Harry Foll   United Australia Menzies 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 2 years, 164 days
Fadden 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
7 Joe Collings   Labor Curtin 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) 3 years, 279 days
Forde 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
8 Herbert Johnson Chifley 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 4 years, 159 days
9 Philip McBride   Liberal Menzies 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 24 October 1950 (1950-10-24) 309 days
n/a Eric Harrison 24 October 1950 (1950-10-24) 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) 199 days
10 Wilfrid Kent Hughes 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) 4 years, 245 days
11 Allen Fairhall 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) 2 years, 333 days
12 Gordon Freeth 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) 5 years, 8 days
13 John Gorton 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) 4 March 1964 (1964-03-04) 77 days
14 Doug Anthony   Country 4 March 1964 (1964-03-04) 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 3 years, 226 days
Holt 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 16 October 1967 (1967-10-16)
15 Peter Nixon 16 October 1967 (1967-10-16) 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 3 years, 112 days
McEwen 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
Gorton 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) 5 February 1971 (1971-02-05)
16 Ralph Hunt 5 February 1971 (1971-02-05) 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 1 year, 304 days
McMahon 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
17 Lance Barnard   Labor Whitlam 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 14 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. 1 2 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 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017". Parliament of Australia. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
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