The Minister for Small Business is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Anne Aly following the swearing-in ceremony on 13 May 2025 as a result of Anthony Albanese's Labor government being re-elected at the 2025 Australian federal election.
In the Government of Australia, the minister administers their portfolio through the Department of the Treasury.
List of ministers
The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Small Business, or any precedent titles: Order Minister Party affiliation Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office 1 John HowardLiberal Fraser Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs 2 Wal Fife 3 Sir Victor Garland days 4 John Moore 5 Neil Brown days 6 Barry Jones Labor Hawke Minister for Science and Small Business 24 July 1987 19 January 1988 Minister for Science, Customs and Small Business 7 David Beddall Minister for Small Business and Customs Keating Minister for Small Business, Construction and Customs 8 Chris Schacht Minister for Science and Small Business Minister for Small Business, Customs and Construction 9 Geoff Prosser Liberal Howard Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs 10 Peter Reith Minister for Workplace Relations and Small Business Minister for Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business 11 Ian Macfarlane Minister for Small Business days 12 Joe HockeyMinister for Small Business and Tourism 13 Fran Bailey 14 Craig Emerson Labor Rudd Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy Gillard 15 Nick Sherry Minister for Small Business 16 Mark Arbib days 17 Brendan O'Connor days 18 Chris Bowen days 19 Gary Gray days Rudd 20 Bruce Billson Liberal Abbott Turnbull 21 September 2015 21 Kelly O'Dwyer 22 Michael McCormack National 23 Craig Laundy Liberal Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation 24 Michaelia Cash Morrison Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 25 Stuart Robert Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business 26 Julie Collins Labor Albanese Minister for Small Business 26 Anne Aly Incumbent
Former ministerial titles List of ministers for deregulation Order Minister Party affiliation Prime Minister Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Lindsay Tanner Labor RuddMinister for Finance and Deregulation Gillard 2 Wayne Swan days 3 Penny Wong Rudd 4 Craig Laundy Liberal Turnbull Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation
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