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Minister for Education (Australia)

{{Short description|Australian cabinet position}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2022}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister for Education

| insignia = Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia.svg

| insigniacaption = Commonwealth Coat of Arms

| flag = Flag of Australia (converted).svg

| flagcaption = Flag of Australia

| flagborder = yes

| incumbent = Jason Clare

| image = Jason Clare 2015.jpg

| incumbentsince = {{start date|2022|6|1|df=y}}

| style = The Honourable

| appointer = Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Australia

| inaugural = John Gorton {{small|(as Minister for Education and Science)}}

| formation = {{start date|1966|12|14|df=y}}

| department = Department of Education (Australia)

| website = {{URL|https://ministers.education.gov.au/clare}}

}}

In the Government of Australia, the Minister for Education administers the Department of Education. The position is held by Labor MP Jason Clare, following the Australian federal election in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Press Conference – Parliament House, Canberra {{!}} Prime Minister of Australia |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-parliament-house-canberra |date=23 May 2022|access-date=27 May 2022 |website=pm.gov.au}}

Portfolio scope

The Minister is responsible for a number of areas, including:{{cite web|title=Administrative Arrangement Order |publisher=Government of Australia |date=3 December 2007 |url=http://www.pmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/aao_2007.pdf |access-date=2007-12-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511205139/http://www.pmc.gov.au/parliamentary/docs/aao_2007.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2008 }}(Part 6, p14)

  • Education policy and programs including schools, vocational, higher education and Indigenous education, but excluding migrant adult education
  • Education and training transitions policy and programs
  • Science awareness programs in schools
  • Training, including apprenticeships and training services
  • Policy, co-ordination and support for education exports and services
  • Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices

List of ministers for education

The persons who have been Ministers for Education are as follows:{{cite web |url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22handbook%2Fnewhandbook%2F2014-10-31%2F0062%22 |title=Ministries and Cabinets |work=43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament |publisher=Parliament of Australia |year=2010 |access-date=9 January 2015 }}

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=75 colspan="2" | Party

! width=75 | Prime Minister

! width=370 | Title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

rowspan=5 align=center| 1

| rowspan=5| John Gorton

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| 

| rowspan=10| Liberal

| Menzies

| rowspan=2 |Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister

| align=center| {{start date|1963|12|18|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1966|1|26|df=y}}

| rowspan=5 align=right| {{age in years and days|1963|12|18|1968|1|10}}

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=2| Holt

| align=center| {{start date|1966|1|26|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1966|12|14|df=y}}

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=9| Minister for Education and Science

| align=center| {{start date|1966|12|14|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1967|12|19|df=y}}

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| McEwen

| align=center| {{start date|1967|12|19|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1968|1|10|df=y}}

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=3| Gorton

| align=center| {{start date|1968|1|10|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1968|2|28|df=y}}

align=center| 2

| Malcolm Fraser

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1968|2|28|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1969|11|12|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1968|2|28|1969|11|12}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 3

| rowspan=2| Nigel Bowen

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1969|11|12|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1971|3|10|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1968|2|28|1971|3|22}}

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=3| McMahon

| align=center| {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1971|3|22|df=y}}

align=center| 4

| David Fairbairn

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1971|3|22|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1971|8|20|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in days|1971|3|22|1971|8|20}} days

align=center| acting

| Malcolm Fraser

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1971|8|20|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1972|12|5|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1971|8|20|1972|12|5}}

align=center| 5

| Gough Whitlam{{ref|1|1| 1}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=2| Labor

| rowspan=2| Whitlam

| align=center| {{start date|1972|12|5|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1972|12|19|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in days|1972|12|5|1972|12|19}} days

align=center| 6

| Kim Beazley, Snr.

