List of female cabinet ministers of Australia

This pages lists all female cabinet-level ministers of Australia.

ImageMinisterPositionTime PeriodPartyEnid LyonsVice-President of the Executive Council1949–1951LiberalMargaret GuilfoyleMinister for Education1975LiberalMinister for Social Security1976–1980Minister for Finance1980–1983Susan RyanMinister for Education and Youth Affairs1983–1984LaborMinister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women1983–1988Minister for Education1984–1987Special Minister of State1987–1988Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial1987–1988Minister Assisting the Minister for Community Services and Health Ros KellyMinister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories1990–1991LaborMinister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories1991–1993Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories1993–1994Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women1993–1994Carmen LawrenceMinister for Human Services and Health1994–1996LaborMinister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of WomenJocelyn NewmanMinister for Social Security1996–1998LiberalMinister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women1996–1997Minister for Family and Community Services1998–2001Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of WomenAmanda VanstoneMinister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs1996–1997LiberalMinister for Family and Community Services2001–2003Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of WomenMinister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs2003–2006Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation2003–2004Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs2004–2006Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs2006–2007Kay PattersonMinister for Health and Ageing2001–2003LiberalMinister for Family and Community Services2003–2006Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Status of Women2003–2004Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's Issues2004–2006Helen CoonanMinister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts2004–2007LiberalDeputy Leader of the Government in the Senate2006–2007Julie BishopMinister for Education, Science and Training2006–2007LiberalMinister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women's IssuesMinister for Foreign Affairs2013–2018Julia GillardDeputy Prime Minister2007–2010LaborMinister for EducationMinister for Employment and Workplace RelationsMinister for Social InclusionPrime Minister2010–2013Nicola RoxonMinister for Health and Ageing2007–2011LaborAttorney-General2011–2013Minister for Emergency Management2012–2013Jenny MacklinMinister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs2007–2011LaborMinister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs2011–2013Minister for Disability ReformPenny WongMinister for Climate Change and Water2007–2010LaborMinister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water2010Minister for Finance and Deregulation2010–2013Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate2013Leader of the Government in the Senate2013Minister for Foreign Affairs2022–presentLeader of the Government in the SenateTanya PlibersekMinister for Health2011–2013LaborMinister for Health and Medical Research2013Minister for the Environment and Water2022–2025Minister for Social Services2025–presentJacinta CollinsMinister for Mental Health and Ageing2013LaborDeputy Leader of the Government in the SenateManager of Government Business in the SenateJulie CollinsMinister for Housing and Homelessness2013LaborMinister for Community ServicesMinister for Indigenous Employment and Economic DevelopmentMinister for the Status of WomenMinister for Housing2022–2024Minister for HomelessnessMinister for Small Business2022–2025Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry2024–presentCatherine KingMinister for Regional Australia, Local Government and Territories2013LaborMinister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government2022–presentSussan LeyMinister for Health2014–2016LiberalMinister for Sport2014–2017Minister for Aged Care2015–2016Minister for Health and Aged Care2016–2017Minister for the Environment2019–2022Marise PayneMinister for Defence2015–2018LiberalMinister for Foreign Affairs2018–2022Minister for Women2019–2022Michaelia CashMinister for Employment2015–2017LiberalMinister for WomenMinister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public ServiceMinister for Jobs and Innovation2017–2018Minister for Small and Family Business, Skills and Vocational Education2018–2019Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business2019–2021Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate2020–2022Attorney-General2021–2022Minister for Industrial RelationsKelly O'DwyerAssistant Treasurer2015–2016LiberalMinister for Small BusinessMinister for Revenue and Financial Services2016–2018Minister for Women2017–2019Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service2017–2018Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations2018–2019Fiona NashMinister for Rural Health2016NationalMinister for Regional Communications2016–2017Minister for Regional DevelopmentMinister for Local Government and Territories2016–2017Bridget McKenzieMinister for Rural Health2017–2018NationalMinister for Regional CommunicationsMinister for Sport2017–2019Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Decentralisation2018–2019Minister for Agriculture2019–2020Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience2021–2022Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional EducationKaren AndrewsMinister for Industry, Science and Technology2018–2021LiberalMinister for Home Affairs2021–2022Melissa PriceMinister for the Environment2018–2019LiberalMinister for Defence Industry2021–2022Minister for Science and Technology2021–2022Linda ReynoldsMinister for Defence Industry2019LiberalMinister for Emergency Management and North Queensland RecoveryMinister for Defence2019–2021Minister for Government Services2021–2022Minister for the National Disability Insurance SchemeAnne RustonMinister for Families and Social Services2019–2022LiberalManager of Government Business in the SenateMinister for Women's Safety2021–2022Katy GallagherAttorney-General2022LaborMinister for Finance2022–presentMinister for the Public ServiceMinister for WomenVice-President of the Executive CouncilManager of Government Business in the SenateMinister for Government Services2025–presentAmanda RishworthMinister for Social Services2022–2025LaborMinister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme2025Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations2025–presentLinda BurneyMinister for Indigenous Australians2022–2024LaborMichelle RowlandMinister for Communications2022–2025LaborAttorney-General2025–presentMadeleine KingMinister for Resources2022–presentLaborMinister for Northern AustraliaClare O'NeilMinister for Home Affairs2022–2024LaborMinister for Cyber SecurityMinister for Housing2024–presentMinister for HomelessnessMinister for Cities2025–present Malarndirri McCarthyMinister for Indigenous Australians2024–presentLaborAnika WellsMinister for Aged Care2025LaborMinister for Sport2025–presentMinister for CommunicationsAnne AlyMinister for Small Business2025–presentLaborMinister for International DevelopmentMinister for Multicultural Affairs

See also Cabinet (government) Cabinet of Australia Politics of Australia

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