Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | |
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Incumbent Tony Burke since 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | |
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations | |
Style | The Honourable |
Appointer | Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia |
Inaugural holder | Harold Holt (as Minister for Labour and National Service) |
Formation | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) |
Website | ministers |
The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations is a position currently held by Tony Burke in the Albanese ministry since 1 June 2022, following the Australian federal election in 2022.[1]
In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
Other bodies in these portfolios include,:[2]
The following individuals have been appointed as the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, or any of its precedent titles:[3]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Harold Holt | United Australia | Menzies | Minister for Labour and National Service | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) | 344 days | |
Fadden | 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | ||||||
2 | Eddie Ward | Labor | Curtin | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) | 1 year, 349 days | ||
3 | Jack Holloway | 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 6 years, 89 days | ||||
Forde | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | ||||||
Chifley | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | ||||||
n/a | Harold Holt | Liberal | Menzies | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) | 8 years, 356 days | ||
4 | William McMahon | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 7 years, 47 days | ||||
5 | Les Bury | Holt | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 3 years, 290 days | |||
McEwen | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | ||||||
Gorton | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) | ||||||
6 | Billy Snedden | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 1 year, 130 days | ||||
McMahon | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) | ||||||
7 | Phillip Lynch | 22 March 1971 (1971-03-22) | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 1 year, 258 days | ||||
8 | Lance Barnard1 | Labor | Whitlam | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 14 days | ||
9 | Clyde Cameron | Minister for Labour | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | 2 years, 169 days | |||
Minister for Labour and Immigration | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | ||||||
10 | Jim McClelland | 6 June 1975 (1975-06-06) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 158 days | ||||
11 | Tony Street | Liberal | Fraser | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 3 years, 24 days | ||
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | ||||||
12 | Ian Viner | Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 6 April 1981 (1981-04-06) | 2 years, 122 days | |||
13 | Neil Brown | 6 April 1981 (1981-04-06) | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 1 year, 31 days | ||||
14 | Ian Macphee | Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 308 days | |||
15 | Ralph Willis | Labor | Hawke | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 years, 135 days | ||
16 | John Dawkins | Minister for Employment, Education and Training | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 4 years, 156 days | |||
Keating | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | ||||||
17 | Kim Beazley | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 1 year, 361 days | ||||
18 | Simon Crean | 23 December 1993 (1993-12-23) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 79 days | ||||
19 | Amanda Vanstone | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | 1 year, 212 days | |
20 | David Kemp | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 1 year, 12 days | ||||
21 | Peter Reith | Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 2 years, 101 days | |||
22 | Tony Abbott | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 2 years, 250 days | ||||
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | ||||||
23 | Kevin Andrews | 7 October 2003 (2003-10-07) | 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) | 3 years, 115 days | ||||
24 | Joe Hockey | 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 307 days | ||||
25 | Julia Gillard | Labor | Rudd | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 | 2 years, 207 days | ||
Gillard | 24 June 2010 | 28 June 2010 | ||||||
n/a | Simon Crean | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 78 days | ||||
26 | Chris Evans | Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations[4] | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 year, 91 days | |||
27 | Bill Shorten | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 1 year, 199 days | |||
28 | Brendan O'Connor | Rudd | Minister for Employment and Minister for Skills and Training | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 79 days | ||
29 | Eric Abetz | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Employment | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 2 years, 3 days | |
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | ||||||
29 | Michaelia Cash | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 2 years, 341 days | ||||
Minister for Jobs and Innovation | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | ||||||
30 | Kelly O'Dwyer | Morrison | Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations | 28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) | 11 April 2019 (2019-04-11) | 226 days | ||
31 | Christian Porter | Minister for Industrial Relations | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) | 1 year, 305 days | |||
32 | Michaelia Cash | 30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 1 year, 54 days | ||||
33 | Richard Marles | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Employment | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | 9 days | |
34 | Tony Burke | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) | Incumbent | 2 years, 51 days |
Notes
The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation, or any of its precedent titles:[3]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Clyde Holding | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) | 179 days | |
2 | Peter Duncan | Minister for Employment and Education Services | 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 2 years, 75 days | |||
3 | Peter Baldwin | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 2 years, 354 days | ||||
Keating | Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services | 7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | |||||
20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | |||||||
4 | Ross Free | Minister for Schools, Vocational Education and Training | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 353 days | |||
5 | David Kemp | Liberal | Howard | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | 1 year, 212 days | ||
6 | Chris Ellison | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 1 year, 12 days | ||||
7 | Tony Abbott | Minister for Employment Services | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 30 January 2001 (2001-01-30) | 2 years, 101 days | |||
8 | Mal Brough | 14 February 2001 (2001-02-14) | 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) | 3 years, 155 days | ||||
9 | Fran Bailey | 18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 100 days | ||||
10 | Peter Dutton | Minister for Workforce Participation | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 1 year, 93 days | |||
11 | Sharman Stone | 27 January 2006 (2006-01-27) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 1 year, 310 days | ||||
12 | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Employment Participation | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 1 year, 188 days | |
12 | Mark Arbib | 9 June 2009 (2009-06-09) | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 1 year, 97 days | ||||
Gillard | 28 June 2010 (2010-06-28) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | ||||||
13 | Kate Ellis | Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 3 years, 4 days | |||
Minister for Employment Participation | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | ||||||
Rudd | 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | ||||||
13 | Luke Hartsuyker | Nationals | Abbott | Assistant Minister for Employment | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 2 years, 3 days | |
Turnbull | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) | ||||||
14 | Zed Seselja | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation | 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) | 23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) | 246 days |
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Industrial Relations, or any of its subsequent titles:[3]
Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
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1 | Tony Street | Liberal | Fraser | Minister for Industrial Relations | 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 1 year, 334 days | |
2 | Andrew Peacock | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 16 April 1981 (1981-04-16) | 164 days | ||||
3 | Ian Viner | 16 April 1981 (1981-04-16) | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 1 year, 21 days | ||||
4 | Ian Macphee | Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations | 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 308 days | |||
5 | Ralph Willis | Labor | Hawke | Minister for Industrial Relations | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) | 1 year, 40 days | |
6 | Peter Morris | 2 September 1988 (1988-09-02) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 1 year, 214 days | ||||
7 | Peter Cook | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 2 years, 354 days | ||||
Keating | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | ||||||
8 | Laurie Brereton | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 2 years, 353 days | ||||
9 | Peter Reith | Liberal | Howard | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) | 5 years, 211 days | ||
Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business | 18 July 1997 (1997-07-18) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | ||||||
10 | Bill Shorten | Labor | Rudd | Minister for Workplace Relations | 14 December 2011 (2011-12-14) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 1 year, 278 days |