Minister for International Development and the Pacific

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister for International Development and the Pacific

| 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 = Pat Conroy

| image = Pat Conroy.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 = Bill Morrison {{small|(as Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea)}}

| formation = {{start date|1973|11|30|df=y}}

| department = Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

| website = {{URL|https://ministers.dfat.gov.au/minister/pat-conroy}}

}}

The Minister for International Development and the Pacific is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with oversight of government policy related to international development and the Pacific islands. It is currently held by Pat Conroy.

Scope

The Minister for International Development was responsible, in the Rudd Cabinet, for the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the international development and humanitarian aid policies of the Commonwealth of Australia, administered through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).{{cite press release |url=http://www.ausaid.gov.au/MediaReleases/Pages/melissa-parke-appointed-minister-for-international-development.aspx |title=Melissa Parke appointed Minister for International Development |work=Australian Agency for International Development |publisher=Australian Government |date=1 July 2013 |access-date=28 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705144236/http://www.ausaid.gov.au/MediaReleases/Pages/melissa-parke-appointed-minister-for-international-development.aspx |archive-date=5 July 2013 }}{{cite press release |url=https://www.oxfam.org.au/media/2013/07/oxfam-welcomes-new-minister-for-international-development/?doing_wp_cron=1372996930.8135728836059570312500 |title=Oxfam welcomes new Minister for International Development |date=1 July 2013 |publisher=Oxfam Australia |access-date=28 July 2013 }}{{cite web |author=Betteridge, Ashlee |url=http://devpolicy.org/in-brief/rudd-appoints-minister-for-international-development-20130701-3/ |title=Rudd appoints Minister for International Development |date=1 July 2013 |work=DevPolicy Blog |publisher=Development Policy Centre |location=Australia |access-date=28 July 2013 }} AusAID was abolished by the incoming prime minister, Tony Abbott, in September 2013 and under the operations of the Abbott Cabinet its functions were absorbed into DFAT.

List of ministers for international development and the Pacific

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for International Development and the Pacific, or any precedent title:

class="wikitable" ! width=5 \| Order ! width=150 \| Minister ! width=75 colspan="2" \| Party ! width=150 \| Prime Minister ! width=375 \| Ministerial title ! width=150 \| Term start ! width=150 \| Term end ! width=130 \| Term in office
rowspan=2 align=center\| 1 \| rowspan=2 \| Bill Morrison \| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style\|Labor}} \| \| rowspan=2 \| Labor \| rowspan=2 \| Whitlam \| Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea \| align=center \| 30 November 1973 \| align=center \| 6 June 1975 \| rowspan=2 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|1973\|11\|30\|1975\|11\|11}}
Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific \| align=center \| 6 June 1975 \| align=center \| 11 November 1975
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
rowspan=2 align=center\| 2 \| rowspan=2 \| Neal Blewett \| rowspan=4 {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| rowspan=4\|Labor \| Hawke \| rowspan=3 \| Minister for Trade and Overseas Development \| align=center \| {{start date\|1991\|2\|1\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|1991\|12\|20\|df=y}} \| rowspan=2 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|1991\|2\|1\|1991\|12\|27}}
rowspan=3 \| Keating \| align=center \| {{start date\|1991\|12\|20\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|1991\|12\|27\|df=y}}
align=center\| 3 \| John Kerin \| align=center \| {{start date\|1991\|12\|27\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|1993\|3\|24\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|1991\|12\|27\|1993\|3\|24}}
align=center\| 4 \| Gordon Bilney \| Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs \| align=center \| {{start date\|1993\|03\|24\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|1996\|03\|11\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|1993\|03\|24\|1996\|03\|11}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 5 \| Melissa Parke \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor \| Rudd \| Minister for International Development \| 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
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 6 \| Steven Ciobo \| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style\|Liberal}} \| \| rowspan=2 \|Liberal \| rowspan=2\|Turnbull \| rowspan=2\|Minister for International Development and the Pacific \| align=center \| {{start date\|2015\|9\|21\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2016\|02\|18\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in days\|2015\|9\|21\|2016\|02\|18}} days
align=center\| 7 \| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells \| align=center \| {{start date\|2016\|02\|18\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2018\|08\|21\|df=y}} \| align=right \|{{age in years and days\|2016\|02\|18\|2018\|08\|21}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 8 \|Alex Hawke \| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style\|Liberal}} \| \| rowspan=2 \|Liberal \| rowspan=2\|Morrison \| rowspan=3\|Minister for International Development and the Pacific \| align=center \| {{start date\|2019\|05\|29\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2020\|12\|22\|df=y}} \| align=right \|{{age in years and days\|2019\|05\|29\|2020\|12\|22}}
align=center\| 9 \|Zed Seselja \| align=center \| {{start date\|2020\|12\|22\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2022\|05\|23\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2020\|12\|22\|2022\|05\|23}}
align=center\| 10 \| Pat Conroy \|{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor \| Albanese \| align=center \| 1 June 2022 \| align=center \| Incumbent \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|1 June 2022	duration=on}}

