The minister for regional development, local government and territories is a position within the Australian federal government.
The outer ministry position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads was created in the Third Howard Ministry on 7 October 2003. The first minister to hold this position was Senator Ian Campbell, who held it from 7 October 2003 until 18 July 2004. On 18 July 2004, the position was transferred to Jim Lloyd, then Federal Member for Robertson. When the Fourth Howard Ministry started on 22 October 2004, Lloyd retained the position, and did so until the 2007 Federal Election when Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party won government.
Rudd's first ministry eliminated the position of Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. The responsibilities were given to Anthony Albanese, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Accordingly, the old Department of Transport and Regional Services was renamed to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.
List of ministers for regional development
List of ministers for local government
List of ministers for territories The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Territories, or any precedent titles:
Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Fred Bamford National Labor Hughes Minister for Home and Territories days 2 Paddy Glynn, Nationalist 3 Alexander Poynton, 4 George Pearce Bruce 5 Sir William Glasgow, days 6 Charles Marr, days 7 Sir Neville Howse, days 8 Aubrey Abbott Country days (6) Charles Marr United Australia Lyons Minister in charge of Territories 9 Harry Lawson 10 George Pearce 11 Billy Hughes 12 John Perkins Minister without portfolio administering External Territories 13 Eric Harrison Page (12) John Perkins Menzies 14 Horace Nock Country Minister without portfolio in charge of External Territories 15 Thomas Collins Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister dealing with External Territories 16 Allan McDonald United Australia Minister for External Territories Fadden 17 James Fraser Labor Curtin 18 Eddie Ward Forde Chifley 19 Percy Spender Liberal Menzies 20 Richard Casey 21 Paul Hasluck Minister for Territories 22 Charles Barnes Country Holt McEwen Gorton Minister for External Territories McMahon 23 Andrew Peacock Liberal 24 Gough Whitlam Labor Whitlam 25 Bill Morrison 26 Tom Uren Labor Hawke Minister for Territories and Local Government 27 Gordon Scholes Minister for Territories 28 John Brown Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 29 Gary Punch Minister for the Arts and Territories 30 Clyde Holding Minister for the Arts, Tourism and Territories 31 David Simmons Keating 32 Wendy Fatin Minister for the Arts and Territories 33 Ros Kelly Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories 34 Graham Richardson 35 John Faulkner 36 Warwick Smith Liberal Howard Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government 37 Alex Somlyay Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government 38 Ian Macdonald Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government 39 Wilson Tuckey (38) Ian Macdonald Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads 40 Jim Lloyd 41 Catherine King Labor Gillard Minister for Regional Services, Local Communities and Territories Rudd Minister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories 42 Paul Fletcher Liberal Turnbull Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects 43 Fiona Nash National Minister for Local Government and Territories 44 Darren Chester 45 John McVeigh Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government Morrison 46 Sussan Ley Liberal Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories 47 Nola Marino 48 Kristy McBain Labor Albanese Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories Incumbent
Capital Territory The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Capital Territory:
Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Kep Enderby Labor Whitlam Minister for the Capital Territory 2 Gordon Bryant 3 Reg Withers Liberal Fraser 4 Eric Robinson 5 Tony Staley 6 Bob Ellicott 7 Michael Hodgman
Northern Territory The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Northern Territory or successor titles:
Former ministerial titles List of ministers for Interior
List of ministers for decentralisation The following individuals have been appointed Minister for Decentralisation, or any precedent titles: Order Minister Party Prime Minister Title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Bridget McKenzie National Morrison Minister for Regional Services, Sport, Local Government and Decentralisation 2 Mark Coulton Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government 3 Andrew Gee Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education (1) Bridget McKenzie Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education Notes Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.
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