Minister for Employment (Australia)

Minister for Employment
File:Michaelia Cash March 2014.jpg Incumbent Michaelia Cash since 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
Department of Employment (Australia)
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder	Harold Holt
Formation	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)

The Australian Minister for Employment is Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash.

In the Government of Australia, the ministers administer these portfolios through the Department of Employment (Australia).

Portfolio scope

Other bodies in these portfolios include:

• Comcare
• Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal
• Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
• Fair Work Ombudsman
• Indigenous Business Australia
• National Occupational Health and Safety Commission - became ASCC the SWA
• National Workplace Relations Consultative Council
• Workplace Authority
• Remuneration Tribunal
• Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
• Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority)
• Workplace Relations Ministers' Council

List of ministers for employment

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Employment, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Harold Holt		United Australia	Menzies	Minister for Labour and National Service	28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)	29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)	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)
3	Jack Holloway					21 September 1943 (1943-09-21)	6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
				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)
4	William McMahon					10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)	26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
5	Les Bury			Holt		26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)	19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
				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)
				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)
8	Lance Barnard		Labor	Whitlam		5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	days
9	Clyde Cameron				Minister for Labour	19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)	12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
					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)	days
11	Tony Street		Liberal	Fraser		11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)	22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)
					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)
13	Neil Brown					6 April 1981 (1981-04-06)	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
14	Ian Macphee				Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	days
15	Ralph Willis		Labor	Hawke		11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
16	John Dawkins				Minister for Employment, Education and Training	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
				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)
18	Simon Crean					23 December 1993 (1993-12-23)	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
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)
20	David Kemp					9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
21	Peter Reith				Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
22	Tony Abbott					30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)	26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
					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)
24	Joe Hockey					30 January 2007 (2007-01-30)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	days
25	Julia Gillard		Labor	Rudd		3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	24 June 2010
				Gillard		24 June 2010	28 June 2010
n/a	Simon Crean					28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	days
26	Chris Evans				Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations	14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)
27	Bill Shorten				Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations	14 December 2011 (2011-12-14)	1 July 2013 (2013-07-01)
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)	days
29	Eric Abetz		Liberal	Abbott	Minister for Employment	18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)	15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
				Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	21 September 2015
29	Michaelia Cash					21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)	Incumbent	days

Notes

Barnard was part of a two-man ministry that comprised Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.

Despite the First Rudd Ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned.

List of assistant ministers for employment

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Employment, or any of its precedent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Clyde Holding		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Employment Services and Youth Affairs	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	days
2	Peter Duncan				Minister for Employment and Education Services	19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
3	Peter Baldwin					4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	7 May 1990 (1990-05-07)
				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)
5	David Kemp		Liberal	Howard		11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)
6	Chris Ellison					9 October 1997 (1997-10-09)	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
7	Tony Abbott				Minister for Employment Services	21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)	30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
8	Mal Brough					14 February 2001 (2001-02-14)	18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)
9	Fran Bailey					18 July 2004 (2004-07-18)	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	days
10	Peter Dutton				Minister for Workforce Participation	26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)	27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)
11	Sharman Stone					27 January 2006 (2006-01-27)	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
12	Brendan O'Connor		Labor	Rudd	Minister for Employment Participation	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)	9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)
12	Mark Arbib					9 June 2009 (2009-06-09)	28 June 2010 (2010-06-28)
				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)
					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)
				Turnbull		15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)	21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)

List of ministers for industrial relations

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Industrial Relations, or any of its subsequent titles:

Order	Minister	Party		Prime Minister	Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office
1	Tony Street		Liberal	Fraser	Minister for Industrial Relations	5 December 1978 (1978-12-05)	3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
2	Andrew Peacock					3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)	16 April 1981 (1981-04-16)	days
3	Ian Viner					16 April 1981 (1981-04-16)	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)
4	Ian Macphee				Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations	7 May 1982 (1982-05-07)	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)	days
5	Ralph Willis		Labor	Hawke	Minister for Industrial Relations	24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)	2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)
6	Peter Morris					2 September 1988 (1988-09-02)	4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
7	Peter Cook					4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)	20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
				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)
9	Peter Reith		Liberal	Howard		11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)	18 July 1997 (1997-07-18)
					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)