The Minister for Early Childhood Education is an Australian Government ministerial position which is currently held by Jess Walsh following her swearing-in on 13 May 2025 as a result of Anthony Albanese's Labor government being re-elected at the 2025 Australian federal election.
List of cabinet ministers for early childhood education The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Early Childhood Education, or any precedent title and sat in the Cabinet:
Order Minister Party Ministry Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Peter Garrett Labor 2nd Gillard Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth
List of ministers for early childhood education outside of cabinet The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Early Childhood Education, or any precedent title but did not sit in the Cabinet:
Order Minister Party Ministry Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Margaret Guilfoyle Liberal 2nd Fraser Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in Child Care Matters 2 Kate Ellis Labor 1st Rudd Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth 1st Gillard 2nd Gillard Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare Minister for Early Childhood and Childcare 2nd Rudd Minister for Early Childhood, Childcare and Youth 3 Anne Aly Labor 1st Albanese Minister for Early Childhood Education 4 Jess Walsh 2nd Albanese Incumbent
List of assistant ministers The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for early childhood education or any of its precedent titles:
Order Minister Party Ministry Ministerial title Term start Term end Term in office 1 Maxine McKew Labor 1st Rudd Parliamentary Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Childcare
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