Minister for Emergency Management

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister for Emergency Management

| 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 = Kristy McBain

| image = Kristy McBain.jpg

| incumbentsince = {{start date|2025|5|13|df=y}}

| style = The Honourable

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

| inaugural = Robert McClelland

| formation = {{start date|2011|12|14|df=y}}

| department = Department of Home Affairs

| website = {{URL|https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/KristyMcBain/Pages/Welcome.aspx}}

}}

The Minister for Emergency Management is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Kristy McBain since May 2025 in the Albanese government.

In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Home Affairs.

==List of ministers==

=Emergency management=

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Emergency Management, or any of its precedent titles:{{cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook |title=The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017 |publisher=Parliament of Australia |year=2017 |access-date=18 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711131016/http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook |archive-date=11 July 2017 }}

class="wikitable" ! width=5 \| Order ! width=150 \| Minister ! width=120 colspan=2 \| Party ! width=105 \| Ministry ! width=250 \| Title ! width=150 \| Term start ! width=150 \| Term end ! width=130 \| Term in office ! width=5 \| Ref
align=center \| 1 \| Robert McClelland \| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| rowspan=3 \| Labor \| rowspan=2 \| 2nd Gillard \| rowspan=3 \| Minister for Emergency Management \| align=center \| {{start date\|2011\|12\|14\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2012\|3\|5\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2011\|12\|14\|2012\|3\|5}} \| align=center \| {{cite web\|title=Biography of The Hon. Robert Bruce McClelland - Online Parliamentary Handbook\|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/JK6\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|access-date=18 September 2022}}
align=center \| 2 \| Nicola Roxon \| align=center \| {{start date\|2012\|3\|5\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2013\|2\|4\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2012\|3\|5\|2013\|2\|4}} \| align=center \| {{cite web\|title=Biography of The Hon. Nicola Louise Roxon - Online Parliamentary Handbook\|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/83K\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|access-date=18 September 2022}}
align=center \| 3 \| Mark Dreyfus \| 2nd Gillard 2nd Rudd \| align=center \| {{start date\|2013\|2\|4\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2013\|9\|18\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2013\|2\|4\|2013\|9\|18}} \| align=center \| {{cite web\|title=Biography of The Hon. Mark Alfred Dreyfus KC - Online Parliamentary Handbook\|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/HWG\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|access-date=18 September 2022}}
colspan=10 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center \| 4 \| Linda Reynolds \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}} \| \| Liberal \| 1st Morrison \| Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery \| align=center \| {{start date\|2019\|3\|2\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2019\|5\|29\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2019\|3\|2\|2019\|5\|29}} \| align=center \| {{cite web\|title=Biography of The Hon. Linda Karen Reynolds CSC - Online Parliamentary Handbook\|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/250216\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|access-date=18 September 2022}}
align=center rowspan=2 \| 5 \| rowspan=2 \| David Littleproud \| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style\|National}} \| \| rowspan=2 \| National {{small\|(LNP)}} \| rowspan=3 \| 2nd Morrison \| Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management \| align=center \| {{start date\|2019\|5\|29\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2020\|2\|6\|df=y}} \| align=right rowspan=2 \| {{age in years and days\|2019\|5\|29\|2021\|7\|2}} \| align=center rowspan=2 \| {{cite web\|title=Biography of The Hon. David Kelly Littleproud - Online Parliamentary Handbook\|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/250216\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|access-date=18 September 2022}}
Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management \| align=center \| {{start date\|2020\|2\|6\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2021\|7\|2\|df=y}}
align=center \| 6 \| Bridget McKenzie \| National \| Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience \| align=center \| {{start date\|2021\|7\|2\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2022\|5\|23\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2021\|7\|2\|2022\|5\|23}} \| align=center \| {{cite web\|title=Biography of The Hon. Bridget McKenzie - Online Parliamentary Handbook\|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/207825\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|access-date=18 September 2022}}
align=center \| 7 \| Murray Watt \| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| rowspan=3 \| Labor \| rowspan=3 \| Albanese \| rowspan=3 \| Minister for Emergency Management \| align=center \| {{start date\|2022\|06\|01\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2024\|07\|29\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2022\|06\|01\|2024\|07\|29}} \| align=center \| {{cite web\|title=Biography of The Hon. Murray Patrick Watt - Online Parliamentary Handbook\|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/245759\|publisher=Parliament of Australia\|access-date=18 September 2022}}
align=center \| 8 \| Jenny McAllister \| align=center \| {{start date\|2024\|07\|29\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2025\|05\|13\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2024\|07\|29\|2025\|05\|13}} \| align=center \|
align=center \| 9 \| Kristy McBain \| align=center \| {{start date\|2025\|05\|13\|df=y}} \| align=center \| Incumbent \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2025\|05\|13}} \| align=center \|

