Minister for Sport (Australia)

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Minister for Sport
Sussan Ley Portrait 2011.JPG
Incumbent
Sussan Ley
since 23 December 2014
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia
Inaugural holder Frank Stewart
Formation 1972

The Australian Minister for Sport is the Hon. Sussan Ley MP .

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers the portfolio through the Department of Health and Ageing.[1]

Scope

It was not until the Whitlam Government established the Department of Tourism and Recreation in 1972 that an Australian Government department had specific responsibility for sport.[2] Previously the small amount of sport funding was distributed through ministries such as Health and Foreign Affairs.[2] Frank Stewart, who is regarded as the first minister for sport, commissioned two reports – The role and scope and development of recreation in Australia by John Bloomfield and Report of the Australian Sports Institute Study Group, which highlighted the need for government involvement in sport.[3] The Fraser Government through Bob Ellicott acted upon both reports and established the Australian Institute of Sport in 1981.[2] It was widely reported that this initiative was a direct result of the poor performance of the Australian team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, however its genesis preceded that. The Hawke Government through John Brown further extended Australian Government involvement in sport through the establishment of the Australian Sports Commission in 1985.[2]

List of Ministers for Sport

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Sport, or any of its precedent titles:[4]

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Frank Stewart   Labor Whitlam Minister for Tourism and Recreation 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
2 Reg Withers Liberal Fraser 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
3 Ivor Greenwood Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
4 Kevin Newman 8 July 1976 (1976-07-08) 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
5 Ray Groom 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
6 Robert Ellicott Minister for Home Affairs 5 December 1978 (1978-12-05) 17 February 1981 (1981-02-17) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
7 Michael MacKellar 17 February 1981 (1981-02-17) 19 March 1981 (1981-03-19) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
8 Ian Wilson 19 March 1981 (1981-03-19) 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
9 Tom McVeigh National Country Minister for Home Affairs and Environment 7 May 1982 (1982-05-07) 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
10 John Brown Labor Hawke Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)
11 Graham Richardson 19 January 1988 (1988-01-19) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
12 Ros Kelly 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27)
Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)
n/a Graham Richardson 1 March 1994 (1994-03-01) 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
13 John Faulkner 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
14 Warwick Smith Liberal Howard Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
15 Andrew Thomson Minister for Sport and Tourism 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
16 Jackie Kelly 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
17 Rod Kemp Minister for the Arts and Sport 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
18 George Brandis 30 January 2007 (2007-01-30) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
19 Kate Ellis Labor Rudd Minister for Sport 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
20 Mark Arbib 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
21 Kate Lundy 5 March 2012 (2012-03-05) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
22 Don Farrell Rudd 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
23 Peter Dutton   Liberal National Abbott 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
24 Sussan Ley Liberal 23 December 2014 (2014-12-23) 15 September 2015 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days
Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) incumbent

List of Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games

Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office
1 Warwick Smith   Liberal Howard Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games 11 March 1996 6 October 1997 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
2 Andrew Thomson   6 October 1997 21 October 1998 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
3 Jackie Kelly   21 October 1998 30 January 2001 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.

See also

References

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