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=5| Minister for Education

| align=center| {{start date|1972|12|19|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1975|11|11|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1975|11|11}}

align=center| 7

| Margaret Guilfoyle

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=4| Liberal

| rowspan=4| Fraser

| align=center| {{start date|1975|11|11|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1975|12|22|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in days|1975|11|11|1975|12|22}} days

align=center| 8

| John Carrick

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1975|12|22|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1979|12|8|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1975|12|22|1979|12|8}}

align=center| 9

| Wal Fife

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1979|12|8|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1982|5|7|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1979|12|8|1982|5|7}}

align=center| 10

| Peter Baume

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1982|5|7|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1983|3|11|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days

align=center rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2| Susan Ryan

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=6| Labor

| rowspan=3| Hawke

| Minister for Education and Youth Affairs

| align=center| {{start date|1983|3|11|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1984|12|13|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1983|3|11|1987|7|24}}

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Minister for Education

| align=center| {{start date|1984|12|13|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1987|7|24|df=y}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 12

| rowspan=2| John Dawkins

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=4| Minister for Employment, Education and Training

| align=center| {{start date|1987|7|24|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1987|7|24|1991|12|27}}

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=3| Keating

| align=center| {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1991|12|27|df=y}}

align=center| 13

| Kim Beazley

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1991|12|27|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1993|12|23|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1991|12|27|1993|12|23}}

align=center| 14

| Simon Crean

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| align=center| {{start date|1993|12|23|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1996|3|11|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1991|12|27|1996|3|11}}

align=center| 15

| Amanda Vanstone

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=4| Liberal

| rowspan=4| Howard

| Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

| align=center| {{start date|1996|3|11|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1997|10|9|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|1997|10|9}}

align=center| 16

| David Kemp

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs

| align=center| {{start date|1997|10|9|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2001|11|26|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|1997|10|9|2001|11|26}}

align=center| 17

| Brendan Nelson

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan = "2" |Minister for Education, Science and Training

| align=center| {{start date|2001|11|26|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2006|1|27|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2001|11|26|2006|1|27}}

align=center| 18

| Julie Bishop

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|2006|1|27|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2007|12|3|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2006|1|27|2007|12|3}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 19

| rowspan=2| Julia Gillard

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=5| Labor

| Rudd

| rowspan=3| Minister for Education

| align=center| {{start date|2007|12|3|df=y}}

| align=center| 24 June 2010

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|6|28}}

{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=3| Gillard

| align=center| 24 June 2010

| align=center| {{end date|2010|6|28|df=y}}{{ref|2|2| 2}}

align=center| n/a

| Simon Crean

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| align=center| {{start date|2010|6|28|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2010|9|14|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in days|2010|6|28|2010|9|14}} days

align=center| 20

| Peter Garrett

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth

| align=center| {{start date|2010|9|14|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2010|9|14|2013|7|1}}

align=center| 21

| Bill Shorten

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Rudd

| rowspan=2 | Minister for Education

| align=center| {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}} days

rowspan=3 align=center| 22

| rowspan=3| Christopher Pyne

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan="8" | Liberal

| rowspan=2| Abbott

| align=center| {{start date|2013|9|18|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2014|12|23|df=y}}

| rowspan=3 align=right| {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2015|9|21}}

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan="4" |Minister for Education and Training

| align=center| {{start date|2014|12|23|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2015|9|15|df=y}}

{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=2|Turnbull

| align=center| {{start date|2015|9|15|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2015|9|21|df=y}}

rowspan="2" align="center" | 23

| rowspan="2" | Simon Birmingham

| rowspan="5" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| align=center| {{start date|2015|9|21|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2018|8|24|df=y}}

| rowspan="2" align="right" | {{age in years and days|2015|9|21|2018|8|28}}

rowspan="4" |Morrison

| align=center| {{start date|2018|8|24|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2018|8|28|df=y}}

align=center|24

| Dan Tehan

| Minister for Education

| align=center| {{start date|2018|8|28|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2018|8|28|2020|12|22}}

align=center|25

| Alan Tudge

| rowspan="2" |Minister for Education and Youth

| align=center| {{start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2021|12|02|df=y}}{{efn|name=name|On leave from 2 December 2021. Officially resigned on 4 March 2022.}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2020|12|22|2021|12|02}}

align=center|(acting)

| Stuart Robert

| align=center| {{start date|2021|12|02|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2022|05|23|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2021|12|02|2022|5|23}}

align=center| 26

| Jason Clare

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Albanese

| Minister for Education

| align=center | {{start date|df=yes|2022|6|1}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2022|6|1}}

Notes

:{{ref|1|1| 1}} Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry comprising himself and Lance Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned.