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=120 colspan=2 | Party

! width=105 | Ministry

! width=250 | Title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

! width=5 | Ref

align=center | 1

| Robert McClelland

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| rowspan=3 | Labor

| rowspan=2 | 2nd Gillard

| rowspan=3 | Minister for Emergency Management

| align=center | {{start date|2011|12|14|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2012|3|5|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2011|12|14|2012|3|5}}

| align=center | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. Robert Bruce McClelland - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/JK6|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

align=center | 2

| Nicola Roxon

| align=center | {{start date|2012|3|5|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2013|2|4|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2012|3|5|2013|2|4}}

| align=center | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. Nicola Louise Roxon - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/83K|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

align=center | 3

| Mark Dreyfus

| 2nd Gillard
2nd Rudd

| align=center | {{start date|2013|2|4|df=y}}

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|2|4|2013|9|18}}

| align=center | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. Mark Alfred Dreyfus KC - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/HWG|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

colspan=10 style="background: #cccccc;" |

align=center | 4

| Linda Reynolds

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| Liberal

| 1st Morrison

| Minister for Emergency Management and North Queensland Recovery

| align=center | {{start date|2019|3|2|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2019|5|29|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2019|3|2|2019|5|29}}

| align=center | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. Linda Karen Reynolds CSC - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/250216|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

align=center rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | David Littleproud

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|National}} |

| rowspan=2 | National {{small|(LNP)}}

| rowspan=3 | 2nd Morrison

| Minister for Water Resources, Drought, Rural Finance, Natural Disaster and Emergency Management

| align=center | {{start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2020|2|6|df=y}}

| align=right rowspan=2 | {{age in years and days|2019|5|29|2021|7|2}}

| align=center rowspan=2 | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. David Kelly Littleproud - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/250216|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management

| align=center | {{start date|2020|2|6|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2021|7|2|df=y}}

align=center | 6

| Bridget McKenzie

| National

| Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience

| align=center | {{start date|2021|7|2|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2022|5|23|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2021|7|2|2022|5|23}}

| align=center | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. Bridget McKenzie - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/207825|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

align=center | 7

| Murray Watt

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| rowspan=3 | Labor

| rowspan=3 | Albanese

| rowspan=3 | Minister for Emergency Management

| align=center | {{start date|2022|06|01|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2024|07|29|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|01|2024|07|29}}

| align=center | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. Murray Patrick Watt - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/245759|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

align=center | 8

| Jenny McAllister

| align=center | {{start date|2024|07|29|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2025|05|13|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2024|07|29|2025|05|13}}

| align=center |

align=center | 9

| Kristy McBain

| align=center | {{start date|2025|05|13|df=y}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2025|05|13}}

| align=center |

=Assisting the attorney-general on Queensland floods recovery=

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery, or any of its precedent titles:{{cite web|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook |title=The 45th Parliament: Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia 2017 |publisher=Parliament of Australia |year=2017 |access-date=18 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711131016/http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/Parliamentary_Handbook |archive-date=11 July 2017 }}

class="wikitable"

! Order

! Minister

! colspan=2 | Party

! Ministry

! Title

! Term start

! Term end

! Term in office

! Ref

align=center | 1

| Joe Ludwig

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| Labor

| 2nd Gillard

| Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery

| align=center | {{start date|2011|1|26|df=y}}

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2011|1|26|2013|7|1}}

| align=center | {{cite web|title=Biography of The Hon. Joseph William Ludwig - Online Parliamentary Handbook|url=https://handbook.aph.gov.au/Parliamentarian/84N|publisher=Parliament of Australia|access-date=18 September 2022}}

List of assistant ministers

class="wikitable"

! Order

! Minister

! colspan=2 | Party

! Ministry

! Title

! Term start

! Term end

! Term in office

! Reference

align=center | 1

| Josh Wilson

| {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| Labor

| 2nd Albanese

| Assistant Minister for Emergency Management

| align=center | {{start date|2025|5|13|df=y}}

| align=center | Incumbent

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2025|5|13}}

| align=center | {{cite web |url=https://www.pmc.gov.au/resources/ministry-list-13-may-2025 |title=Ministry list as at 13 May 2025 |website=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia) |date=13 May 2025 |access-date=15 May 2025}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/KristyMcBain/Pages/Welcome.aspx}}

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