Minister for the Environment and Water

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister for the Environment and Water

| 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 = Murray Watt

| image = Murray Watt 2022.png

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

| style = The Honourable

| appointer = Governor-General

| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the prime minister

| inaugural = Peter Howson {{small|(as Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts)}}

| formation = {{start date|1971|3|10|df=y}}

| department = Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

| website = {{url|https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/watt}}

}}

The Australian Minister for the Environment and Water is a position which is currently held by Murray Watt in the Albanese ministry since 13 May 2025, following the Australian federal election in 2025.{{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=www.pm.gov.au}}

In the Government of Australia, the minister and assistant minister are responsible for the protection and conservation of the environment; to ensure that Australia benefits from meteorological and related sciences and services; and to see that Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced. The minister provides direction and oversight of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (previously the Department of the Environment and Energy, and before that the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) to develop and implement national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage.

Portfolio responsibilities

The minister administers their portfolio through the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and its environment component bodies, including:

Antarctic Animal Ethics Committee
Antarctic Ethics Committee (Human Experimentation)
Antarctic Research Assessment Committees (ARACs)
Antarctic Science Advisory Committee
Australia-Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks
Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee
Australian Heritage Council
Bureau of Meteorology
Environment Protection and Heritage Council
Great Barrier Reef Consultative Committee
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council
Great Barrier Reef Structural Adjustment Package Technical Advisory Committee
Hazardous Waste Technical Group
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
National Environment Protection Council
National Environmental Education Council
New South Wales World Heritage Properties Ministerial Council
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
Science Program Management Committee
State of the Environment Committee 2006
Stockholm Intergovernmental Forum
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Ministerial Council
Threatened Species Scientific Committee
Wet Tropics Ministerial Council

List of ministers

=Environment=

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for the Environment, or any precedent titles:{{cite web|url=http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;adv=yes;orderBy=customrank;page=2;query=Lazzarini;rec=12;resCount=Default |title=Ministries and Cabinets |work=43rd Parliamentary Handbook: Historical information on the Australian Parliament |publisher=Parliament of Australia |year=2010 |access-date=9 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813030853/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Badv%3Dyes%3BorderBy%3Dcustomrank%3Bpage%3D2%3Bquery%3DLazzarini%3Brec%3D12%3BresCount%3DDefault |archive-date=13 August 2014 }}

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=100 colspan="2" | Party affiliation

! width=100 | Prime Minister

! width=375 | Ministerial title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Peter Howson

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Liberal

| McMahon

| rowspan="2" | Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts

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

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1971|3|10|1972|12|5}}

align=center| 2

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

| rowspan="6" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| rowspan=6 | Labor

| rowspan=6 | Whitlam

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

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

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

rowspan=2 align=center| 3

| rowspan=2 | Moss Cass

| Minister for the Environment and Conservation

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|4|21}}

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1972|12|19|1975|6|6}}

rowspan=5 | Minister for the Environment

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|4|21}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|6|6}}

align=center| 4

| Jim Cairns

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|6|6}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|7|2}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1975|6|6|1975|7|2}} days

align=center| (2)

| Gough Whitlam

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|7|2}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1975|7|14}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1975|7|2|1975|7|14}} days

align=center| 5

| Joe Berinson

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1975|7|14}}

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

| align=right | {{age in days|1975|7|14|1975|11|11}} days

align=center| 6

| Andrew Peacock

| rowspan="9" {{Australian party style|Liberal}} |

| rowspan=9 | Liberal

| rowspan=11 | Fraser

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

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

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

align=center| 7

| Ivor Greenwood

| rowspan="3" | Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1976|7|8}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1975|12|22|1976|7|8}} days

align=center| 8

| Kevin Newman

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1976|7|8}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1977|12|20}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1976|7|8|1977|12|20}}

align=center| 9

| Ray Groom

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1977|12|20}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1978|12|5}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1977|12|20|1978|12|5}} days

align=center| 10

| James Webster

| rowspan="2" | Minister for Science and the Environment

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1978|12|5}}

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1978|12|5|1979|12|8}}

align=center| 11

| David Thomson

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1980|11|3}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1979|12|8|1980|11|3}} days

align=center| 12

| Robert Ellicott

| rowspan="6" | Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1980|11|3}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1981|2|17}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1980|11|3|1981|2|17}} days

align=center| 13

| Michael MacKellar

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1981|2|17}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1981|3|19}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1981|2|17|1981|3|19}} days

