The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Julie Collins since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.
In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Portfolio responsibilities
In addition to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, component bodies responsible to the minister include: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Biosecurity Australia Bureau of Rural Sciences
Other bodies within the portfolio are: Australian Egg Corporation Australian Fisheries Management Authority Australian Landcare Council Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (formerly National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals) Australian Pork Limited Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Australian Wool Innovation Limited Cotton Research and Development Corporation Dairy Adjustment Authority Dairy Australia Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation Grains Research and Development Corporation Horticulture Australia Limited Meat and Livestock Australia Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare National Land and Water Resources Audit National Rural Advisory Council Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority Plant Breeder's Rights Office Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council Primary Industries Ministerial Council Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel Sugar Research and Development Corporation Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority
List of agriculture ministers The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Agriculture, or any of its precedent titles: Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Victor Wilson Nationalist Bruce Minister for Markets and Migration 2 Thomas Paterson Country Minister for Markets Minister for Markets and Transport 3 Parker Moloney Labor Scullin Minister for Markets 4 Charles Hawker United Australia Lyons days Minister for Commerce 5 Joseph Lyons days 6 Frederick Stewart days 7 Earle Page Country Page 8 George McLeay United Australia Menzies days 9 Archie Cameron Country days n/a Earle Page days Fadden 10 William Scully Labor Curtin Minister for Commerce and Agriculture Forde Chifley 11 Reg Pollard 12 John McEwen Country Menzies 13 William McMahon Liberal Minister for Primary Industry 14 Charles Adermann Country Holt 15 Doug Anthony McEwen Gorton 16 Ian Sinclair McMahon 17 Lance Barnard LaborWhitlam days 18 Ken Wriedt Minister for Agriculture 19 Rex Patterson days n/a Ian Sinclair National Country Fraser Minister for Primary Industry 20 Peter Nixon 16 October 1982 National 16 October 1982 11 March 1983 21 John Kerin Labor Hawke Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 22 Simon Crean Keating 23 Bob Collins 24 John Anderson National Howard 25 Mark Vaile Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry days 26 Warren Truss 27 Peter McGauran 28 Tony Burke Labor Rudd Gillard 29 Joe Ludwig 30 Joel Fitzgibbon Rudd 31 Barnaby Joyce National Abbott Minister for Agriculture Turnbull 21 September 2015 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 32 Malcolm Turnbull Liberal (31) Barnaby Joyce National 33 David Littleproud Morrison 34 Bridget McKenzie Minister for Agriculture Michael McCormack(acting) (33) David Littleproud Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia 35 Murray Watt Labor Albanese Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 36 Julie Collins incumbent
Notes Barnard was part of a two-man ministry comprising Barnard and Gough Whitlam for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.
List of fisheries and forestry ministers The following individuals have been appointed as junior ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles. Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Wilson Tuckey Liberal Howard Minister for Forestry and Conservation21 October 199826 November 2001 2 Ian Macdonald 26 November 200114 November 2002 Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation14 November 200227 January 2006 3 Eric Abetz 27 January 20063 December 2007 4 Tony Burke Labor Rudd Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Gillard 5 Joe Ludwig 6 Joel Fitzgibbon Rudd 7 Murray Watt Labor Albanese Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 8 Julie Collins incumbent
List of assistant ministers The following individuals have been appointed as assistant ministers in the agriculture portfolio or any of its precedent titles. Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Richard Colbeck Liberal Howard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 26 October 2004 27 January 2006 2 Sussan Ley 27 January 2006 3 December 2007 3 Mike Kelly Labor Gillard Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 14 September 2010 14 December 2011 4 Sid Sidebottom 14 December 2011 27 June 2013 Rudd 27 June 2013 18 September 2013 (1) Richard Colbeck Liberal Abbott Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture 18 September 2013 21 September 2015 5 Anne Ruston Turnbull Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources21 September 201528 August 2018 (1) Richard Colbeck Morrison28 August 201829 May 2019 6 Jonathon Duniam Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries29 May 201923 May 2022 7 Anthony Chisholm Labor Albanese Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry incumbent
See also Minister for Agriculture (Victoria)
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