:{{ref|2|2| 2}} Despite the First Rudd Ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Education for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned.

List of ministers for early childhood education

The following individuals have been appointed as Ministers with various titles that have included the words "early childhood":

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! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Minister

! width=75 colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Party affiliation

! width=75 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Prime Minister

! width=370 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Ministerial title

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term start

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term end

! width=130 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Kate Ellis

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| rowspan=3| Labor

| Rudd

| Minister for Early Childhood Education, Childcare and Youth

| align=center| {{start date|2009|06|09|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2010|06|28|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2009|6|9|2010|06|28}}

align=center| 2

| Peter Garrett

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Gillard

| Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth

| align=center| {{start date|2010|06|28|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2013|06|26|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2010|06|28|2013|06|26}}

align=center| (1)

| Kate Ellis

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Rudd

| Minister for Early Childhood, Childcare and Youth

| align=center| {{start date|2013|07|01|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2013|09|18|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in days|2013|07|01|2013|9|18}} days

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
align=center| 3

| Anne Aly

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Albanese

| Minister for Early Childhood Education

| align=center | {{start date|df=yes|2022|6|1}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|6|1}}

List of ministers for vocational education and skills

{{Excerpt|Minister for Skills and Training (Australia)|List of ministers for skills and training}}

Former ministerial titles

=List of ministers for higher education=

The persons who have been Ministers for Higher Education are as follows:

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width=5 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Order

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Minister

! width=75 colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Party affiliation

! width=75 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Prime Minister

! width=370 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Ministerial title

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term start

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term end

! width=130 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term in office

align=center rowspan=2| 1

|rowspan=2| Peter Baldwin

|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

|rowspan=2| Labor

| Hawke

|rowspan=2| Minister for Higher Education and Employment Services

| align=center| {{start date|1990|5|7|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1991|12|20|df=y}}

|rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|1990|5|7|1993|3|24}}

Keating

| align=center| {{start date|1991|12|20|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|1993|3|24|df=y}}

colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |
align=center| 2

| Sharon Bird

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=2 | Labor

| Gillard

| Minister for Higher Education and Skills

| align=center| {{start date|2013|3|25|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2013|7|1|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2013|3|25|2013|7|1}}

align=center| 3

| Kim Carr

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Rudd

| Minister for Higher Education

| align=center| {{start date|2013|7|1|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2013|9|18|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}}

List of assistant ministers

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Education and Training, or any of its precedent titles:

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width=5 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Order

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Minister

! width=75 colspan="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Party affiliation

! width=75 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Prime Minister

! width=370 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Ministerial title

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term start

! width=150 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term end

! width=130 bgcolor="#CCCCCC" | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Sussan Ley

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=3| Liberal

| rowspan=2| Abbott

| Assistant Minister for Education

| align=center| {{start date|2013|9|18|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2014|12|23|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2014|12|23}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 2

| rowspan=2| Simon Birmingham

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=2| Assistant Minister for Education and Training

| align=center| {{start date|2014|12|23|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2015|9|15|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right| {{age in years and days|2014|12|23|2015|9|21

}

|-

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Turnbull

| align=center| {{start date|2015|9|15|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2015|9|21|df=y}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" |

|-

| align=center| 3

| Anthony Chisholm

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Albanese

| Assistant Minister for Education

| align=center| {{start date|2022|6|1|df=yes}}

| align=center| Incumbent

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2022|6|1}}

|}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://ministers.education.gov.au/clare}}

{{Australian federal ministerial portfolios}}

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