align=center| 14

| Ian Wilson

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1981|3|19}}

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1981|3|19|1982|5|7}}

rowspan= 2 align=center| 15

| rowspan= 2 | Tom McVeigh

| {{Australian party style|National}}|

| National Country

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

| align=center |16 October 1982

| rowspan= 2 align=right | {{age in days|1982|5|7|1983|3|11}} days

{{Australian party style|Nationals}}|

| National

| align=center | 16 October 1982

| align=center | 11 March 1983

rowspan=2 align=center| 16

| rowspan="2" | Barry Cohen

| rowspan="9" {{Australian party style|Labor}} |

| rowspan="9" | Labor

| rowspan=5 | Hawke

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

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

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

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Environment

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

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

align=center| 17

| John Brown

| rowspan="3" | Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1987|12|18}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1987|7|24|1987|12|18}} days

align=center| 18

| Graham Richardson

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1988|1|19}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1990|4|4}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1988|1|19|1990|4|4}}

rowspan=3 align=center| 19

| rowspan=3 | Ros Kelly

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1990|4|4}}

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

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|1990|4|4|1994|3|1}}

rowspan=4 | Keating

| Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories

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

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

rowspan=3 | Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1993|3|24}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1994|3|1}}

align=center| (18)

| Graham Richardson

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1994|3|1}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1994|3|25}}

| align=right | {{age in days|1994|3|1|1994|3|25}} days

align=center| 20

| John Faulkner

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1994|3|25}}

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|1994|3|25|1996|3|11}}

align=center| 21

| rowspan=2 | Robert Hill

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

| rowspan=5 | Liberal

| rowspan=5 | Howard

| Minister for the Environment

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|1998|10|21}}

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|1996|3|11|2001|11|26}}

align=center| 22

| rowspan=3 | Minister for the Environment and Heritage

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|1998|10|21}}

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

align=center| 23

| David Kemp

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2001|11|26|2004|10|26}}

align=center| 24

| Ian Campbell

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2004|10|26|2007|1|30}}

align=center| 25

| Malcolm Turnbull

| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}

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

| align=right | {{age in days|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}} days

rowspan=3 align=center| 26

| rowspan=3 | Peter Garrett

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

| rowspan=5 | Labor

| rowspan=2 | Rudd

| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|9|14}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}

rowspan=2 | Gillard

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}

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

align=center| 27

| Tony Burke

| Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

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

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

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

}

| align=center| 28

| Mark Butler

| Rudd

| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water

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

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

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

| rowspan=2 align=center| 29

| rowspan=2 | Greg Hunt

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

| rowspan=5 | Liberal

| Abbott

| rowspan=2 | Minister for the Environment

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

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

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2013|9|18|2016|7|19}}

| rowspan=2 | Turnbull

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

| align=center | {{end date|df=yes|2016|7|19}}

| align=center| 30

| Josh Frydenberg

| Minister for the Environment and Energy

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2016|7|19}}

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2016|7|19|2018|8|28}}

| align=center| 31

| Melissa Price

| rowspan=2| Morrison

| rowspan=2| Minister for the Environment

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

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2018|8|28|2019|5|29}}

| align=center| 32

| Sussan Ley

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

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2019|5|29|2022|05|23}}

| align=center| 33

| Tanya Plibersek

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

| rowspan=2| Labor

| rowspan=2| Albanese

| rowspan=2| Minister for the Environment and Water

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

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|01|2025|05|13}}

| align=center| 34

| Murray Watt

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

| align=center | Incumbent

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

Notes

:{{ref|1|1| 1}} Whitlam was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Lance Barnard for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.

=Water=

The following individuals have been appointed as Minister for Water, or any precedent titles:

