Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
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The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Tony Burke since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.
The post was created in 1945 and its inaugural officeholder was Arthur Calwell as the Minister for Immigration. On 20 December 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a new major portfolio responsible for national security: Home Affairs.[1] The Hon Peter Dutton Template:Post-nominals retained the duties of Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, with additional responsibilities awarded as the Minister for Home Affairs.[2] Following the appointment of Prime Minister Scott Morrison in August 2018, Morrison re-appointed Peter Dutton to the Home Affairs Ministry, previously introduced to the 'super-Ministry' under the Turnbull government in December 2017, and appointed David Coleman as Immigration Minister.
Scope
The portfolio and department were created in July 1945, during the last months of World War II. Previously, immigration affairs were handled by the Minister for Home Affairs (1901–1932) and the Minister for the Interior (1932–1945), except that between January 1925 and January 1928 Victor Wilson and Thomas Paterson were Ministers for Markets and Migration.[3]
The Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship was usually one of the senior members of Cabinet, although between the Tenth Menzies Ministry and the Third Fraser Ministry, the post was downgraded to that of a junior minister. The minister and department have on several occasions been responsible for another portfolio in addition to immigration, such as ethnic/multicultural affairs, local government[4] or border protection.
List of ministers for immigration
The following individuals have held responsibility for immigration:[5]
| Order | Minister | Party | Prime Minister | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Calwell | Template:Australian party style| | Labor | Chifley | Minister for Immigration | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| 2 | Harold Holt | rowspan="10" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Menzies | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |
| 3 | Athol Townley | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 4 | Alick Downer | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 5 | Hubert Opperman | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| Holt | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 6 | Billy Snedden | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| McEwen | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| Gorton | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 7 | Phillip Lynch | McMahon | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| 8 | Jim Forbes | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 9 | Lance Barnard1 | rowspan="4" Template:Australian party style | | Labor | Whitlam | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | |
| 10 | Al Grassby | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 11 | Clyde Cameron | Minister for Labour and Immigration | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | |||
| 12 | Jim McClelland | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||||
| 13 | Tony Street | rowspan="4" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Fraser | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | |
| 14 | Michael MacKellar | Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| 15 | Ian Macphee | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 16 | John Hodges | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||||
| 17 | Stewart West | rowspan="8" Template:Australian party style | | Labor | Hawke | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |
| 18 | Chris Hurford | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 19 | Mick Young | Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | |||
| 20 | Clyde Holding | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||||
| 21 | Robert Ray | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 22 | Gerry Hand | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| Keating | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 23 | Nick Bolkus | Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| 24 | Philip Ruddock | rowspan="5" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| Minister for Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 25 | Amanda Vanstone | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 26 | Kevin Andrews | Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | |||
| 27 | Chris Evans | rowspan="5" Template:Australian party style | | Labor | Rudd | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |
| Gillard | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 28 | Chris Bowen | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 29 | Brendan O'Connor | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||||
| 30 | Tony Burke | Rudd | Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||
| 31 | Scott Morrison | rowspan=7 Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Abbott | Minister for Immigration and Border Protection | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| 32 | Peter Dutton | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| Turnbull | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 33 | David Coleman | Morrison | Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||
| Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| (acting) | Alan Tudge | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 34 | Alex Hawke | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 35 | Andrew Giles | rowspan=3 Template:Australian party style| | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| (30) | Tony Burke | Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Incumbent | ||||||
Notes
- 1 Barnard was one of a two-man ministry consisting of himself and Gough Whitlam for two weeks until the full ministry was announced.
List of ministers for citizenship
The following individuals have held responsibility for citizenship or any precedent titles:[5]
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Hardgrave | Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| 2 | Peter McGauran | rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | | National | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||
| 3 | John Cobb | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||||
| 4 | Kevin Andrews | Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Howard | Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days |
| 5 | Chris Evans | rowspan="5" Template:Australian party style | | Labor | Rudd | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |
| Gillard | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 6 | Chris Bowen | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 7 | Brendan O'Connor | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | ||||
| 8 | Alan Tudge | rowspan=5 Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Turnbull | Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| 9 | David Coleman | Morrison | Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||
| Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| (acting) | Alan Tudge | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 10 | Alex Hawke | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 11 | Andrew Giles | Template:Australian party style| | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| 12 | Tony Burke | Template:Australian party style| | Labor | Albanese | Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
Assistant ministers
Assistant ministers for immigration
The following individuals served as the Assistant Minister for Immigration, or any precedent titles:[5]
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Gambaro | rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days |
| Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 2 | Laurie Ferguson | rowspan=4 Template:Australian party style | | Labor | Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
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| 3 | Kate Lundy | Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 4 | Michaelia Cash | rowspan="3" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Abbott | Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| Turnbull | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 21 September 2015 | ||||||
| 5 | James McGrath | rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days |
| 6 | Alex Hawke | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||||
| 7 | Matt Thistlethwaite | Template:Australian party style| | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Minister for Immigration | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | incumbent | Template:Age in years and days |
Assistant ministers for citizenship and multicultural affairs
The following individuals served as the Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, or any precedent titles:[5]
| Order | Minister | Party affiliation | Prime Minister | Ministerial title | Term start | Term end | Term in office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teresa Gambaro | rowspan="2" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Howard | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days |
| Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 2 | Laurie Ferguson | rowspan=4 Template:Australian party style | | Labor | Rudd | Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
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| 3 | Kate Lundy | Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | |||
| Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||||||
| 4 | Matt Thistlethwaite | rowspan=2 Template:Australian party style | | Labor | Gillard | Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days |
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| 5 | Concetta Fierravanti-Wells | Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Turnbull | Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days |
| 6 | Craig Laundy | Template:Australian party style| | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "age". days | |||
| 7 | Zed Seselja | Template:Australian party style| | Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days | ||
| 8 | Jason Wood | rowspan="1" Template:Australian party style | | Liberal | Morrison | Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| 9 | Julian Hill | rowspan=2 Template:Australian party style| | Labor | Albanese | Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Age in years and days |
| Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Incumbent | Template:Age in years and days | |||||
References
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External links
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