Minister for Pacific Island Affairs

Minister for Pacific Island Affairs
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Incumbent
Pat Conroy
since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerGovernor-General
on the advice of the prime minister
Inaugural holderBill Morrison (as Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea)
Formation30 November 1973 (1973-11-30)
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The Minister for Pacific Island Affairs is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Pat Conroy since June 2022 in the Albanese ministry.

List of ministers for Pacific Island affairs

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, or any precedent title:[1]

Order Minister Party Ministry Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Gordon Bilney Labor 2nd Keating Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 2 years, 353 days
2 Steven Ciobo LNP 1st Turnbull Minister for International Development and the Pacific 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) 150 days
3 Concetta Fierravanti-Wells Liberal 18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 2 years, 185 days
2nd Turnbull 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)
4 Alex Hawke Liberal 2nd Morrison Minister for International Development and the Pacific 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 1 year, 207 days
5 Zed Seselja 22 December 2020 (2020-12-22) 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) 1 year, 152 days
6 Pat Conroy Labor 1st Albanese 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13) 3 years, 77 days
2nd Albanese Minister for Pacific Island Affairs 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13) Incumbent

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Pacific Island affairs or any of its precedent titles:[1]

Order Minister Party Ministry Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Bill Morrison Labor 2nd Whitlam Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea 30 November 1973 (1973-11-30) 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) 1 year, 188 days
3rd Whitlam 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)
Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
2 Duncan Kerr Labor 1st Rudd Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 14 December 2009 (2009-12-14) 2 years, 11 days
3 Richard Marles Labor 2nd Gillard Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) 2 years, 189 days
4 Matt Thistlethwaite 22 March 2013 (2013-03-22) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 180 days
2nd Rudd 22 June 2013 (2013-06-22) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
5 Anne Ruston Liberal 1st Morrison Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 274 days
6 Nita Green Labor 2nd Albanese Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs 13 May 2025 (2025-05-13) Incumbent 96 days

References

  1. ^ a b "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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