class="wikitable" ! width=5 \| Order ! width=150 \| Minister ! width=100 colspan="2" \| Party affiliation ! width=100 \| Prime Minister ! width=375 \| Ministerial title ! width=150 \| Term start ! width=150 \| Term end ! width=130 \| Term in office
align=center\|1 \| Malcolm Turnbull \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal \| Howard \| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources \| align=center \|{{start date\|df=yes\|2007\|1\|30}} \| align=center \|{{end date\|df=yes\|2007\|12\|3}} \| align=right \| {{age in days\|2007\|1\|30\|2007\|12\|3}} days
rowspan=3 align=center\|2 \| rowspan=3 \| Penny Wong \| rowspan=5 {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| rowspan=5 \| Labor \| rowspan=2 \| Rudd \| Minister for Climate Change and Water \| align=center \|{{start date\|df=yes\|2007\|12\|3}} \| align=center \|{{end date\|df=yes\|2010\|3\|8}} \| rowspan=3 align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2007\|12\|3\|2010\|9\|14}}
rowspan=2 \| Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water \| align=center \|{{start date\|df=yes\|2010\|3\|8}} \| align=center \|{{end date\|df=yes\|2010\|6\|24}}
rowspan=2 \| Gillard \| align=center \|{{start date\|df=yes\|2010\|6\|24}} \| align=center \|{{end date\|df=yes\|2010\|9\|14}}
align=center\|3 \| Tony Burke \| Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities \| align=center \|{{start date\|df=yes\|2010\|9\|14}} \| align=center \|{{end date\|df=yes\|2013\|7\|1}} \| align=right \| {{age in years and days\|2010\|9\|14\|2013\|7\|1}}
align=center\|4 \| Mark Butler \| Rudd \| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water \| align=center \|{{start date\|df=yes\|2013\|7\|1}} \| align=center \| {{end date\|df=yes\|2013\|9\|18}} \| align=right \| {{age in days\|2013\|7\|1\|2013\|9\|18}} days
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\|5 \| Barnaby Joyce \| {{Australian party style\|National}}\| \| National \| rowspan=4 \| Turnbull \| rowspan=5 \| Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources \| align=center\| {{start date\|2015\|9\|21\|df=y}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|2017\|10\|27\|df=y}} \| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|2015\|9\|21\|2017\|10\|27\|df=y}}
align=center\|(1) \| Malcolm Turnbull \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| Liberal \| align=center\| {{start date\|2017\|10\|27\|df=y}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|2017\|12\|06\|df=y}} \| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|2017\|10\|27\|2017\|12\|06}}
align=center\|(5) \| Barnaby Joyce \| rowspan=6 {{Australian party style\|National}}\| \| rowspan=6 \| National \| align=center\| {{start date\|2017\|12\|06\|df=y}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|2017\|12\|20\|df=y}} \| align=right\| {{age in years and days\|2017\|12\|06\|2017\|12\|20}}
rowspan=3 align=center\|6 \| rowspan=3 \| David Littleproud \| align=center\| {{start date\|2017\|12\|20\|df=y}} \| align=center\| {{start date\|2018\|08\|28\|df=y}} \| rowspan=3 align=right\| {{age in years and days\|2017\|12\|20\|2020\|02\|06

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=100 colspan="2" | Party affiliation

! width=100 | Prime Minister

! width=375 | Ministerial title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

align=center|1

| Malcolm Turnbull

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Liberal

| Howard

| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}

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

| align=right | {{age in days|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}} days

rowspan=3 align=center|2

| rowspan=3 | Penny Wong

| rowspan=5 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| rowspan=5 | Labor

| rowspan=2 | Rudd

| Minister for Climate Change and Water

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

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}

| rowspan=3 align=right | {{age in years and days|2007|12|3|2010|9|14}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|3|8}}

| align=center |{{end date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}

rowspan=2 | Gillard

| align=center |{{start date|df=yes|2010|6|24}}

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

align=center|3

| Tony Burke

| Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

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

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

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

align=center|4

| Mark Butler

| Rudd

| Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water

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

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

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

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

align=center|5

| Barnaby Joyce

| {{Australian party style|National}}|

| National

| rowspan=4 | Turnbull

| rowspan=5 | Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources

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

| align=center| {{end date|2017|10|27|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2015|9|21|2017|10|27|df=y}}

align=center|(1)

| Malcolm Turnbull

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| Liberal

| align=center| {{start date|2017|10|27|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2017|12|06|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2017|10|27|2017|12|06}}

align=center|(5)

| Barnaby Joyce

| rowspan=6 {{Australian party style|National}}|

| rowspan=6 | National

| align=center| {{start date|2017|12|06|df=y}}

| align=center| {{end date|2017|12|20|df=y}}

| align=right| {{age in years and days|2017|12|06|2017|12|20}}

rowspan=3 align=center|6

| rowspan=3 | David Littleproud

| align=center| {{start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}

| align=center| {{start date|2018|08|28|df=y}}

| rowspan=3 align=right| {{age in years and days|2017|12|20|2020|02|06

}

| rowspan=4 | Morrison

| align=center| {{start date|2018|08|28|df=y}}

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

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

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

| align=center| {{end date|2020|02|06|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=center|7

| rowspan=2 | Keith Pitt

| Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia

| align=center | {{start date|2020|02|06|df=y}}

| align=center | {{end date|2021|07|02|df=y}}

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{age in years and days|2020|02|06|2022|05|23}}

| Minister for Resources and Water

| align=center | {{start date|2021|07|02|df=y}}

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

| align=center|8

| Tanya Plibersek

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

| rowspan=2| Labor

| rowspan=2| Albanese

| rowspan=2| Minister for the Environment and Water

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

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

| align=right | {{age in years and days|2022|06|01|2025|05|13}}

| align=center| 9

| Murray Watt

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

| align=center | Incumbent

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

Former ministerial portfolios

=List of ministers for population=

{{Excerpt|Minister for Cities (Australia)|List of ministers for cities}}

Assistant ministers

=List of assistant ministers for the environment=

The following individual has served as the Assistant Minister for the Environment.