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=75 colspan="2" | Party

! width=150 | Prime Minister

! width=375 | Ministerial title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

rowspan=2 align=center| 1

| rowspan=2 | Bill Morrison

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

| rowspan=2 | Labor

| rowspan=2 | Whitlam

| Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea

| align=center | 30 November 1973

| align=center | 6 June 1975

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1973|11|30|1975|11|11}}

Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific

| align=center | 6 June 1975

| align=center | 11 November 1975

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

rowspan=2 align=center| 2

| rowspan=2 | Neal Blewett

| rowspan=4 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=4|Labor

| Hawke

| rowspan=3 | Minister for Trade and Overseas Development

| align=center | {{start date|1991|2|1|df=y}}

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

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1991|2|1|1991|12|27}}

rowspan=3 | Keating

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

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

align=center| 3

| John Kerin

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

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1991|12|27|1993|3|24}}

align=center| 4

| Gordon Bilney

| Minister for Development Cooperation and Pacific Island Affairs

| align=center | {{start date|1993|03|24|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|1996|03|11|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1993|03|24|1996|03|11}}

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

align=center| 5

| Melissa Parke

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Rudd

| Minister for International Development

| 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

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

align=center| 6

| Steven Ciobo

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

| rowspan=2 |Liberal

| rowspan=2|Turnbull

| rowspan=2|Minister for International Development and the Pacific

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

| align=center | {{end date|2016|02|18|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in days|2015|9|21|2016|02|18}} days

align=center| 7

| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

| align=center | {{start date|2016|02|18|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2018|08|21|df=y}}

| align=right |{{age in years and days|2016|02|18|2018|08|21}}

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

align=center| 8

|Alex Hawke

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

| rowspan=2 |Liberal

| rowspan=2|Morrison

| rowspan=3|Minister for International Development and the Pacific

| align=center | {{start date|2019|05|29|df=y}}

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

| align=right |{{age in years and days|2019|05|29|2020|12|22}}

align=center| 9

|Zed Seselja

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

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2020|12|22|2022|05|23}}

align=center| 10

| Pat Conroy

|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Albanese

| align=center | 1 June 2022

| align=center | Incumbent

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

duration=on}}

List of parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for international development and the pacific

The following individuals have been appointed as parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for Foreign Affairs or any of its precedent titles:

class="wikitable" ! width=5 \| Order ! width=150 \| Minister ! width=75 colspan="2" \| Party ! width=150 \| Prime Minister ! width=375 \| Ministerial title ! width=150 \| Term start ! width=150 \| Term end ! width=130 \| Term in office
align=center\| 1 \| Richard Marles \| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| rowspan=3 \| Labor \| rowspan=2 \| Gillard \| rowspan=3 \| Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs \| align=center \| {{start date\|2009\|09\|27\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2013\|03\|22\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2009\|09\|27\|2013\|03\|22}}
rowspan=2 align=center\| 2 \| rowspan=2 \|Matt Thistlethwaite \| align=center \| {{start date\|2013\|03\|22\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2013\|06\|27\|df=y}} \| rowspan=2 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2013\|03\|22\|2013\|09\|18}}
Rudd \| align=center \| {{start date\|2013\|06\|22\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2013\|09\|18\|df=y}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 3 \| Anne Ruston \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}} \| \| Liberal \| Morrison \| Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific \| align=center \| {{start date\|2018\|8\|28\|df=y}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|2019\|5\|29\|df=y}} \| align=right \| {{age in days\|2018\|8\|28\|2019\|5\|28}} days

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=75 colspan="2" | Party

! width=150 | Prime Minister

! width=375 | Ministerial title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Richard Marles

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

| rowspan=3 | Labor

| rowspan=2 | Gillard

| rowspan=3 | Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs

| align=center | {{start date|2009|09|27|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2013|03|22|df=y}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2009|09|27|2013|03|22}}

rowspan=2 align=center| 2

| rowspan=2 |Matt Thistlethwaite

| align=center | {{start date|2013|03|22|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2013|06|27|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|03|22|2013|09|18}}

Rudd

| align=center | {{start date|2013|06|22|df=y}}

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

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

align=center| 3

| Anne Ruston

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| Liberal

| Morrison

| Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific

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

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

| align=right | {{age in days|2018|8|28|2019|5|28}} days

References

External links

{{Official website|https://ministers.dfat.gov.au/minister/pat-conroy}}

International Development

Minister for International Development and the Pacific

Scope

List of ministers for international development and the Pacific

List of parliamentary secretaries and assistant ministers for international development and the pacific

See also

References

External links