class="wikitable" ! width=5 \| Order ! width=150 \| Minister ! width=100 colspan="2" \| Party ! width=100 \| Prime Minister ! width=375 \| Title ! width=150 \| Term start ! width=150 \| Term end ! width=130 \| Term in office
align=center\| 1 \| Sharman Stone \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| rowspan=2 \|Liberal \| rowspan=3 \| Howard \| rowspan=2 \| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage \| align=center\| {{start date\|df=yes\|1998\|10\|21}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|df=yes\|2004\|10\|26}} \| align=right\| {{ayd\|1998\|10\|21\|2004\|10\|26}}
align=center\| 2 \| Greg Hunt \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| align=center\| {{start date\|df=yes\|2004\|10\|26}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|df=yes\|2007\|1\|30}} \| align=right\| {{ayd\|2004\|10\|26\|2007\|1\|30}}
align=center\| 3 \| John Cobb \| {{Australian party style\|National}}\| \|National \| Assistant Minister for the Environment and Heritage \| align=center\| {{start date\|df=yes\|2007\|1\|30}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|df=yes\|2007\|12\|3}} \| align=right\| {{ayd\|2007\|1\|30\|2007\|12\|3}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 4 \| Amanda Rishworth \| {{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Labor \| Rudd \| Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Urban Water \| align=center\| {{start date\|df=yes\|2013\|7\|1}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|df=yes\|2013\|9\|18}} \| align=right\| {{ayd\|2013\|7\|1\|2013\|9\|18}}
align=center\| 5 \| Simon Birmingham \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| rowspan=3 \|Liberal \| rowspan=2 \| Abbott \| rowspan=2 \| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment \| align=center\| {{start date\|df=yes\|2013\|9\|18}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|df=yes\|2014\|12\|23}} \| align=right\| {{ayd\|2013\|9\|18\|2014\|12\|23}}
align=center\| 6 \| Bob Baldwin \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \| align=center\| {{start date\|df=yes\|2014\|12\|23}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|df=yes\|2015\|9\|21}} \| align=right\| {{ayd\|2014\|12\|23\|2015\|9\|21}}
colspan=9 style="background: #cccccc;" \|
align=center\| 7 \| Melissa Price \| {{Australian party style\|Liberal}}\| \|Liberal \| Turnbull \| Assistant Minister for the Environment \| align=center\| {{start date\|df=yes\|2017\|12\|20}} \| align=center\| {{end date\|df=yes\|2018\|8\|28}} \| align=right\| {{ayd\|2017\|12\|20\|2018\|8\|28}}

class="wikitable"

! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=100 colspan="2" | Party

! width=100 | Prime Minister

! width=375 | Title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Sharman Stone

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=2 |Liberal

| rowspan=3 | Howard

| rowspan=2 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage

| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|1998|10|21}}

| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}

| align=right| {{ayd|1998|10|21|2004|10|26}}

align=center| 2

| Greg Hunt

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2004|10|26}}

| align=center| {{end date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}

| align=right| {{ayd|2004|10|26|2007|1|30}}

align=center| 3

| John Cobb

| {{Australian party style|National}}|

|National

| Assistant Minister for the Environment and Heritage

| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2007|1|30}}

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

| align=right| {{ayd|2007|1|30|2007|12|3}}

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

align=center| 4

| Amanda Rishworth

| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|

| Labor

| Rudd

| Parliamentary Secretary for Environment and Urban Water

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

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

| align=right| {{ayd|2013|7|1|2013|9|18}}

align=center| 5

| Simon Birmingham

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

| rowspan=3 |Liberal

| rowspan=2 | Abbott

| rowspan=2 | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment

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

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

| align=right| {{ayd|2013|9|18|2014|12|23}}

align=center| 6

| Bob Baldwin

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

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

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

| align=right| {{ayd|2014|12|23|2015|9|21}}

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

align=center| 7

| Melissa Price

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

|Liberal

| Turnbull

| Assistant Minister for the Environment

| align=center| {{start date|df=yes|2017|12|20}}

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

| align=right| {{ayd|2017|12|20|2018|8|28}}

=List of assistant ministers for water=

The following individual has served as the Assistant Minister for Water.

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! width=5 | Order

! width=150 | Minister

! width=100 colspan="2" | Party

! width=100 | Prime Minister

! width=375 | Title

! width=150 | Term start

! width=150 | Term end

! width=130 | Term in office

align=center| 1

| Anne Ruston

| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|

|Liberal

| Turnbull

| Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources

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

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

| align=right| {{ayd|2015|9|21|2018|8|28}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/watt}}

Environment and Water

Category:Environment ministers of Australia

Minister for the Environment and Water

Portfolio responsibilities

List of ministers

=Environment=

=Water=

Former ministerial portfolios

=List of ministers for population=

Assistant ministers

=List of assistant ministers for the environment=

=List of assistant ministers for water=

See also

References

External links